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  • Date and time: Saturday 10 June 2023, 1pm to 4pm
  • Location: In-person only
    St Sampsons Square (Map)
  • Admission: Free admission, booking not required

Event details

Come and listen to top female and non-binary scientists as they take science to the streets of York - while standing on a soapbox! 

Established in 2011, Soapbox Science promises a summer of fun and fantastic science with events across the world. 

Catch the York event and meet inspirational speakers from the University of York and universities in North Yorkshire as they explain their research and promote the visibility of women and non-binary people in science.

Suitable for all interest levels.

Soapbox Science 

Soapbox Science is a public outreach platform for promoting women and non-binary scientists and the science they do. Their events transform public areas into an arena for public learning and scientific debate, following the format of London Hyde Park’s Speaker’s Corner, which is historically an arena for public debate. Soapbox Science makes sure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy, learn from, heckle, question, probe, interact with and be inspired by some of our leading scientists. No middle man, no PowerPoint slide, no amphitheatre - just remarkable women and non-binary scientists who are there to amaze you with their latest discoveries, and to answer the science questions you have been burning to ask.

About the speakers

Anna Crossland, PhD candidate

Organisation: Psychology Department, University of York 

Title: More Than Just a Bump: How do pregnant women feel about their changing body? 

 

Kaouthar Eljounaidi, Postdoc

Organisation: Department of Biology, University of York 

Title: Nature's Most Skilled Chemists: Plants

 

Daphne Ezer, Lecturer

Organisation: Department of Biology, University of York 

Title:  How Do Plants See the Sunrise?

 

Anna Gilbert, PhD candidate

Organisation: Environmental Science, University of York 

Title: Microplastic Pollution Through Time 

 

Karla Cardenas Gomez, PhD candidate

Organisation: Environmental Science, University of York 

Title: How Do Bacteria That Kill Tomatoes Evolve at Rising Temperatures?

 

Lauren Kinch, Lecturer

Organisation: Psychology, Arden University

Title: Exploring the World of Imaginary Friends

 

Lianne I. M. Lansink, Postdoc

Organisation: Department of Biology, University of York

Title: The Wondrous World of Single-Celled Parasites, Their Impact and How They Evade Our Defenses

 

Jennifer Miles, Postdoc

Organisation: School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Leeds

Title: Seeing Small: Studying the 'toolkit' inside our bodies

 

Lydia Munns, PhD candidate

Organisation: Psychology Department, University of York

Title: The Relationship Between the Bodily Experience During Pregnancy and Mother-Infant Outcomes

 

Rasha Rezk, Postdoc

Organisation: Engineering in Life Sciences, University of York

Title: Physics and Biology United to Detect and Treat Diseases

 

Kirsten Riches-Suman, Associate Professor

Organisation: Department of Biology, University of Bradford

Title: Looking at the Plumbing: What our blood vessels do for us

 

Partners

Soapbox Science University of York