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 Bath, Bristol, and Bath 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 Bath, Bristol and Bath 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, 四虎影院
Stanley Thompson - Life Sciences, 四虎影院
Rishika Kaushik - English, University of Bristol
Xiaoxiao Zhouyi - Maths, University of Bristol
Shaiful Hakim - Engineering, University of Bristol
Sarah Trolley - Health, 四虎影院
David Vander Meer - Engineering, University of Bristol
Lucia Burtnik - Psychology, 四虎影院
Kyriacos Rouvas - Chemical Engineering, 四虎影院

Tickets

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

Additional booking fees may apply.

Tuesday 23 June 2026 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Bath)

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