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Pint of Science UK @pintofscience.uk · 2d

We're starting to organise #pint26 (18-20 May 2026) and are looking for volunteers in: Cambridge, Coventry, Leicester, Southampton and Worcester!

Please express your interest here and join the team!
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Group of six Pint of Science volunteers at an event.

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Pint of Science UK @pintofscience.uk · 24d

Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week from @pintofscience.uk @pintofscience.de @pintsworld.bsky.social

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Pint of Science UK @pintofscience.uk · 24d

Happy Postdoc Appreciation Week! 💙

To celebrate postdocs we've teamed up with @proteintech.bsky.social to organise free social events for staff and students at universities.

Register for a free event near you:
pintofscience.co.uk/paw/

#NPAW2025 #CelebratePostdocs

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Sheffield Hearing Group @hearingshef.bsky.social · Jul 11

We're excited to share that you can now watch Adam's recent @pintofscience.uk talk on demand via the University of Sheffield Player 🎥. Follow the link below to find out how the brain "talks back" to the ears! 🧠👂

🔗: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/how-b...

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How the Brain "Talks Back" to the Ears | The University of Sheffield Player

Discover how ears and brain communicate in hearing and why this research matters for hearing loss treatment.

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Mike Shaw @drmikeshaw.bsky.social · Jun 19

Have been giving a lot of thought to story-telling pedagogies recently. It was great to put some of this into action for #Pint25 @pintofscience.uk talk on Phage research and DNA sequencing, and then share my thoughts with the @microbiologysociety.org
Check out the blog article linked here:

Microbiology Society @microbiologysociety.org · Jun 19

"Whether at a conference, in a classroom, or over a pint at a pub, we have a responsibility to make science accessible, engaging, and meaningful". Read our latest blog from @drmikeshaw.bsky.social about presenting their research on phage biology at a Pint of Science event in May. microb.io/3G2KkKu

From Lab Bench to Bar Stool: Storytelling Strategies for Public Science Talks

Sharing our research with the public is one of the most rewarding—and challenging—parts of being a scientist. Whether at a conference, in a classroom, or over a pint at a pub, we have a…

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Health and Life Sciences Public Engagement @livuniengagehls.bsky.social · Jul 3

Senior Postdoc Sibel Cal Kayitmazbatir shares the experience of taking part in Shots of Science and the importance of sharing research beyond academia! Check out her blog post here tinyurl.com/yjy7tz4f

@pintofscience.uk @livunihls.bsky.social @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social

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University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity @uofgsii.bsky.social · Jul 4

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Dr Megan Macleod recently partnered with @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social's artist Jane Topping for a fascinating display exploring immunological concepts at @pintofscience.uk's ‘Creative Reactions’.

🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

Dr Megan Macleod and Jane Topping stood in front of an indoor feature wall made of brick while holding up the art produced. The art also decorates the wall behind them.

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · Jul 11

How does the brain talk to the ears? Can bacteria help grow better crops?

From melting ice to underground fungi, these short talks from @sheffielduni.bsky.social researchers at this year's @pintofscience.uk events are now online.

Watch them all on The Player: bit.ly/4lrPIWY

#PintOfScience

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Keith Livingstone @klivingstone.bsky.social · May 22

Had a great time presenting at Leeds' @pintofscience.uk earlier this week 🍺👨🏻‍🔬 What a fun opportunity to share some cool facts about chemistry and research with an engaged audience. Many thanks to the organising committee for putting together this event! 👏🏻

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Ruth Medcalf-Bell @ruthmedcalf-bell.bsky.social · May 22

Fantastic evening spent at yesterdays @pintofscience.uk in Newcastle. Fascinating to see how sound can be used to better understand patterns in complex data with talks and performance from @northumbriauni.bsky.social and @newcastleuni.bsky.social

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Lukasz Chrobok @chroboklab.bsky.social · May 22

Had a lot of fun talking science over a pint @pintofscience.uk

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Aisling Brady @aislingbrady.bsky.social · May 22

Had a great time at @pintofscience.uk in Ship & Mitre, Liverpool last night 🦠 🍺 🧫 some really great talks! A particular well done to @prajwalvb.bsky.social, we’re all waiting patiently for you to release “Keeping up with the Chemotrophs” 😉

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Sergio M. Latorre @smlatorreo.bsky.social · May 22

Thanks for having me at #pint25
Great discussing #evolution and #pandemics with such a wonderful audience
@pintofscience.uk @uclopenscience.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social

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Ocean Census @oceancensus.bsky.social · May 22

🎤 Science, squid & stage lights! 🦑

This week, Dr. Michelle Taylor hit the stage at @pintofscience.uk at Coda Colchester - a local music venue turned pop-up science hub - to share insights from the #SouthSandwichIslands expedition.

Cheers to a great way to engage the public with science! 🍻🐙

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Professor Prashant Kumar @profpkumar.bsky.social · May 22

What a great opportunity to speak at a pub for ‘Pint of Science’ - I have been doing this for some time & enjoy this more than delivering keynotes in big conferences!

#Science4People @pintofscience.uk #GuildfordLivingLab @gp4streets.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social

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danihares.bsky.social @danihares.bsky.social · May 23

Such an amazing time presenting my PhD research to such an engaged audience at @pintofscience.uk 2025! Shoutout to the fantastic @icr.ac.uk organising team 💙🍺 #pint25 #ChemSky

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Institute of Genetics and Cancer @uoe-igc.bsky.social · May 23

Thanks to all the IGC researchers who took part in @pintofscience.uk, including Christine Rodger, Riccardo Marioni and @lbates.bsky.social - it was great to learn more about your research.

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Hannah Melià @hannahmelia.bsky.social · May 23

This week we hosted #PintOfScience in Liverpool and it is always such a pleasure to hear about such amazing research what is happening at our University @pintofscience.uk @instantlinguist.bsky.social @dinathebiologist.bsky.social

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Danilo Negro @danineuro.bsky.social · May 25

Had a brilliant time speaking at @pintofscience.uk with my talk “Gold, Guns and Brain Cells” — exploring neurodegeneration and resilience in Alzheimer’s disease.
Huge thanks to everyone who came, asked thoughtful questions, and made it such a fun night! 🧠🍻 #pint25

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Tom Pavey (he/him) @tompavey.bsky.social · May 27

🧠🍺 3 great nights, 6 great talks, 3 pints of science... Really enjoyed being Event Manager and Co-host for @pintofscience.uk in Oxford last week! Yes I did make that Hubble telescope costume to host our space-themed night... 🔭🛰️ It was great fun!!

#pint25 over and out

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Austen Lamacraft @austen.uk · May 27

I did @pintofscience.uk last week. My talk was about Heisenberg's abandonment of Newton's classical orbits 100 years ago on Helgoland. Around the time I found myself describing Kepler's Mysterium Cosmographicum as his pre-breakbout concept album I realised I might be a massive ham. Loved it

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Josh Horton @jcihorton.bsky.social · May 28

Last week I had a great time at Pint of Science talking about all things biofilm! I spoke about why biofilm research is important and how it affects your every day life. Thanks to all the organisers for this fab experience!! #pint25 @pintofscience.uk @quadraminstitute.bsky.social

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Shirley Curtis-Summers @scurtis-summers.bsky.social · May 28

Very proud of my PhD student, @isobelgrimley.bsky.social for her successful @pintofscience.uk talk on medieval childhood frailty at Bradford's Theatre in the Mill last week. 👏 @bradarch.bsky.social @uniofbradford.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk

NB: a replica skeleton was used for this event.

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Pint of Science UK @pintofscience.uk · May 22

#pint25 is over and this is how it looked in the UK

✨Thanks to our teams, speakers, and partners for making #pint25 possible and thanks to YOU, our fantastic audience - nearly 16 000 of you✨

🙏Please give us your feedback to help us improve!
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David Gordon @davidsgordon.bsky.social · May 22

Great night on Tuesday presenting my work on power and collective action @pintofscience.uk #pint25. some great questions from the audience 🙂

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