About

About Us

Pint of Science is a non-profit organisation that brings some of the most brilliant scientists to your local bar of cafe to discuss their latest research and findings with you. You don't need any prior knowledge, and this is your chance to meet the people responsible for the future of science (and have a drink with them). Our festival runs over a few days in May every year.

History

In 2012, Dr Praveen Paul and Dr Michael Motskin were two research scientists at Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. They started and organised an event called ‘Meet the Researchers’. It brought people affected by Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis into their labs to show them the kind of research they do. It was inspirational for both visitors and researchers. They thought if people want to come into labs to meet scientists, why not bring the scientists out to the people? And so Pint of Science was born. In May 2013, they held the first Pint of Science festival in just three cities. It quickly took off around the world and is now taking place in around more than 500 cities. See the list for all locations here.

  Evolution of the Pint of Science festival across the world

Pint of Science in the USA

The USA joined the festival for its first two editions of Pint of Science USA in 2015 and 2016. Following a short break, it restarted in 2018 - 2019, but an infamous global pandemic then took its toll on it.
After a 4-years absence, Pint of Science USA was finally brought back in 2024, and will reach its biggest size ever in 2025, with 17 cities hosting events across the country!

Themes

Our events are categorized according to the following topics:

• Atoms to Galaxies - physics, chemistry, maths, astronomy
• Beautiful Mind - neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry
• Our Body - medicine, human biology, health
• Our Society - law, history, politics, policy, languages
• Planet Earth - geosciences, plant sciences, zoology
• Tech Me Out - biotechnology, robotics, computers