Pint of Science Suffolk 2026

Monday 18 May 2026 - Living Systems: From Stem Cells to Sea Turtles

Bin93, 93-95 Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1JZ

Join us for a fascinating evening where science gets personal, planetary, and a little bit wild. We'll explore how stem cells might help rebuild the body, untangle the mysteries of food intolerance and dive into the high‑stakes world of protecting turtles from illegal trade.

Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: It’s a kind of magic!’, by Dr Federica Masieri: A fun and interactive scientific talk taking you through understanding what stem cells are, how they can be derived, how they can be studied.   

‘Food Intolerance: Is It in the Gut, or in the Mind?’, by Dr Fandi Ibrahim: This talk explores how specific food components — from rapidly fermentable carbohydrates to resistant proteins and industrial additives — can provoke genuine physical symptoms.

‘Shell, Science and Smugglers: How Science Helps Fight the Illegal Turtle Trade’, by Dr Hei Sung: How science can help protect freshwater turtles and tortoises through fieldwork studying wild populations, monitoring the wildlife trade, and developing forensic techniques to identify illegally traded turtles.

Tuesday 19 May 2026 – Feelings, Fact and the Art of the Unexpected

The Greyhound, 9 Henley Rd, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 3SE

Dive into an evening where brains, faces, and artistic imagination collide. We'll uncover what neuroscience reveals about emotion, test what our expressions really say, and journey to Orford Ness to see how artists turn science and landscape into creative fuel.

‘How Does the Processing of Human Emotion Contribute to Anxiety and Depression Neurologically?’, by Dr Rachael Martin: This talk will explore how neuroscience can be used to understand the processing of human emotion and what this could mean in terms of lived experience.

‘Here's to Looking At (Your Face), Kid’, by Dr Abigail Webb: This talk explores the universality of facial emotional expressions and why certain facial signals appear consistent across society and cultures.

‘Orford Ness Power House’, by Dr Susan Barnet and Dr Jane Watt: An overview of the Research Art Lab (RAL) on Orford Ness, and integration of art and science, inspired by the creative spirit of invention and experimentation that took place on Orford Ness throughout the 20th century.

Wednesday 20 May 2026 – Designing the Future: Digital Creativity & Personalised Pharmacy

New Street Market, 70 New Street, Suffolk, Woodbridge, IP12 1DX

An exciting evening where magic meets making and science shapes the future. From kids coding dragons to pharmacists 3D‑printing personalised medicines, discover how creativity transforms technology and health.

‘Killing Fairies with Magic: Why I Teach Children to Code’ by Dr Hannah Steventon: exploring how children, through creative physical computing, gain the ability to manipulate technology, becoming its creators and controllers.

‘3D Printing for the Future of Healthcare’ by Dr Georgina Marsh: looking at how to make medicines more personalised and effective for patients, using 3D-printing either by producing child-friendly formulations, tailored dosage forms or biomimetic designs inspired by nature.

‘Listening to nature: what animals can tell us about the environment’: an introduction to bioacoustics and spatial ecology, demonstrating how listening to nature can help us understand how species respond to environmental change.