EMBL and Pint of Science join forces to entertain and educate local communities about scientific research
EMBL researchers and collaborators enjoy their EMBL pints. IMAGE: Emma Steer/EMBL
This May, scientists from Montreal to Moscow swapped the lab for the pub to discuss their research with a non-scientific audience at the Pint of Science festival. These international outreach events took place in 300 cities all around the world. In Cambridge, Hamburg, Heidelberg and Grenoble, EMBL scientists at all stages of their career shared their ideas and research with hundreds of audience members over a drink together.
Laura Clarke presents her work as part of the Human Cell Atlas in Cambridge. IMAGE: Oana Stroe/EMBL-EBI Illustration of Laura Clarke and her work as part of the Human Cell Atlas for the Creative Reactions project in Cambridge. IMAGE: Rich Gemmell Rich Gemmell and Laura Clarke. IMAGE: Oana Stroe/EMBL-EBI Lara Urban and Maximilian Stammnitz answer questions at the event in Cambridge. IMAGE: Steven Scott/Wellcome Genome Campus Maximilian Stammnitz and Lara Urban. IMAGE: Oana Stroe/EMBL-EBI Inga Pfeffer engaging the audience in Hamburg. IMAGE: Rosemary Wilson Inga Pfeffer. IMAGE: Rosemary Wilson Ina Huppertz presents to a packed pub in Heidelberg. IMAGE: Emma Steer/EMBL Theodore Alexandrov discussing small molecules and big data in Heidelberg. IMAGE: Emma Steer/EMBL Theodore Alexandrov and Ina Huppertz. IMAGE: Emma Steer/EMBL Pauline Juyoux presents the molecules important for inflammation alongside Erika Pellegrini at the event in Grenoble. IMAGE: Elise Bralet/EMBL Pauline Juyoux and Erika Pellegrini. IMAGE: Elise Bralet/EMBL Andrew McCarthy talks about his research with Francesco Bisiak in Grenoble. IMAGE: Elise Bralet/EMBL Andrew McCarthy and Francesco Bisiak. IMAGE: Elise Bralet/EMBL
With the events continuing to gather momentum, Pint of Science will be back in 2019 – hopefully with even more EMBL researchers involved.