The panel will discuss their research and experiences in science communication and their careers as effective communicators, practitioners, researchers, or educators in the field.

The Universe as we know it was formed in what we call the Big Bang, and has been expanding ever since. Presented by Professor Brian Schmidt.

Scientists have long sought to understand the origins of biological complexity, including what makes us, as humans, such complex beings. Presented by Professor Lara Malins.

AI continues to attract significant attention across a broad frontier of application areas of commercial interest motivating a massive investment in research and development. Presented by Professor John Taylor.

Heatwaves have increased in their frequency, intensity and duration in the observational record. Presented by Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick.

About 85% of the matter and energy in the universe is in the form of some unknown dark matter or dark energy. It was hoped that the nature of this would be discovered by particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider. Until now, however, no hints of dark matter have been observed. Presented by Professor Ben Buchler.

Melting of ice sheets adds water into the ocean basins. The corresponding rise in sea level is, however, by no means spatially uniform. Presented by Dr. Mark Hoggard.

Food systems and food security research present numerous opportunities for multidisciplinary science.
Presented by Dr Steve Crimp

Scientists have long sought to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery. Traditional methods, while rigorous, can be slow and resource-intensive. This talk will explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionising the scientific process.