The University of Queensland's School of Social Science invites you to attend our 2025 Postgraduate Conference.

What methods do we use to address change itself? Who or what do we rely on in moments of disaster? How do we build resilience against future crises?

Under the theme Crisis and Resilience: Social Environments in Transition, we will explore critical, interdisciplinary engagement with the ways that individuals, communities, institutions, and environments experience, resist, and adapt to disruption across time and space. From global pandemics and environmental collapse, to war, displacement, rising gendered violence and systemic injustice, crisis increasingly defines our world – and our work as researchers.

This conference provides a platform for postgraduate scholars to explore and collaborate on the social, political, cultural, and environmental dynamics of crisis and resilience through diverse methodological and theoretical approaches. Join us to reflect, connect, and imagine new responses to salient challenges in our time.

We also look forward to announcing our keynote speaker shortly.

Schedule:

8:45 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m.	Welcome and opening
9:20 a.m.	Keynote speaker
10:00 a.m.	First session – Presentations
11:00 a.m.	Morning tea
11:30 a.m.	Second session – Presentations
1:00 p.m.	Lunch break
2:00 p.m.	Third session – Presentations
3:30 p.m.	Drinks, nibbles, and networking

Event details

Date: Friday 28 November 2025, 8:45am–3:30pm

Venue: ViewPoint, Campbell Place (Building 33), UQ St Lucia

RSVP: Thursday 20 November 2025. Please confirm your attendance by this date to ensure catering is provided for all attendees.

Enquiries

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact the organising team at j.moore@uq.edu.au.