Enjoy a Pint of Science in Leeds

Quench your thirst for knowledge at your local pub, as the Pint of Science festival comes to Leeds this May

Pint of Science is an international, annual, volunteer-led science festival, which runs from 19th-21st May, and aims to bring research out of the Universities and into informal and relaxed venues like pubs and cafes.

Students and staff at the University of Leeds put on the festival which will take place across the city, split into seven themes: Atoms to Galaxies, Beautiful Mind, Our Body, Planet Earth, Our Society, Tech Me Out and Creative Reactions.

Coordinator, Kasia Hammond, a PhD Student from Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), said, “It’s been a lot of fun putting together the festival, as we get to hear about the wide variety of research that gets done in Leeds.  We are really looking forward to sharing it with everyone.”

14 special events will be held in locations across the city such as Belgrave Music Hall, The Lending Room, Crowd of Favours and The Attic.

Pint of Science is an opportunity to bring the research happening in Leeds to the general public, so they can engage with, and be curious about, cutting edge research.

The Leeds festival is produced by a team of over 30 PhD students, post-doctoral researchers, research technicians and lecturers, who have curated a program of talks on a variety of topics, including how organs can be grown in a lab to help research new cancer treatments, how AI can be used to simulate heart valves, and the science behind why chocolate tastes good.

 “Pint of Science is an opportunity to bring the research happening in Leeds to the general public, so they can engage with, and be curious about, cutting edge research! We're so excited to bring this years' festival to life in May." explained Co-coordinator Rebecca Motley, PhD student from Biomedical Sciences.

Pint of Science events allow people who have an interest in science to question the researchers working at the cutting-edge, and no prior knowledge is expected or needed to enjoy and engage with any of the talks.

How to book a place

A full schedule of dates and venues with a booking link can be found on the Pint of Science event page. Tickets are just £5 and events run between 7:00pm to 9:30pm.  

Partners

Pint of Science is a not-for-profit organisation, funded by ticket sales, and occasional sponsorship. National sponsors can be found here: https://pintofscience.co.uk/partners.  This year, one of the Leeds events is kindly sponsored by MedChemica.