On the 2nd June 2018, 11am-2pm, Brighton seafront will host Soapbox Science for its second year. 12 women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) will be sharing their passion with both locals and tourists as we bring science to the seaside for an afternoon of discussions, debates and demonstrations. Hosting experts of science, technology, engineering and maths the event will demonstrate the breadth of research taking place in and around the region by female researchers, all while you tuck into an ice cream…just watch out for those seagulls! The event is free.
If you’d like to see what Soapbox Science looks like in action, have a look at the Soapbox Science Brighton 2017 video.
You can read the blog by Soapbox Science Brighton Co-organiser Dr Katy Petherick here
Sponsors
Our thanks go to the University of Sussex as the host institution for Soapbox Science Brighton, providing volunteers, logistical and financial support. We are grateful to our sponsors, without which this event could not bring these fantastic researchers to the public. These include: The South-East Physics Network, New England Biolabs, , Institute of Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory, Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, University of Sussex Schools of Life Sciences and Engineering and Informatics, University of Brighton, University of Southampton and Royal Holloway, University of London.
Details of the location and timing of the event
Date: Saturday 2nd June 2018
Address: Brighton Seafront, just west of the i360
Time: 11am – 2pm
Speakers
Selected from a competitive pool of South East researchers, our 12 speakers will be sharing their work in technology, science, medicine and engineering. The winners and their discussion topics include:
Ms Raysa Khan (@KhanRaysa), University of Sussex “Using Cutting-edge Drug Design to Beat Cancer and Treat Up to 100,000 Patients Per Year”
Dr Tara Salter, University of Sussex “We are made of starstuff”
Dr Charlotte Angus (@c_r_angus), University of Southampton “How many ways can you make a star explode?”
Ms Helena Pikhartova (@ExcitedPositron), Royal Holloway, University of London “How to build your particle accelerator”
Ms Alfiah Rizky Diana Putri (@alfiahrizkydp), Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London “Looking for changes on Martian poles with the aid of 3D terrain model”
Dr Elizabeth Rendon-Morales (@erendonm), University of Sussex “Are robots the future for medicine and health care?”
Miss Tochukwu Ozulumba (@Tochie_O), University of Brighton “Using nanomaterials to remove contaminants”
Ms Gigi Hennessy (@GigiHennessey), University of Sussex “Gone with the wind. How bees respond to changes in wind speed”
Miss Sophie Arthur (@sophtalkssci), University of Southampton “MARVEL-ing at stem cells: how to regenerate your body”
Dr Manasi Nandi (@My_Cardiomorph), King’s College London “Big data in sepsis detection”
Dr Oyinkan Adesakin, University of Sussex “Learning about dementia using fruit flies, what’s all the buzz?”
Dr Kristy Themelis (@KristyThemelis), Brighton and Sussex Medical School “Pain: What is it and why does it not go away?”