The Australian Red Cross mobile blood service will be on Eastern Avenue from Monday 22 to Friday 26 October, 10am to 4pm daily. 

Call 13 14 95 to book your appointment, or get more information on the Donate Blood website. Make sure you bring photo ID, drink at least 500ml of water and eat a good-sized meal before you donate blood.

Are you ready to develop a multidisciplinary understanding of brain and mind disorders, from the lab to the clinic and beyond?

Explore your options for postgraduate coursework at this Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) information evening. BMRI Director Professor Ian Hickie and Coursework Coordinator Associate Professor Wayne Reid will deliver the keynote addresses.

Event details
When: 5.30 to 8pm, Thursday 25 October
Where: Level 5 Lecture Theatre, 94 Mallett St, Camperdown
RSVP: medicine.postgradbmri@sydney.edu.au by Friday 19 October

For more information, visit the BMRI website.

Hear a panel of experts discuss the US presidential election and the implications of its outcome on US domestic and foreign policy.

The panel includes:

• Nick Bryant, BBC correspondent
• Mike Seccombe, business and economics correspondent, The Global Mail
• Rebecca Sheehan, lecturer in United States history
• Moderator John Barron, co-host of ABC's Planet America

A postgraduate information session about the Master of United States Studies will also be held prior to the panel discussion.

Event details
Date: 6 to 8.30pm, Wednesday 24 October
Where: Hilton Hotel Sydney, Level 4, 488 George Street, Sydney
Cost: Free, registration essential

This daring program will feature a range of freestyle improvisations that draw upon classical, jazz, contemporary, folk and Latin American genres.

Set in the intimate surrounds of the heritage listed Old Darlington School, join Rojas in this exclusive showcase of unscripted music-making where exploration, intimacy, raw energy and audience interaction will play an integral part in an unforgettable evening. 

Event details
When: 7.30 to 9.30pm, Saturday 27 October 
Where: Old Darlington School, Darlington Campus
Cost: $15, concession $10 

Tickets available online from Moshtix. For more information, contact Cynthia Marin (Arts Music Unit) on 9351 2923.

Presented by Professor Richard de Grijs, Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Peking University.


Event details
When: 6 to 7.30pm, Monday 29 October
Where: Foyer, New Law Building, Camperdown Campus
Cost: Free, online registration required

To register or for more information, visit the Events website.

Luke Davies, a recent recipient of the prestigious NSW Premier’s Award for Poetry, will launch this series with a discussion of the meditative abstract pastels and drawings of NSW artist Anne Judell.

Event details
When: 6 to 7.30pm, Tuesday 30 October
Where: Foyer, New Law Building, Camperdown Campus
Cost: Free, online registration required

To register or for more information, visit the Events website.

Dr Germaine Wong, an NHMRC Early Career Fellowships recipient from the School of Public Health, will discuss screening test evaluations, cost-benefits and preferences for cancer screening among individuals.

Event details
When: 1pm, Wednesday 31 October
Where: Marjorie Oldfield Lecture Theatre, Edward Ford Building, Camperdown Campus
Cost: Free

For more information, visit the Events website.

Professor Jonothan Neelands, the University of Warwick's Chair of Drama and Theatre Education, explores the relationship between theatre and politics at this Sydney Ideas presentation.

Event details
When: 4.30 to 6pm, Thursday 1 November
Where: Lecture Theatre 104, Level 1, New Law Annex, Camperdown Campus
Cost: Free, no registration required

For more information, visit the Sydney Ideas website.