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Soapbox Science Brighton 2025



11am - 2pm
Saturday 24th May, 2025


Brighton & Hove beach

By the i360


Soapbox Science Brighton 2025 was held on Brighton & Hove beach on Saturday 24th May 2025. While we had grey skies and a strong wind, that didn't dampen the spirit of the passers-by eager for some science!

Below are all the details about the speakers and topics presented at the 2025 event.



Photographs from Soapbox Science Brighton, 2025.

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The speaker lineup and timetable for Soapbox Science Brighton 2025 was as follows.

11am-12noon

Aisha Lawal ShuaibuFrom Healthy to Alzheimer’s: How the Brain’s shape changes over time
Alice ClarkMonitoring biodiversity along the Sussex coast
Dr Maria HadjimarkouWhat's Sleep got to do with it?
Dr Rhiannon Mae ArmitageSweet Sensations: Unpacking the Science of Taste

12noon-1pm

Ida SeyGerm detectives - cracking the case of infections in hospitals
Caley YardleyWhat’s the matter? Smashing apart the Universe at the Large Hadron Collider
Sophia CoxBeyond Food Diaries: AI, Smart Glasses & Personalised Nutrition

1pm-2pm

Dr Nourhan Hendawy How Plasma Energy Could Spark the Green Revolution to Net Zero
Dr Giada BrianzaMagic mirror on the wall, are we biased by smell at all?
Prof Evi SoutoglouTo Cut or Not to Cut: The DNA Dilemma
Amber BesselingSuppressing traumatic memories



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Speaker details for
Soapbox Science Brighton, 2025.

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Dr Rhiannon Mae Armitage
School of Psychology, University of Sussex
Sweet Sensations: Unpacking the Science of Taste

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Amber Besseling
Department of Neuroscience, University of Sussex
Suppressing traumatic memories.

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Dr Giada Brianza
Department of Computer Science at University College, London
Magic mirror on the wall, are we biased by smell at all?

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Alice Clark
School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex
Monitoring biodiversity along the Sussex coast.

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Sophia Cox
School of Psychology, University of Sussex
Beyond Food Diaries: AI, Smart Glasses & Personalised Nutrition

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Dr Maria Hadjimarkou
School of Psychology, University of Sussex
What's Sleep got to do with it?

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Dr Nourhan Hendawy
Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex & Biaco Energy Ltd.
How Plasma Energy Could Spark the Green Revolution to Net Zero.

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Ida Sey
Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Germ detectives - cracking the case of infections in hospitals.

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Aisha Lawal Shuaibu
School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex
From Healthy to Alzheimer’s: How the Brain’s shape changes over time

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Prof Evi Soutoglou
School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex
To Cut or Not to Cut: The DNA Dilemma

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Caley Yardley
Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex
What’s the matter? Smashing apart the Universe at the Large Hadron Collider

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Speaker details for
Soapbox Science Brighton, 2025.





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