# What can we learn while we are apart?

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# What can we learn while we are apart?

1 January – 28 March
2023

6:00am – 10:13am

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Short talks from isolation. \
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In a year that has tested our resolve, and has seen our lives change profoundly, UNSW researchers reflect on the lessons we can learn from our socially distanced world.

If we take heed of these lessons, can we improve our lives for the better and hold onto the things we value most? These lessons can be the silver lining to all this disruption – and can help us thrive, not merely survive in challenging times.

In this series, hear from nine UNSW researchers as they explore what we can learn during this time of isolation and change.

A UNSW Centre for Ideas and [Grand Challenges](https://www.grandchallenges.unsw.edu.au/ "Grand Challenges") program collaboration.

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Amy Bestman | Equity: the final frontier

When writing policy for public health and welfare, what changes can be made to improve the health and well being for everyone in our community?](/article/amy-bestman-equity-final-frontier)

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Richard Buckland | Don't trust your teachers

How can we learn to deal with the unexpected? And how can we teach the skills that the unexpected depends on – creativity, collaboration and never giving up?](/article/richard-buckland-dont-trust-your-teachers)

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Anthony Burke | Thriving in the Anthropocene

Our increasing intrusion into the natural world is creating strange new risks and endangering the future of all life. How can we think about not just surviving, but thriving in the Anthropocene?\](/article/anthony-burke-thriving-anthropocene)

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Michael Dello-Iacovo | Preparing for the unimaginable

Do you lie awake at night worrying about volcano eruptions, asteroid impacts, global pandemics, evil robots, or nuclear warfare? What can we do today to prepare for the unimaginable?](/article/michael-dello-iacovo-preparing-unimaginable)

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Bronwyn Graham | Women in medicine: the forgotten characters

Most clinical trials do not conduct even a cursory examination of sex differences in safety or efficacy, so why do we continue to relegate women into the background?](https://youtu.be/0l-DIzPLBR0)

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Christopher Jackson | Mavericks: the champions of isolation

What happens when teamwork doesn’t make the dreamwork?](/article/mavericks-christopher-jackson)

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Lindsay Kelley | Baking together

Are Anzac biscuits our strongest symbol of survival and resilience?](https://youtu.be/JyUozAWwYIk)

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Sandersan Onie | Humanising mental health

Can a world where each of us know how to listen, respond, and be present for each other during times of crisis exist?](/article/sandersan-onie-humanising-mental-health)

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Linda Romanovska | The essential value of nature

Considering the multitude of benefits nature provides cities, why is it so hard to add more green to our urban fabric?](/article/linda-romanovska-essential-value-nature)

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