A huge thank you to everybody who came to the Old King’s Head on Wednesday.

It really was great to be back live, talking about science – in the pub. It’s been a long, steep journey to relaunch live events from scratch after three years without a venue. Wednesday made it all worthwhile.

If you weren’t there, you won’t know what you missed, but the full Spring / Summer programme is now up, so make sure you come to the next one if you can. Subscribe to our google calendar to be on the safe side!

The evening wasn’t without its surprises. The evening chef called in sick and it looked like there’d be no food at all, but lovely Sam from the bar, who has been a friend to PubSci for years, arranged for us to order pizzas from Giuseppe’s. She even took the payments and delivered the pizza. And they were delicious! Thanks Sam.

This is a good point to mention a little known fact: PubSci has a tradition of leaving a tip for the bar staff from contributions on the night (even if expenses outweigh contributions) because we couldn’t run the event without them.

It’s also a good moment to thank those who put in contributions to help keep PubSci running. Apologies to those who couldn’t make the QR code work – we think it was camera / device settings rather than an issue with the code itself. If you missed the chance on the night, you can always head to our linktree to use the Tip Jar.

Thank you Kate, George and Mike for giving such excellent talks, and for the audience questions. And for listening to me too! For the record, the talks were:

• Kate Viscardi –  “How Long Is a Piece of String?
• George Holdaway – “Islamic Art: The Quest for the Quasi Crystal”
• Mike Lucibella – “What’s the Deal with Antarctica?”
• Richard Marshall – “The Levitating Hamster and Other Definitely True Stories”

You all made it worthwhile. X

See you back at the OKH on Wednesday 17th May for Dr. Michael Byford: What We Learnt from the Pandemic (And What We Didn’t)

A little reminder that we’re back in the Old King’s Head tonight

• Kate Viscardi considers standards and deviations in “How Long Is a Piece of String?
• George Holdaway discusses “Islamic Art: The Quest for the Quasi Crystal”
• Mike Lucibella asks “What’s the Deal with Antarctica?”
• Richard Marshall presents “The Levitating Hamster and Other Definitely True Stories”

Full details here: https://pubsci.info/next-event-19th-april-restart-special

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The kitchen will be open. Order before 7pm and tell the bar staff you’re upstairs – they’ll bring your food in arrive early to get a table seat..

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PubSci is free to attend but we have a whip-round to cover expenses. As so few of us carry cash now, you can contribute digitally too. This event will not be livestreamed. Regrettably, there is no wheelchair access.

Please check our Future Events page where you can also subscribe to our iCal feed. The Spring/Summer talks programme will also be announced at this event. You can find all our links on our LinkTree.

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Venue:

The Old King’s Head (upstairs room)
King’s Head Yard
45-49 Borough High Street
London SE1 1NA

On Wednesday 19th April 2023 we’re enormously excited to be returning to in-person events, three years after we paused due to the pandemic. This will be a celebratory evening of science communication and socialising: Four different speakers on four different topics to make you laugh, cry, gasp, and ask “Just how close is the bar?”

Please join us for an evening to remember:

• Kate Viscardi considers standards and deviations in “How Long Is a Piece of String?
• George Holdaway discusses “Islamic Art: The Quest for the Quasi Crystal”
• Mike Lucibella asks “What’s the Deal with Antarctica?”
• Richard Marshall presents “The Levitating Hamster and Other Definitely True Stories”

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This event will be a social one as well as a SciCom one. In a change from the usual ~45-minute talk followed by questions, there will be more bar breaks and we’ve included extra time for catching up with friends old and new. Let’s celebrate getting together again!

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• Kate Viscardi is a senior lecturer at LSBU and previously headed their Women in Engineering Centre.
• George Holdaway is a polymath who tutors in STEM topics.
• Mike Lucibella edited the newspaper of the US Antarctic Programme before joining UCL.
• Richard Marshall has been programming and hosting PubSci since 2018.

Join us upstairs at the Old King’s Head, near London Bridge station (see below). Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. The Old King’s Head has a happy hour before 7pm to get you in the mood, and the kitchen serves excellent pub grub.

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As usual the event is free, but we will have a whip-round to cover expenses. As so few of us carry cash now, you can contribute digitally too. This event will not be livestreamed.

We aim to keep PubSci accessible for all, although it is unsuitable for under 18s as we meet in the upper room of a pub. Regrettably, there is no wheelchair access. We tried very hard to find an accessible venue.

Please check our Future Events page where you can also subscribe to our iCal feed. The Spring/Summer talks programme will also be announced at this event. You can find all our links on our LinkTree.

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NB We used to meet on the first Wednesday of the month but PubSci is now on the third Wednesday.

Address:

The Old King’s Head (upstairs room)
King’s Head Yard
45-49 Borough High Street
London SE1 1NA