AI, Science & Drinks: UK Agentic Science Network
AI is changing science. Let's get the people who care about what happens next around a few pub tables.
Couldn't make King's AI Summit? Come for the evening. Join the UK Agentic Science Network, meet people who were there, hear what got them excited and bring your own ideas into the conversation. You don't need to have attended the summit or have a summit ticket.
What should a scientific paper become when AI agents are both readers and contributors? What would a lab built for people and agents look like? How should we fund and organise the work? If you've got ideas, questions, something you're building or a strong objection, we'd love to meet you.
Scientists, engineers, founders, funders and anyone curious about the future of science are welcome. Come to find people you want to work with and conversations you want to keep having. No presentations or preparation needed.
About the UK Agentic Science Network We're bringing people together across the UK to work out how the institutions and practices of science should change in the age of AI. That includes publishing and reproducibility, laboratories and automation, funding and the way research communities coordinate. We want to turn the arguments into practical experiments, collaborations and things people can build.
Explore the network: https://agenticsci.org/ Read and challenge our draft manifesto: https://agenticsci.org/manifesto/
What's happening at King's? King's AI Summit: Agents of Science explores AI agents for scientific discovery, from autonomous labs and human–AI collaboration to trust, evidence and research infrastructure. There are talks, panels and lunchtime demonstrations, including our Network booth. We'll head to the pub after the summit reception ends at 18:30.
Summit programme and registration: https://www.kingsaisummit.com/agents-of-science
When and where Thursday 12 November 2026, from 18:45 The Duke of Sussex, 23 Baylis Road, Waterloo, London SE1 7AY
Those at the summit can walk over together after the reception, about 10 minutes away. Everyone else can meet us directly at the pub.
Free to join; everyone buys their own drinks. We are walking in without a reserved area, so seating is not guaranteed. Please register so we have a sense of numbers.
This RSVP is for the informal pub gathering organised by the UK Agentic Science Network. Summit registration is separate.
Questions: info@agenticsci.org
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