Pub H. D. - Research Talks In a Pub

After a (small) hiatus since the postponed PubHD #70 in February 2020 for pandemic reasons, we're happy to announce the return of researchers to a pub in Nottingham near you.
 

Three local researchers will explain their work to a bunch of people in the pub in exchange for a pint or two. The talks are at "pub level" - you don't need to be an academic to understand them!

Speakers:

Hiya Deshpande (Pharmacy/Biotechnology) is a PhD student at the University of Nottingham. Her research focuses on identifying bio based chemicals from novel microbes growing on the pollutant she has found the most fascinating, plastics and its breakdown products. Her interest lies in using waste as feedstock to enable a circular economy while exploring how it affects the microbes around it.
 

Joe Peake (History) was a PhD student at the University of Nottingham. His research focuses on the concept of waste in late medieval England, from the devastation of an army ‘laying waste’ to a city, to the ‘waste lands’ that lay in and around rural settlements. Drawing on a wide range of evidence including court records, chronicles, petitions, parliamentary rolls, and more, his thesis examines the history of some of the things and actions labelled ‘waste’ as well as tracing the shifting meanings of the word, alongside its parallel terms in the Latin and Anglo-Norman languages.

Nathan Carpentier (Chemist) is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham. Nathan’s research focuses on regrowing mini-organs in the lab using cells, some magic materials and a 3D printer. His favourite organ is the liver, who’s job during the evening is probably harder than speaking in front of a full house in the Barley Twist. His talk will be a (m)(c)ocktail of cell biology, material chemistry and just a splash of introspection.

Downstairs at the Barley Twist

19:00 Arrival For a 19:30 Start

The Format:
1. Three researchers will each have 10 minutes to talk about their subject area to an interested audience in a pub.

2. There will be up to 20 minutes of (friendly!) Q&A per speaker.

3. Each speaker gets at least one pint (or other drink of their choice).

4. A whiteboard/flip chart and coloured pens will be provided. No PowerPoints. Props welcomed. Handouts accepted.

Small donation of £4 to pay for our speakers drinks for attendance.

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Also anyone who wants to apply to speak or wants to suggest it to someone do get in touch to pubhd-nottingham@outlook.com