BRADFORD is set to showcase its research work as part of the world’s largest festival of public science talks.

The city has joined the Pint of Science festival for the first time, which will see more than 25 scientists take to the stage in venues across Bradford between May 9 and 11.

University of Bradford researchers will be speaking at venues across the city, including The Sweet Centre, Theatre in the Mill, The Delius Arts & Cultural Centre, and the National Science & Media Museum.

Subjects for talks in Bradford include ‘Why do people become short-sighted and why is it becoming more and more common’ to ‘Why weight gain? – It’s all in your brain’. Other talk subjects are Turning up the heat on Cancer, Can lasers find life on Mars? And Light on invention: Creative technology, research, and art.

 

The Pint of Science festival will simultaneously bring thousands of scientists and their research out of the lab and into museums, cafes and community halls near you. The three-day festival will see events in more than 25 countries and hundreds of cities around the world. Each night will provide a unique line up of talks, demonstrations and live experiments held in a relaxed and informal environment.

Alongside the main talks, this year audiences go head-to-head a multi-city pub quiz. Teams in each venue compete against others across the city as they tackle a series of science-themed questions to prove which city has the strongest trivia knowledge.

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The Bradford festival also includes Creative Reactions, a programme where artists and scientists partner to inspire each other and produce incredible artworks inspired by scientists’ research.

Creative Reactions will be held at the Theatre on the Mill on May 9, 10 and 11.

Dr Ritchie Williamson, Bradford co-ordinator of Pint of Science, says it is great for Bradford to be included among the participating UK cities.

He said: “It’s really exciting to be part of this and for Bradford to be up there with the big cities.

Bradford has a good tradition of scientific research. We really punch above our weight

“The festival is about letting the city know what’s going on with science research in Bradford.

“It’s really good for Bradford. It’s the first time we have held this festival here and it’s a major festival across the world.

“It will be a way of showcasing science to people in a form they can understand and engage with.”

Go to pintofscience.co.uk/events/Bradford for more information on tickets, priced £5 each, for the talks.