The Puzzle of Pain - What is Pain Research?

PAINCAST - the PAINSTORM podcast, Episode 3 Presented and produced by Fiona Talkington and Mark Smalley for PAINSTORM in association with Pain Research Reading The Puzzle of Pain - What is Pain Research? A panel discussion recorded in the Great Hall of the University of Reading, 22 June 2025. As part of a day of events, talks, demonstrations and art, organised by Pain Research Reading and the University of Reading in association with PAINSTORM, an audience was invited to bring their questions to the sumptuous surroundings of the University’s Great Hall for a discussion about Pain Research. What does that actually mean? What are the challenges? What does it mean for people with lived experience of chronic neuropathic pain? A panel of pain experts was hosted by Fiona Talkington and led by Professor David Bennett (head of PAINSTORM, University of Oxford). It also included Professor Andrew Rice (PAINSTORM, Imperial College and President of the IASP), Professor Annina Schmid (PAINSTORM and University of Oxford), Professor Ed Keogh (PAINSTORM advisory board and University of Bath) and Dr Wiebke Gandhi (Pain Research Reading and University of Reading).