The Lighter Side of Research

A comedy development programme for doctoral researchers helping them to combine comedy and research dissemination in a creative form.

Where research meets stand-up

Hear about doctoral research like you've never heard it before.

The Lighter Side of Research is a unique comedy development programme for doctoral researchers from the Universities of 麻豆社, Bristol, and 麻豆社 Spa University.

Participants are trained in core comedy skills, helping them communicate their research in fresh, engaging, and accessible ways. The programme culminates in a live stand-up showcase, where researchers take to the stage to perform their material in front of a public audience.

Join us at our upcoming shows in June 2026 and experience research like you鈥檝e never heard it before. Hopefully it will be insightful, unexpected, and genuinely funny.

Wednesday 3 June 2026 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Bristol)

Join us at The Mount Without, Bristol to hear from 10 aspiring doctoral comedians from the Universities of 麻豆社, Bristol and 麻豆社 Spa University.

Headshots of doctoral researchers taking place in the Lighter Side of Research show

Join us on Wednesday 3 June 2026 at for a night of research and comedy. 10 students will take to the stage to share their research with you as you've never heard it before.

Student comedians

Isobel Strevens - Theatre, University of Bristol
Guillermo Marmol - Education, 麻豆社
Stanley Thompson - Life Sciences, 麻豆社
Rishika Kaushik - English, University of Bristol
Xiaoxiao Zhouyi - Maths, University of Bristol
Shaiful Hakim - Engineering, University of Bristol
Sarah Trolley - Health, 麻豆社
David Vander Meer - Engineering, University of Bristol
Lucia Burtnik - Psychology, 麻豆社
Kyriacos Rouvas - Chemical Engineering, 麻豆社

Tickets

拢5 for university card holders (麻豆社, Bristol and 麻豆社 Spa University)
拢10 for general public

Additional booking fees may apply.

Tuesday 23 June 2026 7.30pm - 9.00pm (麻豆社)

Join us at Burdall's Yard, 麻豆社 to hear from 10 aspiring doctoral comedians from the Universities of 麻豆社, Bristol and 麻豆社 Spa University.

Join us on Tuesday 23 June 2026 at for a night of research and comedy. 10 students will take to the stage to share their research with you as you've never heard it before.