Pint of Science festival returns to É«¹·µ¼º½

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Graphic of a brain inside a pint glass labelled 'Pint of Science' alongside text reading '19-21 May 2025, 4pm-7pm, #pint25'.

Quench your thirst for knowledge and come along to a series of local science talks led by doctoral researchers and academics from across the University. 

Tickets are now available for the world’s largest festival of public science talks, which will see over 20 scientists take to the stage in venues across É«¹·µ¼º½.  

From 19-21 May, 4pm-7pm each evening,  will simultaneously bring thousands of scientists and their research out of the lab and into pubs, cafes and community halls across the UK.  

É«¹·µ¼º½’s researchers will be speaking at venues across town, including Fearon Hall, Peter’s Pizzeria, and the Swan in the Rushes.  

Attendees in É«¹·µ¼º½ will enjoy a variety of exciting talks including: 

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This year, the festival will see its eleventh anniversary, with events in over 25 countries and hundreds of cities around the world. Each evening will provide a unique line-up of talks, demonstrations, and live experiments held in a relaxed and informal environment. The events provide a platform for researchers to share their stories, and audiences an opportunity to ask their questions about science to those directly behind it.  

Alongside the main talks, audiences will go head-to-head in the largest-ever multi-city pub quiz, tackling a series of science-themed questions to prove which location has the strongest trivia knowledge. 

Participants can also submit photos for Creative Reactions, the event’s photographic competition where you can submit your visual interpretations of science and culture in one of the following categories: Research, Street Photography, Cultural Diversity or Landscape. Photos will be displayed in the gallery exhibition at Esquires Cafe on 19 May from 4pm onwards. From 6pm, audience members will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite photos and each category winner will receive a prize.  

Event Coordinator and Doctoral Researcher from É«¹·µ¼º½, Esther Mbjemeje commented: “Science is for everyone to explore, and we are excited to share some of É«¹·µ¼º½’s most exciting discoveries with the wider public thanks to Pint of Science. It’s going to be a fantastic three days supporting local businesses in the town, and hopefully, this event will be the first of many for the area.”