On the 25th of May 2024, 1-4pm, London’s Southbank will transform again into a hub of scientific learning and discussion, as some of London’s leading scientists take to their soapboxes to showcase their science to the general public. The event’s mission remains the same: to help eliminate gender inequality in science by raising the profile, and challenging the public’s view, of women and non-binary people in science. The event is free. If you’d like to see what Soapbox Science looks like in action, have a look at the Soapbox Science 2015 video
Sponsors
We couldn’t run this London event without the generous logistical and financial support of our sponsors. Our London event is supported by the L’Oreal UNESCO For Women In Science Scheme and the Zoological Society of London.
Details of the location and timing of the event
Date: Saturday 25th May 2024
Address: Queen’s Stone, Riverside walkway (by Gabriel’s Wharf), South Bank, London, SE1 9PP
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Volunteer at Soapbox Science London
Soapbox Science is not just about the speakers. Without a supportive team of committed, enthusiastic people, a Soapbox event simply cannot happen. Each event relies on an animated team of up to 20 volunteers. Volunteers play a crucial role in rounding up the public, chatting to them informally about science, supporting the speakers and running our evaluation.
Want to take part as a volunteer? Sign up here
Speakers
Selected from a competitive pool of researchers, our 12 speakers will be sharing their work in technology, science, medicine and engineering. The speakers and their discussion topics are:
Dr Eleonora D’Elia (@elekottero), Imperial College London, “Materials at the nano scale: Can we get inspired by nature to create cool stuff?”
Rebecca Hartley (@RS_Hartley), Royal Holloway, University of London, “Technology and Digital Security in Public Spaces“
Max M Fisher (@OuchTheMouse), ViaNautis, “It’s OK to be different”
Dr Caroline Pollard (@Caroline_Poll), National Physical Laboratory, “Zooming in on cancer”
Peggy Bevan (PeggyBevan2), University College London & ZSL, “Decoding Biodiversity: Harnessing AI for Ecology“
Dr Ferheen Ayaz (@ferheenayaz), University of Sussex, “Energy Sharing for Caring about the Environment”
Dr Anjali Chander, King’s College London/Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, “The impact of oral bacteria on mouth cancer development and treatment outcomes“
Dr Anna Olerinyova, Francis Crick Institute, “Finding glues to save lives”
Dr Gitanjali Poddar, Queen Mary University of London, “Large Hadron Collider: The Fellowship of the Ring“
Sophie Ledger, ZSL, “What’s in a name? Impacts of ‘Red Listing’ species”
Prof Claudia AM Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, University College London, “What is in our brain? A journey through life and discovery“
Dr Heidi Ma, ZSL, “A tale of two giants – the messy conservation challenge of Japanese and Chinese salamanders”