Podcasts by QUT Institute for Future Environments
The Institute for Future Environments (IFE) is a transdisciplinary research and innovation institute at QUT that brings together researchers and students to collaborate on large-scale projects relating to our natural, built and digital environments. The IFE generates knowledge, technology and practices that make our world more sustainable, secure and resilient. Transcripts of IFE podcasts are available upon request.
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The assault on journalism and why it matters - Professor Peter Greste (UNESCO Chair in Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland) from 2020-12-14T04:31
The freedom of journalists to do their jobs and report in the public interest has been under threat since the US terror attacks in 2001. The imprisonment of Peter Greste along with two of his Al Ja...
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Insights into cutting-edge environmental research - Dr Marten Winter (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research) from 2020-08-25T12:04
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture recorded on 29 April 2020 at QUT. This presentation discusses the model used to conduct research at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (i...
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Urban Energy-Hub: An approach for higher integration of renewable generation in urban energy systems - Associate Professor Vahid Nik (Lund University/Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) from 2020-08-25T11:28
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 15 February 2018 at QUT. Providing society with the energy it needs is getting more challenging by the day, thanks to greater emissions, urbanisati...
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Towards greener storage and transfer of energy - Professor Wojciech Grochala (University of Warsaw, Poland) from 2020-08-12T16:13
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 31 January 2020 at QUT. While the energy consumption of our world steadily increases at the rate of three per cent per year, fossil fuel resources ...
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Towards 2020: driving urgent action to limit the effects of climate change - Andrew Higham (Chief Executive, Mission 2020) from 2020-08-11T11:33
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture - recorded 26 July 2019 at QUT. We have entered the time where climate change is not a distant concern, but one that is undermining basic human development and surv...
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Challenges and opportunities on the path to a sustainable Queensland - Professor Paul Bertsch (Interim Queensland Chief Scientist) from 2020-08-10T15:27
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture - recorded 1 May 2020 at QUT. Professor Bertsch explores the scientific and technological trends and opportunities that will help shape a sustainable future for Que...
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Contemplating a renewable hydrogen energy future - Professor Masakazu Sugiyama (University of Tokyo) from 2019-12-13T10:53
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture - recorded on on 23 August 2019 at QUT Gardens Point. Many challenges and opportunities lie ahead as we contemplate a renewable hydrogen energy future. The transiti...
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Australia's STEM future - Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith (University of NSW) from 2019-11-18T16:08
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture recorded at QUT on 6 September 2019. Astrophysicist and Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador, Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith will discuss the grand challenge...
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Moving beyond practical reconciliation in higher education - Angela Barney-Leitch (QUT Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Strategy) from 2019-11-12T12:22
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture - recorded 25 October 2019 at QUT. Is it time to move past the era of ‘practical reconciliation’ to something more substantive and defined by Indigenous Australians...
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Towards an optimised strategy for cleaner air - Professor Urs Baltensperger (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland) from 2019-11-01T12:23
The Earth's atmosphere is contaminated by many pollutants, all of which are harmful to life and the environment. The need to clean up our air for the future health of the planet is widely unde...
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Tools for synthetic pathway expression and engineering in Pichia pastoris - Professor Toni Glieder (Graz University of Technology) from 2019-10-31T17:04
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture recorded on 28 June 2019.
Pichia pastoris, one of the most commonly used eukaryotic expression hosts, was reassigned to the genus Komagataella in 1...
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Novel prototyping methods for emerging contexts - Dr Scott Davidoff (Mission Operations, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab) from 2019-10-29T14:13
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded at QUT on 17 July 2019.
Dr Scott Davidoff from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab discusses virtual reality (VR), artificial reality (AR), data sci...
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Data for the planet: driving solutions for resilient cities, disaster risk reduction and infectious diseases - Dr Simon Hodson (Executive Director, CODATA) from 2019-10-22T15:16
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 7 June 2019 at QUT.
The digital revolution offers opportunities for science to discover unsuspected patterns and relationships in nature ...
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The mineral supply of'smart cities': resourcing a more sustainable techno-urban transition - Professor Saleem Ali (Member, UN International Resource Panel and Professor at University of Delaware) from 2019-10-18T14:38
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 9 July 2019 at QUT.
As urbanisation increases around the world, there’s a growing push to create smarter cities through the implementatio...
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The global imperative - Leanne Kemp (Queensland Chief Entrepreneur) from 2019-10-18T14:34
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture - recorded 3 May 2019 at QUT.
Queensland's Chief Entrepreneur and CEO of technology enterprise Everledger, Leanne Kemp, shares World Economic Forum predic...
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How good are Brazilian environmental policies, and how bad could they be? - Professor Jean Paul Metzger (University of Sao Paulo) from 2019-10-08T16:26
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 5 June 2019 at QUT.
The effective implementation of environmental policies has a huge impact on the conservation of biodiversity. Howeve...
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Molecular imaging tools to understand the inorganic chemistry of cells - Associate Professor Elizabeth New (University of Sydney) from 2019-09-17T15:10
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 30 May 2019 at QUT.
Associate Professor New's research involves developing molecular imaging tools to understand the interactions of meta...
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Why Scientists And Politicians Are Incompatible - Professor Herbert Huppert (University of Cambridge) from 2019-08-06T00:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 30 April 2019 at QUT
Although there would be great benefits to both sides were they to work productively together, scientists and politici...
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Our Planet, Our Health - Professor Kate Jones (University College London) from 2019-07-18T00:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 12 April 2019 at QUT
Today, we live longer and more prosperous lives than ever before. As a species, we have made huge advances to create condit...
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Your AI Future - Professor Toby Walsh (University of New South Wales) from 2019-04-11T10:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 15 March 2019 at QUT
Artificial intelligence offers considerable promise - the robots can perhaps take the sweat, and do all the dirty, dull and...
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Industry 4.0 Testlab For Composite Product Automation - Professor Bronwyn Fox (Swinburne University of Technology) from 2019-03-28T10:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 15 February 2019 at QUT
Swinburne University of Technology is creating an Industry 4.0 Testlab for Carbon Fibre Composite Product Automati...
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Agents Of Change: The Economy Of Algorithms - Professor Marek Kowalkiewicz (QUT) from 2019-03-21T10:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 1 March 2019 at QUT
Let's talk about the economy of algorithms. What is this new world, where the confluence of the ‘Internet of Things’, algori...
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Photovoltaic Renewable Energy Systems - Professor Masakazu Sugiyama (University of Tokyo) from 2019-01-07T10:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 17 August 2017 at QUT
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Large Area Flexible Electronic Skin - Professor Ravinder Dahiya (University Of Glasgow) from 2019-01-07T10:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 24 May 2018 at QUT
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Plant Fibre Reinforced Composites: From Hierarchical Interfaces To Applications - Professor Yan Li (Tongji University) from 2018-12-21T10:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 26 July 2018 at QUT
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Chemistry: From Self-Assembly To The Origin Of Life - Professor Pall Thordarson (University Of New South Wales) from 2018-12-21T10:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 30 July 2018 at QUT
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The Value Of An Arts-Science Nexus - Professor Graham Baker (Queensland Academy Of Arts And Sciences) from 2018-12-21T01:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 27 October 2017 at QUT
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Engagement In Higher Education: How Does It Affect The Missions Of Education And Research? - Professor Mats Benner (Lund University) from 2018-12-19T10:00
IFE Transforming Innovation Systems Seminar
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Engineering A Revolution: From Impossible Complexity To Transformed Lives - Hon. Trish White (Engineers Australia) from 2018-12-13T10:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 21 September 2018 at QUT
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Food Is About Health Care, Medicine Is About Sick Care: The Importance Of Plants In Our Diet - Professor Cathie Martin MBE FRS (John Innes Centre, UK) from 2018-12-11T01:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 1 November 2018 at QUT
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Harvesting Passion: From Identifying A Problem To Finding A Solution - Ronni Kahn (OzHarvest) from 2018-12-10T01:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 1 November 2018 at QUT
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The 21st Century Transport Challenge - Professor Hugh Bradlow (Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering) from 2018-12-10T01:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture recorded on 27 July, 2018.
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Coral Bleaching On The Great Barrier Reef And Frequency Of Past Stress Events Recorded In Coral Skeletons - Dr Neal Cantin (Australian Institute of Marine Science) from 2018-12-10T01:00
IFE Visitor Lecture recorded on 24 August, 2018.
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Working Together To Secure The Future Of Our National Icon - IFE Great Barrier Reef Challenge Lecture from 2018-09-17T00:00
Working together to secure the future of our national icon - A special QUT Grand Challenge Lecture facilitated by Robyn Williams from ABC's The Science Show, recorded 10 August 2018 at QUT
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Supporting Urban Agriculture With Research To Improve Food Security - Dr Cathryn O'Sullivan (CSIRO) from 2018-08-31T00:00
IFE Growing the Global Bioeconomy Seminar, recorded 16 July 2018 at QUT
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Provoking intergenerational change: empowering a generation to close their own gap - Wayne Denning (Carbon Creative) from 2018-07-08T00:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 4 May 2018 at QUT
In today’s media landscape, there is much discussion of closing the gap for Indigenous Australians, but a decade on, only thre...
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The Emerging Nexus Between Special Operations and Autonomous Systems: Insights and Reflections - Maj. Gen Jeff Sengelman (ret.) and Professor Ron Arkin (Georgia Institute of Technology) from 2018-06-17T00:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 9 May 2018 at QUT.
Unfortunately, warfare and conflict in their many forms seem destined to blight our world for the foreseeable future. W...
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Backing Australia's Research Ecosystem - Professor Margaret Sheil AO (QUT Vice-Chancellor) from 2018-06-17T00:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 25 May 2018 at QUT.
Through the 20th century, research laboratories at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge embodied two leading models of r...
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Innovation Must Become The Core Of National Priority Settings - Bill Ferris AC (Innovation and Science Australia) from 2018-05-14T00:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded on April 6 2018 at QUT.
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Transparency In The Agri-Food Value Chain - Cameron Scadding (Source Certain International) from 2018-03-20T14:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 14 March 2018 at QUT
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Next Generation Nanomaterials For Therapy And Diagnostics - Professor Tanja Weil (Max Planck Institute For Polymer Research, Germany) from 2018-02-25T14:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 23 February 2018 at QUT
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Superconductivity, Has It Touched Your Life? Dr Cathy Foley (CSIRO Manufacturing) from 2018-02-13T14:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 6 October 2017 at QUT
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Opportunities And Challenges In Robotics, Dr Henrik Christensen (University Of California San Diego) from 2018-02-04T14:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 14 July 2017 at QUT
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Deep Reinforcement Learning In The Real World - Raia Hadsell (Google DeepMind) from 2018-01-15T01:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 10 August 2017 at QUT
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The Delicate Tension Of Digital Technology - Professor Jan Recker (QUT Business School) from 2018-01-15T01:00
IFE Lecture, recorded 1 September 2017 at QUT.
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The Future Of Vehicle Automation - Dr Steven Shladover, UC Berkeley from 2018-01-09T14:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 29 September 2017 at QUT
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The Future Of Skills - Dr Hasan Bakhshi, Nesta from 2018-01-08T14:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 8 September 2017 at QUT
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Alternative Fuel Use In The US Military: The Great Green Fleet And Beyond - Adjunct Prof Chris Tindal, QUT Centre For Tropical Crops And Biocommodities from 2018-01-01T14:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 9 October 2017 at QUT
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Lethal Autonomous Robots And The Plight Of The Non-Combatant - Prof Ron Arkin, Georgia Tech from 2017-11-19T14:00
IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 31 July 2017 at QUT
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Going For The Higher Fruit: Universities Post Peak Public Funding - Prof Peter Coaldrake, QUT from 2017-08-24T14:00
IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 11 August 2017 at QUT
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Planning For Climate Change In South East Queensland - Michael Howes from 2016-10-28T14:00
Brisbane Climathon presentation, recorded 29 October 2016 at QUT
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Controls On The Global Energy Mix Of The 21st Century - Prof Peter McCabe, QUT from 2013-05-10T04:03:13
Inaugural IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 8 March 2013 at QUT
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