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Preview: Pint of Science Bristol
Have you ever wondered how it would be to meet world leading scientists in a pub and ask them questions about their work? Pint of Science now gives you the opportunity to listen to Bristol’s researchers explaining their cutting-edge science over a pint or two.
Tickets are on sale for the world’s largest festival of public science talks taking place 23-25 May 2016. Bristol joins Pint of Science as more than 30 local researchers take the stage in pubs across the city.
The international, three day Pint of Science festival will see thousands of scientists simultaneously standing up and talking about their research in 100 cities across 12 countries around the world. Founded only four years ago by two UK researchers, the festival today brings a unique line up of talks, demonstrations and live experiments to the world’s favourite pubs.
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Bristol’s researchers can be caught speaking at various pubs across the city, including The Tobacco Factory, The Greenbank, Halo and Rise/Friska. Tickets are available from the Pint of Science website (pintofscience.co.uk), with each evening costing only £4. For this Bristol’s attendees will enjoy a variety of exciting talks including:
Come and listen to a surgeon talking about heart surgery using robotics, or hear how we might be able to change the climate in the future. Join the discussion if you are sick of sustainability or inspired by the latest development of nano-robots.
Alongside the main talks, each evening will also include a range of fun, science related activities including science comedy, fun quizzes, geeky puzzles, engaging stories and other interactive activities.
Pint of Science was established four years ago by a group of UK based postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers. Festival founders Dr Praveen Paul and Dr Michael Motskin, who were based at Imperial College London are now aiming to get their volunteer run initiative in every city in the world!
“We want to give people the opportunity to learn about the latest scientific developments directly from the scientists themselves – and then feel free to question them”, says Festival co-founder Dr Paul. “We were at first surprised by the public’s appetite for these events and by the interest from both volunteer organisers and speakers. The rapid growth of Pint of Science from a grassroots effort to a global movement has shown that we may have been underestimating both scientists and the public, and that there is a greater need for more events like these”.
For more information visit www.pintofscience.co.uk/events/bristol