Join us for an inspiring afternoon at the Institute Bar with Tristram Stuart, co-founder of Toast Brewing – the revolutionary beer company that turns surplus bread into delicious brews and donates all profits to environmental causes and one of our firm favourites on campus. 🌱🍺
Tristram’s TED Talk on sustainable food systems has been viewed over 2 million times, and now he’s bringing his passion and insights straight to you in first union bar in the UK to sell Toast on draught! Expect an engaging talk on how we can fix our broken food system, followed by a relaxed Q&A session hosted by Levi Fernandez from our Student Social Impact Team.
We'll also have free samples of Toast's beer for attendees to try– so you can taste the difference yourself.
Whether you're curious about sustainability, love a new beer, or just want to meet like-minded students, this is the perfect way to kick off your Welcome week with a difference.
Grab your free ticket now and we'll see you there!

The serious stuff
- Entry is free, but ID may be required to access the bar
- Please note that you must be over 18 to enter our bars and purchase alcohol. Please bring a physical copy of a valid proof of age document (Driving licence / Passport)
- Getting here
Address: The Institute Bar, 20 Bedford Way - Level 4, WC1H 0AL (Access at rear of building on Thornhaugh Street, up the stairs to the roof terrace)
Find us on Google Maps.- Bar policy
If you're visiting one of our bars, familiarise yourself with our bar entry policy, designed to keep us all safe. Please note unless specified last entry is Midnight.
We want you to feel comfortable, safe, and at home when you're spending time in our bars or event spaces which is why we uphold a number of safety initiatives in all our bars including specific measures against spiking and harassment. All our bar staff have also undertaken Drink Spiking Awareness and Active Bystander training- Do I need a ticket to get in?
It's best to think of free bar event tickets as a way to register your interest rather than guaranteeing access. We recommend booking a free ticket as we use this information to work out if a venue will be near capacity and also to send you a reminder about the event nearer the time. However, having or not having a ticket will not determine if you can access an event as we operate a first-come-first-served policy for accessing the bars, so if you are on campus – feel free to pop by and join in if there’s space on the night.