2014 Open Fora
- Ukraine - Not just a Province of Russia - Prof. Norman Davies CMG
- The Rohingya People of Burma - The Hon Philip Ruddock MP
- LGBTI access to health in Australia - Prof. Kerryn Phelps AM
- Women in the Muslim World - Prof. Karima Bennoune
- Freedom Wars? or the 21st Century Contest of Ideas? - Mr Tim Wilson
- Challenging racism - what works? - Dr Tim Soutphommasane
- Commission of Inquiry on North Korea - The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
- Aboriginal Astronomy - Dr Roslynn Haynes
- Only The Lonely? Online Dating: Who, Why, and Why Not? - Bettina Arndt
Ukraine - Not just a Province of Russia
27 March 2014
Speaker:
- Prof Norman Davies CMG, Distinguished Scholar in European History, Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University
View the 'Ukraine - Not just a Province of Russia' (opens in a new window) video on the UWS YouTube channel.
The Rohingya People of Burma
24 April 2014
Speaker:
- The Hon Philip Ruddock MP
Chief Government Whip and Federal Member for Berowra - With commentary provided by Dr Graham Thom
Refugee Coordinator, Amnesty International Australia
LGBTI access to health in Australia
19 May 2014
Speaker:
- Professor Kerryn Phelps AM
Medical practitioner and public commentator
Former president of Australian Medical Association
Women in the Muslim World
21 May 2014
Speaker:
- Professor Karima Bennoune
Professor of International Law
Davis School of Law, University of California
View the video on the Forum on the UWS YouTube channel:
Women in the Muslim World: Part 1 (opens in a new window)
Women in the Muslim World: Part 2 (opens in a new window)
Freedom Wars?
... or the 21st Century Contest of Ideas?
25 June 2014
Speaker:
- Mr Tim Wilson
Human Rights Commissioner
View the video on the Forum on the UWS YouTube channel:
Freedom Wars? Part 1 (opens in a new window)
Freedom Wars? Part 2 (opens
in a new window)
Challenging racism
... what works?
23 July 2014
Speaker:
- Dr Tim Soutphommasane
Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner
Commission of Inquiry on North Korea
14 August 2014
Speaker:
- The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
Retired Justice of High Court
Human Rights Champion
View the video on the Forum on the UWS YouTube channel:
Commission of Inquiry on North Korea: Part 1 (opens in a new window)
Commission of Inquiry on North Korea: Part 2 (opens in a new window)
Aboriginal Astronomy 
16 September 2014
Speaker:
- Dr Roslynn Haynes
Adjunct Associate Professor School of Arts and Media, UNSW,
Honorary Associate School of English, Journalism and European Languages, University of Tasmania
Only The Lonely?
Online Dating: Who, Why, and Why Not?
22 October 2014
Guest Speaker:- Bettina Arndt
Australian sex therapist, journalist and clinical psychologist
