Pint of Science Festival

Pint of Science is a worldwide science festival which brings researchers to your local pub to share their exciting discoveries with you!


EARTH, WASPS AND FIRE!


The sky is the limit in this truly buzzing evening full of insects, drones and volcanos!


Why do volcanos errupt?

What is wrong with Ant-Man?

Do wasps even exists?

And can a pint of beer be used for science?!



Join us to find out!



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The sky’s the limit for volcano monitoring



Volcanoes pose many societal and environmental hazards that affect the world around us. Volcanic emissions can impact air and water quality, agriculture and, for the largest eruptions, the climate. Yet, the gases emitted by volcanoes also contain valuable information about what is happening in magmatic systems deep below the Earth’s surface. We will explore the processes that drive volcanic eruptions and the mechanisms by which eruptions can affect our environment, all through the lens of how drone technology is transforming the way we monitor volcanic activity at hazardous volcanoes.

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Social insects genomics, or how to travel in time with a spoon of jam, a “stapler” and a computer

What is wrong with AntMan? Why do wasps even exist? Is there such a thing as a solitary bee? These are questions that you might have asked yourself. Charles Darwin himself thought a lot about these insect societies where the vast majority of the insects do not reproduce at all. This talk explores the evolution of social organisation, from the earliest existence of a social insect to the present time. Discover stories from the field and from the lab where scientists investigate 200 million years of evolution using a pint of beer, a jar of strawberry jam, and a bunch of molecular tools.


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Pint of Science is for everyone! No prior knowledge required!



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