Pint of Science 2026

14 April 2026

From 18 – 20 May, the Pint of Science Festival returns. Over three days, the festival brings together researchers and members of the public to be curious and talk about research in a relaxed setting. Taking place in pubs, cafes and other spaces outside of universities in 43 locations across the UK and in 27 countries across the world.

This year, 37 Queen Mary researchers are bringing their expertise to 15 events.  

Find out more about the events hosted by Queen Mary researchers and buy your tickets using the links below.  

All tickets cost £5 with doors opening at 6:00pm and events running from 7:00 – 9:30pm.

Tech Me Out - technology, robotics, computers, engineering

Location: The Drapers Lounge, 15 Bancroft Rd, E1 4FZ

• Monday 18 May: From Artificial Minds to Smart Materials featuring ‘Why AI is smart – But not in the way you think’ with Dr. Ziquan Liu and ‘Can a Plastic Bottle Conduct Electricity?’ with Qianyi Li
• Tuesday 19 May: Smart-ish: Why AI Still Needs a Pint of Common Sense featuring ‘The Concept of Causality in AI and the Sciences’ with Dr. Ricardo Silva and ‘Mind the Gap: Why AI is Smarter Than It is Useful (And how we fix it)' with Dr. Adel Haddadin
• Wednesday 20 May: Trust Me, I’m an Algorithm: AI in Healthcare featuring ‘Teaching Dentists with AI: Smarter Tools for Sharper Minds’ Dr. Ali Nankali and ‘E-Health Literacy among elderly patients, staff, and carers’ with Dr. Bin Shafi Eman

Beautiful Mind - neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry

Location: The Griff , Garrod Building, Turner St, London E1 2AD

• Monday 18 May: Data on my mind: dementia, inequality, and mental health featuring ‘Is dementia risk a postcode lottery?’ with Conor Durkin, Harriet Demnitz-King, and Paul Harvey, and ‘Steps, smartwatches and symptoms: what can step counts tells us about mental health?’ with Yolanda Lau
• Tuesday 19 May: Healthy ageing for bodies, minds, and societies featuring ‘Minds in motion: ageing, illness and the world around us’ with Prof. Elizabeth Sampson, ‘The world in motion: adapting the necessary adjustments for an ageing population’ with Prof. Adam Gordon, and ‘Bodies in motion: healthy ageing – start with the end in mind’ with Prof. Simon Conroy
• Wednesday 20 May: Zooming in:  a look into how brains work featuring ‘The Bayesian Brain: How Probability Might Explain Perception and Neurodivergence’ with Daniel Gill, ‘Yes, worms do have brains! Glia cells of annelid larvae’ with Lily Winkler and ‘Evolution of an ancient puberty hormone: getting the ins and outs from starfish’ with Tabinda Islam

Our Body – medicine, human biology, health

Location: London Hospital Tavern, 176 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BJ

• Monday 18 May: Better data, better lives featuring ‘Hidden in Plain Sight: Harnessing Public Sector Crime Data’ with Professor Iain Brennan and ‘The Everyday Data that Shapes our Lives’ with Dr. Alice Wickersham
• Tuesday 19 May: Mind the Gender Gap featuring ‘Menopause - an immune ageing event’ with Dr. Emma Chambers and ‘How do we TRANSform cancer care?’ with Dr. Alison Berner
• Wednesday 20 May: Smart Medicine featuring ‘Doctoring with Big Data’ with Dr. Suthesh Sivapalaratnam, ‘Exploring beyond your genes: how epigenetics shapes your heart’ with Dr. Adrian Rodriguez and ‘Can Radioactive Drugs Assist our Bodies in Fighting Cancers?’ with Callum Emin

Atoms to Galaxies – physics, chemistry, maths, astronomy

Location: Number 90, 90 Wallis Road, Hackney Wick, London E9 5LN

• Monday 18 May: Understanding the Invisible: Space & Science featuring ‘Storms from the Sun: Space Weather and Modern Life’ with Cara Waters and ‘How much information is too much information?’ with Andrei Sapelkin
• Tuesday 19 May: Cosmic Ripples & Solar Storm Fronts featuring ‘Why we (probably) can’t see aliens with gravitational wave telescopes’ with Katy Cloug and ‘High-speed plasma jets hitting on the Earth’s magnetic shield’ with Laura Vuorinen
• Wednesday 20 May: Mysteries & Models: From Earth to Quantum featuring ‘The Week the Earth Wouldn’t Stop Ringing’ with Richard Treves and ‘Visualizing Quantum Mechanics’ with  Rebecca Peake

Our Society - law, history, politics, policy, languages

Location: The Reliance, 336 Old Street Shoreditch, London EC1V 9DR

• Monday 18 May: Global Health: Beyond the Figures featuring ‘Plantation Patriarchy and Nimble Fingers: Struggling for Fairness and Equality on Darjeeling Tea Plantations’ with Rebecca Bricchi and ‘Beyond Averages: Why Do Some Children Survive Malnutrition and Others Don't?’ with Geoffrey Manda
• Tuesday 19 May: Promoting agency in care and education featuring ‘How can we provide equal care in physiotherapy?’ with Jessica Pawson, ‘Personal recovery in psychosis: What are we missing?’ with Nikita Nalawade and ‘From Powering the Planet to Empowering Students’ with Elham Rezsoltani 
• Wednesday 20 May: Invisible Hands featuring ‘Your Boss Is an Algorithm: Who’s Really in Control of Your Job’ with Yuliya Vanzhulova Tavares, ‘Taming the Internet: The Politics Behind Your Social Media Feed’ with Jonas Maximilian Decker and ‘Should we trust the professional with our money?’ with Han Fan

Or find a full list of all events taking place across London