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Research Reveals 2026: Queensland history symposiumOver the past year, nine researchers have delved deep into State Library’s collections, uncovering new stories and fresh perspectives on Queensland’s history through their State Library Fellowships. Now, they’re ready to share their discoveries.Join us for Research Reveals, a two-day event where the 2025 State Library Fellows present the outcomes of their research projects, revealing little-known histories and insights drawn from State Library’s collections.This year’s line up offers revelations on:Refugee stories and experiences of settling in Queensland.The history of pearling communities in the Torres Strait.The practice of of cross-dressing uncovered across State Library collections.Businesswomen who defied pre-1970s rules requiring male guarantors for business loans.Queensland’s sporting history through significant sites on the Queensland Heritage Register.Bringing historical home interior décor to life using AI and collection material.Insights from a fourth-generation Showperson into communities behind the EKKA, Queensland’s largest annual event.Filipino migrants in Queensland, explored through festivals, music industry participation and everyday life.Find out more about our Fellows' projects by watching this video or reading their blogs.This event is perfect for history enthusiasts, researchers, and anyone curious about Queensland’s past. Research Reveals is a free event, but spaces are limited! Please book separate tickets for the Friday evening and Saturday sessions through Eventbrite.Book tickets for Friday NightBook tickets for SaturdayFull ProgramFriday 6 March – Auditorium 1, level 26pm Opening6:10pm Queering the Lens: Cross-Dressing in Family Photograph Albums, Dr Marion Stell and Professor Celmara Pocock for their project, 2025 Rainbow Research Fellows.6:35pm Migration, Musical Practices and Belonging among Filipino Migrants in Queensland: Festivals, Music Industry Participation and Everyday Lives, Dr Carl Anacin, 2025 Letty Katts Fellow. 7pm Audience Q&A panel discussion7:30pm Event finishesSaturday 7 March – Auditorium 1, level 210am Welcome to Country10:10am Opening10:20amHistoric EKKA Symbiotic Relationship between Country, Town and Travelling Show Community, Bronwyn Bridgwater, 2025 Royal Queensland Show (EKKA) Fellow.10:45amBusinesswomen of Queensland: The histories and successes of Queensland Businesswomen pre-1970, Dr Joanne Dolley, 2025 Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow.11:10amPatterns of Queensland’s sport and recreation heritage: enhancing community access to sport history knowledge via the Queensland Heritage Register, Dr Kate Kirby, 2025 Queensland Heritage Register Fellow.11:35amAudience Q&A panel discussion12 noon - 2pmLunch break (optional activities)Enjoy lunch on the Queensland Terrace, a stunning venue featuring mirrored ceilings, marble floors, and a collection of vintage tea cups. Bring your own lunch or pre-purchase a lunch pack for $25 when completing your registration. Each pack includes your choice of sandwich, roll, or wrap, a sweet slice and a drink. Orders close Monday 2 March 2026.During the lunch break, you can also put on some white gloves and get up close to the historical materials used by fellows in their research projects at a white gloves experience, Level 4, White Gloves Room.2pmWelcome back2:05pmVoices of Diversity: Collecting and Preserving the Refugee Experience in Queensland, Dr Zhila Gholami, 2025 John Oxley Library Fellow.2:30pmLugger Bort: an ambitious social history research, dedicated to the working life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the pearling, Bech-de-Mer and trochus industries, in northern Queensland, Narelle Nicol 2025 Monica Clare Research Fellow.2:55pmWallflowers: reimagining historical interiors, Anna Rowe, 2025 Digital Collections Catalyst.3:20pmAudience Q&A panel discussion3:45pmClosing remarks4pmEvent finishesPlease note: Our 2025 John Oxley Library Honorary Fellow, Dr Indigo Willing will present her Research Reveals talk at The Edge's upcoming Skateboarding program in mid 2026. Read her blogs to learn more about her project.

Carrie Radzevicius explores the principles of ecological resilience using moving image, multi-channel installation, sound and collaborative process. As everyday objects transform through cycles of construction, deconstruction and adaptation, the resulting works reveal stability as an emergent, relational process shaped by change, memory and collective agency.About the exhibitionThis February and March you can view Carrie Radzevicius' work The Delicious Paradox on The Edge Screens. The work showcases a collection of stills and moving image from her digital practice that explores the links between resilience systems and contemporary practice. Each screen shares a separate body of work, each positioning resilience as a four-stage process (construction, stability, deconstruction and reorganisation) where everyday household objects and sounds form, deconstruct and adapt in a continuous cycle.The exhibit will be on The Edge Screens 1 Feb to 31 March.You can read more about Carrie Radzevicius' practice and the artwork here.

Meet LYRO Robotics, the tech innovators rethinking how we pick, pack and protect fresh produce from paddock to plate. Their smart robots combine machine vision, grasping and AI decision-making to tackle one of the toughest problems in agrifood: delicate handling at scale.Join us for a conversation with LYRO's leadership team as they unpack their journey from university start-up to global exporter – and how Australian technology is shaping the next generation of automation.Dr Nicole Robinson, CEO and Co-Founder, LYRO RoboticsNicole leads a team of talented engineers, researchers, and business professionals who share her vision of transforming the food supply chain with innovative and sustainable solutions. She oversees the strategic direction, product development, and customer relations of the company.Nicole is committed to advancing the field of artificial intelligence and human-robot teams through roles including Advisor to the National AI Centre and a University Lecturer at Monash University.Prof Peter Corke, Chief Roboticist, LYRO RoboticsPeter is a researcher, educator and writer in robotics and robotic vision. His research interests include visual-control of robots and the application of robots to problems such as large-scale environmental monitoring and agriculture. Peter has just been awarded the Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award in the Education category — the highest honour in the field of robotics.The conversation will be facilitated by Prof Michael Milford, Director of the QUT Centre for RoboticsThis event is presented as part of World Science Festival BrisbaneImage: Ai generated About Game ChangersGame Changers invites innovation leaders from business, technology, and creative industries to share their insights with aspiring Queensland entrepreneurs. This is your chance to ask how entrepreneurs and business leaders build companies, reinvent themselves, inspire teams, and envision success.Game Changers is a Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame initiative presented by State Library of Queensland and QUT.AccessibilityIf you require accessible seating options please call 3842 9827 or email creativeproduction@slq.qld.gov.auAuslan interpretation has been planned for this event.Photography and Videography NoticeThis event will be photographed and filmed, and the resulting content may be shared online to promote the State Library of Queensland and its partners.By attending, you consent to the State Library capturing and using images or videos that may include you.If you prefer not to be photographed or filmed, you are still very welcome to attend. Please contact our Events team in advance at creativeproduction@slq.qld.gov.au or inform a staff member upon arrival, and we will ensure your preferences are respected.Can't join us in person?The conversation will not be live streamed but will be recorded. You will be able to watch the entire conversation after the event here.Subscribe to be the first to know about our future events.We respect your privacy. Personal information we collect is used only for our internal activities and functions (Libraries Act 1988 (Qld)) and will not be disclosed unless required by law. For more information, please read State Library's privacy statement. The views expressed by the speakers are their own and the promotion of products/services is not endorsed by State Library.