Public Events Calendar

The global science festival Pint of Science events take place every year across 500 cities and 27 countries and are growing in popularity. A number of science-based presentations are arranged in local pubs with the main objective of bringing science to the general public in a relaxed and casual environment. 

In 2025, we are looking forward to organising the event again in bars and pubs between May 19-21. Every year during the festival people come to the local bars to hear funny, relaxed and informative talks from local scientists and learn something new about the world and the human society. Here is the opportunity for you to meet people eager to share their research over a pint of beer!

Bladder tissue models to understand and fight infections

Yannik Heyer (PhD Student, University of Basel, Biozentrum)

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are widespread diseases that require lengthy treatments. Nevertheless, an increasing number of patients experience re-appearance of UTI despite treatment. Albeit the substantial impact of UTI to our healthcare system and the wellbeing of patients, studies about UTI mainly focus on mouse models that cannot mimic the human urinary tract. Here, we present a lab-developed human bladder tissue that replicates key features of the human urinary tract. We use this model to better understand how infectious bacteria interact with this human environment and how our tissues fight back.

AI Meets Medicine: From Data to Diagnosis

Jan Kruta (PhD student, School of Life Sciences, FHNW / Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, USZ)

How can AI help doctors make better decisions? That’s the question we’re exploring in our research. We use machine learning to build systems that learn from clinical data, laboratory measurements, and molecular profiles – trying to spot hidden patterns that could help detect diseases earlier and more accurately. These AI-powered decision support tools are part of a growing movement to make healthcare smarter and more personalized. By combining technology with medical expertise, we aim to make complex data understandable and useful – both for researchers and for the doctors of tomorrow.

Artificial Intelligence in Radiology – Will it Take Over or Help Radiologists Do More?

Maurice Pradella (Associate Professor Radiology & Deputy Head, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a major impact on radiology, rapidly analyzing images and detecting patterns with impressive accuracy. This raises important questions: Will we need fewer radiologists? Could AI replace them entirely? And how will the role of the radiologist evolve?

This talk offers a radiologist’s perspective on these pressing issues and shares a personal vision of how radiology might advance in the near future.

Pint of Science Basel 2025

19 May 2025

• from 18:30 pm – Klara, Clarastrasse 13, 4058 Basel: Connecting Art and Science
• from 18:30 pm – Didi Offensiv, Erasmusplatz 12, 4057 Basel: Built by Science: From Mini-Organs to Machine Minds

20 May 2025

• from 19.00 pm – Klara, Clarastrasse 13, 4058 Basel: Investition Gesundheit: Kosten verstehen, Bewegung nutzen
• from 18:30 pm – Didi Offensiv, Erasmusplatz 12, 4057 Basel: Bodies in Motion: Evolution’s Shape-Shifting Story

21 May 2025

• from 18:30 pm – Klara, Clarastrasse 13, 4058 Basel: Brain and Development: Unlocking the Secrets of Learning and Adaptation
• from 18:30 pm – Manabar, Güterstrasse 99, 4053 Basel: Quantum Technologies: Signal in the Noise?