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BFU is looking forward to some critical navel-gazing with our upcoming session, featuring presentations by Peter Walters, who will focus on a sociological analysis of urban development, and Cameron Parsell, who will explore identities and the meaning of home, in … Continue reading →

Got thoughts and suggestions for the future of BFU? Or just feel like spending time with other members of the BFU community outside of our usual car park habitat? We’re holding an open meeting this Saturday afternoon to discuss and … Continue reading →

Did you know BFU now has a mailing list?  If you’d like to receive notifications about our events in your inbox, simply send an email to brisbanefreeuniversity[at]gmail[dot]com with ‘mailing list’ in the subject line and your name in the email’s … Continue reading →

Brisbane Free University are excited to present our fourth session, featuring the following presentations: Indigenous Resistance (Sam Watson – writer, film maker and political activist) Indigenous Knowledge (Dr Norman Sheehan – Principal Research Fellow, Link Up Queensland) Presentations will be … Continue reading →

On the 20th of February, Brisbane Free University presented its third session: an investigation into weight loss dieting. The evening featured presentations by: Andrew Clarke, PhD Candidate in Sociology at the University of Queensland. Amanda Dearden, Coordinator of Isis: The … Continue reading →

Brisbane Free University is delighted to present our second session, featuring the following presentations, followed by time for open discussion: Emerging Drugs: The new wave of synthetic psychoactive substances (Jeff Buckley) The Ethical Implications of Emerging Drugs (Cameron Francis) When: Tuesday 5th … Continue reading →

Brisbane Free University sessions are now available as podcasts on this site: http://brisbanefreeuniversity.podbean.com/ Enjoy!

  Brisbane Free University excitedly launches its first session, featuring talks on the following topics: Capitalism and Class Struggle in Australia (Dave Eden) Eat Our Money? Food Security under Capitalism (Kristen Lyons) When: Tuesday 18th of December, 6.30 – 8 … Continue reading →

First of all, we had no idea that there would be so many people at the Launch, so thank you all for coming, or thank you for your support if you couldn’t be there.  I think everyone would agree that … Continue reading →

When: 6.30 pm, Thursday 22nd of November 2012 Where: The carpark under Westpac Bank, 89-91 Boundary Street, West End   Brisbane Free University will be launching this week with a discussion on the topic: ‘Why Free University? Re-imagining Education’. To kick it … Continue reading →