Name: Fire, drought, and quantum leaps
Start: 2025-05-20T19:00:00
End: 2025-05-20T21:00:00
Location: UNSW Roundhouse

Unveiling the science behind survival, adaptation, and cutting-edge technology. Come along and hear about Australian science making a big difference!

Beyond a reasonable drought: exploring the changing nature of Australian droughts

Matt Grant (PhD candidate, UNSW)

Australia has droughts. Very big droughts. Droughts that stretch over multiple years and across vast regions. Droughts that threaten food security and drive water scarcity. But are they changing? Are they becoming more common and more severe? And what role does climate change play in all this?

Too hot to handle? Bushfires, plants, and surviving the impossible

Sarah McInnes (PhD Candidate, UNSW)

You’ve probably noticed: Australia is constantly on fire. This isn’t always a bad thing! Lots of native plants need fire to thrive in this fiery country. Sarah will be delving into how plants survive impossible conditions during a bushfire using seemingly contradictory adaptations, bizarre genetics, and a little bit of luck.

Secret superpowers of optical quantum systems

Dr Alison Goldingay (Post-doc, UNSW)

What’s all the quantum fuss about? Why is 2025 the International Year of Quantum? What does a quantum computer look like? Do we have one yet? Join Alison on a quest to answer these questions and unlock the secret superpower of optical quantum systems.

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