8 August 2023

TEDxUQ returns to ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁÏ³Ô¹Ï this month with a line-up of insightful speakers at its 2023 event, Small Ripples, Big Waves.

Now in its tenth year, TEDx½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏprovides a platform for critical thinking, innovation and creative ideas from across the ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏcommunity of researchers, professors, alumni and students.

This year, 12 speakers across 3 sessions will explore how small actions can create transformative outcomes on Saturday 19 August.

They range from Adjunct Professor Stan Steindl’s insights into the power of compassion, to Dr Chris Rinke’s research on the game changing potential of superworms in tackling plastic waste.

The audience will be able to explore activation spaces featuring fossil displays with Dr Gilbert Price and a painting and calligraphy station with the Australian Oriental Immigrants Association. Guests can also attend the optional post-event networking session with speakers.

The inaugural TEDx½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏevent was started in 2013 by third-year biotechnology student Lawrence Wong and has gone on to host 101 talks and receive more than 3 million views on YouTube.

½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏstudents, staff and alumni can purchase tickets at a discounted price. For more information about TEDx½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏ2023, visit www.tedxuq.com/

Media: ½ñÈÕ¿´ÁϳԹÏCommunications, communications@uq.edu.au; +61 429 056 139.