Twenty engaging talks will be taking place in 10 bars across Ōtautahi on Tuesday 10 September. After last year’s successful debut in Christchurch, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | ҕl is hosting the event again, offering an unforgettable night of learning in a relaxed setting.
Raising the Bar is an international event that originated in New York and transforms bars into engaging classrooms for an evening, bringing together learning and leisure in a unique way.
The talks will be held at Bar Franco, Botanic, C1, Cascade, Craft Embassy, Dux Central, Muy Muy, The Church and Two Thumbs Brewing Company (Manchester and Colombo branches), and will begin at either 6.30pm or 8pm.
Secure your free spot today and join us for an unforgettable experience.
The full line-up:
Associate Professor Chris Chen: It’s all about out connection with the place!
Professor Ursula Cheer: What is happening to our Media, and should you care?
Associate Professor Tyron Love: How Universities fail to die
Professor Chris Akroyd: Why does culture eat strategy for breakfast?
Dr Jacinta Cording: Offender rehabilitation: Can a cheater change their spots?
Professor Sara Tolbert & Lecturer Kari Moana Te Rongopatahi: Many ways of knowing: Mātauranga Māori, Indigenous knowledge, and science education
Associate Professor Adrian Clark: Is AI ready to replace you?
Dr Rebecca Peer: Powering the future: Understanding energy, climate and the path to transition
Dr Christian Walsh: Human intelligence and artificial stupidity… and vice versa
Dr Erin Harrington: Why scary stories are good for you
Dr Tara Ross: Reimagining journalism fit for a climate crisis
Associate Professor Christoph Bartneck: The robotic future that wasn’t
Dr Nick Maitland: Fun and physical activity in middle age
Associate Professor Heather Hendrickson: Phages: Fighting superbugs using nature’s ninjas
Dr Andrew Vonasch: The cost of free: Exploring the true price of things
Associate Professor James Mehigan: Imagining ҕl without prisons
Associate Professor Sally Gaw: The horrors of the modern home
Professor Ben Kennedy: What came first the volcano or the earthquake?
Lecturer Mark Rickerby: Is enshittification inevitable?
Professor Clemency Montelle: Are numbers real or just in our heads?
