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For our second night of Pint of Science, academics from accross our departments will be bringing fantastic talks on future tech!

Tech the night away with talks about new technologies, all made to enhance and improve people's lives. From developments in rapid diabetes detection, smart tech to help those with hearing loss thrive and the micro:bits supporting young people in learning new skills, you are in for tech-nically brilliant night. Accessible and fascinating talks about real tech both in development, and those making a difference to people's lives now.

Marvellous micro:bit

Professor Joe Finney

The micro:bit is a small computer teaching coding and electronics in a fun, hands-on way. Around 70 million children in over 85 countries have used it . Learn about its legacy and new developments with one of the team members who started it all.

How much insulin are you making?

Dr Samet Şahin

Almost half a million people in the UK live with type 1 diabetes. It occurs when our immune system silently destroys the cells that make insulin, often for years before anyone notices. The key to catching it earlier, monitoring it better, and personalising treatment lies in a single molecule your body produces every day. But the test to measure it is slow, expensive, and stuck in a laboratory. Dr Samet Şahin and his team are developing rapid, more accessible devices that answer the question in minutes at your GP, in a clinic, at the bedside. No lab required, come and find out about how we’re doing it.

The Unheard Side of Hearing Loss

Dr Lynne Blair

The Unheard Side of Hearing Loss explores how subtle forms of hearing loss, whether mild, moderate or affecting only one ear, can quietly derail learning, confidence, and connection long before anyone notices. This talk cuts through some of the myths surrounding these often-overlooked types of hearing loss and uncovers stories from newborn screening to later life change, showing how gaps in auditory access shape our lives. Find out how, with early support, smart tech, and informed action, every listener can thrive.