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YAG Pub lecture series

YAG organizes pub lectures as an outreach initiative to engage with the public and showcase ongoing research activities at the university. So, grab a free pint and learn what RUG scientists are discovering. All are welcome and registration is not necessary! The presentations are in English.

When: Every first Wednesday of the month, 4.30 - 6.30 p.m. (including walk-ins & drinks)

Where: Café de Toeter

Program: "Pint of Science" Style Pub Lecture (Café de Toeter)

  • 4.30-5.00 p.m.: Arrival of Guests
  • 5.00-5.30 p.m.: Speaker 1 (12-15 min max for talk, followed by Q&A)
  • 5.30-6.00 p.m.: Speaker 2 (12-15 min max for talk, followed by Q&A)
  • 6.00-6.30 p.m.: Drinks (one drink is on us)

Take a look at the table below for the next pub lecture. You can also find a list of topics from our previous pub lectures below.

Upcoming Pub Lectures 2024

Date

Topic & Speakers

Location

9 October

'The Dystopian Nightmares and Utopian Dreams of Ultra Artificial Intelligence' - Rolando Gonzales Martinez (Faculty of Spatial Sciences)

‘How to reach external citizens? Comparing varieties of transnational party infrastructure’ - Adrian Favero’s (Faculty of Arts)

Café de Toeter, 1st floor
13 November

'Experiencing music – the brain and hearing (loss)' - Ellie Harding (Faculty of Medical Sciences)

'Pancake equivalent of E10 petrol' - Sanderine Nonhebel (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Café de Toeter, 1st floor
4 December
'Mathematics running through our

veins' Cristobal Bertoglio (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

'Polymers that like water... but not to0 much – from shampoo to advanced materials forpharmaceutical and biomedical applications' - Patrizio Raffa (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Café de Toeter, 1st floor
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YAG pub lectures 2023-2024
Date
Topic
Speakers
5th June 2024
8th May 2024
1. Strength in unity: the role of inter-organizational collaboration in youth care.
2. The X factor in eviction cases: what protects you from being evicted?
10th April 2024
1. Am I responsible for structural injustice?
2. Mathematics and the race to Mars.
10th January 2024
1. Mom's gut feeling - Antidepressant treatment during pregnancy and offspring development.
2. Order and chaos in the dance of the planets.
6th December 2023
1. Social infrastructure for better cities - what is it and how do people benefit?
2. Topology is everywhere!
1st November 2023
1. The psychology of charitable giving.
2. What material can we use to make a computer that works like our brain?
11th October 2023
1. Cosmic time machines - looking 12 billion years back in time with the first galaxies.
2. Talking Politics - Everything you need to know about the Dutch elections.
Last modified:08 October 2024 1.00 p.m.