Join ILCAMS researchers for a Pint of Science
Academics from the Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences are set to showcase their research next month as part of the world’s largest festival of public science talks.
More than 35 staff and students from across the University will deliver a unique line up of talks, demonstrations, and live experiments at this year’s Pint of Science festival.
Pint of Science runs from 22-24 May at venues including Leaf, Tempest, The Philharmonic Dining Rooms, and The Shipping Forecast, with three members of ILCAMS on the bill:
- Prof Gregory Lip with Prof Deidre Lane aims to increase public awareness of a ‘silent’ heart condition and their work on improving detection, prevention and management in ‘Getting to the Heart of Irregular Rhythms and Stroke’ on 23 May in the Raise a Pint to Heart & Liver Health! event.
- Michele Fresneda speaks about the Spiderman-like capabilities of some of our immune cells in ‘Neutrophils: Kamikaze Cells & Rheumatoid Arthritis’ on 24 May as part of the Pick ‘n’ Mix event.
Laura Winters, Public Engagement Officer, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences said: “This will be Liverpool’s largest Pint of Science festival to date, and we’re delighted to be part of this international event. Not only are we having fun and inviting people to learn something new, we are also shining a spotlight on the incredible research happening right here in Liverpool. Pint of Science gives researchers the opportunity to share their stories, and audiences an opportunity to ask questions about science to those directly behind it.”
Alongside the main talks, this year audiences can go head-to-head in the largest ever multi-city pub quiz. Teams in each venue will compete against others across the city and the rest of the UK as they tackle a series of science-themed questions to prove which city has the strongest trivia knowledge. Also, not to be missed, the daring Shots of Science speakers will compete in a series of rapid-fire talks with the winner voted for by the public.
Pint of Science was founded in 2013 and this year marks the festival’s 10th anniversary.
Tickets are just £5 and can be found here.