Join ISMIB researchers for a Pint of Science
Academics from the Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology 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 six members of ISMIB on the bill:
- Dr Neill Liptrott explores the idea of ‘nanobots’ as part of our own evolved immunity in ‘Tiny Science, Big Impacts: The Immune System and Nanotechnology’ on 22 May as part of the Defeating Disease: The Next Generation
- Dr Anne-Grete Märtson shares her own research into optimised therapies to fight antibiotic resistance in the ‘Last Line of Defence: Fighting Infection when the Immune System Doesn't Work’ on 23 May as part of the Raise a Pint to Heart & Liver Health!
- Dr Carl Larsen examines the people from marginalised communities who have influenced and revolutionised science and health in ‘People and Stuff in Science we Should Know but Probably Don’t’ on 22 May as part of The Social Life of Science
- Dr Alex Howard addresses the question of whether computers can help doctors cure patients more quickly in ‘Tiny Wee Robots: Artificial Intelligence and Urine Infections’ on 24 May as part of the Spending a Penny
- Corey Ratcliffe explains what we know about the networks of the brain and the methods we use to explore them to answer the question; ‘The Inebriated Brain: Why You Can Speak German Better After Two Pints’ on 24 May as part of the Brains on Booze, Stats News and Dementia Care Views
- Dr Robert Young sheds light on the incredible process of organ regeneration and the potential for ‘off the shelf’ livers in his talk: ‘How to Regenerate a Liver’ on 23 May as part of the Raise a Pint to Heart & Liver Health!
Laura Winters, Public Engagement Officer at the 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.