Pint of Science Special (May 2026)

Pint of Science Special (May 2026)

Pint of Science - what a great idea! I attended Pint of Science in York on 19 May 2026 https://pintofscience.co.uk/events/york/ Fortyfive Vinyl was a cracking venue: https://www.fortyfiveuk.com/ Some speaker info/links below Nicole: https://www.iggi-phd.org/people/nicole-levermore Océanehttps://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3772318.3791849 [https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3772318.3791849]

Jadie Acklam

Jadie is a 'triple threat' - former year in industry student, GenerationResearch alumna and current PhD student/researcher at the University of York!! We talked about Jadie's student journey and her current PhD research . (Some of which happens at Jimmy's, even if Jadie wasn't famiiar with the TV show!) Jadie's recent poster from STEM for Britain can be found here: https://stemforbritain.org.uk/posters-awards-2026/ja1109_POS.pdf https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jadie-acklam-from-university-of-york-investigating-share-7439697550619693056-HSiA/ Delrio's is also recommended! https://www.delriosrestaurant.com/

James Moir (James I)

It was great to talk to James Moir about his work and research - and his time as Head of Department during a very interesting period of recent history!

End of "Season 1"

Taking a break to get some new interviews recorded for Season 2. I'll be back in early summer... thank you for listening!!!!

Noémie Hamilton

Let's celebrate Rare Disease month with Dr Noémie Hamilton [https://www.linkedin.com/in/no%C3%A9miehamiltonleukolabs/], lecturer in Neuroimmunology in the Department of Biology. Noémie studies rare brain disorders - the Hamilton Lab [https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/hamiltonlabwebsite/home?authuser=0] is part of the York Biomedical Research Institute [https://www.york.ac.uk/biomedical-research-institute/] and continues to focus on neurological disease modelling using zebrafish and developing new therapies. Some useful links below Hamilton Lab site: https://sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/hamiltonlabwebsite/home Alex TCL Charity https://alextlc.org/leukodystrophy/ LEUKOLABS research network https://www.leukolabs.org/ Ippuku Tea House [https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186346-d13290096-Reviews-Ippuku_Tea_House-York_North_Yorkshire_England.html] and  https://www.thealicehawthorn.com/ [https://www.thealicehawthorn.com/]Bedoin village [https://www.slow-provence.com/en/prepare-your-holiday-in-Provence-Mont-Ventoux-area/towns-and-villages-of-vaucluse/bedoin] for holidays