Cafe Scientifique
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:30:00 GMT
Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Meetings have taken place in cafes, bars, restaurants and even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic context.
The first Cafes Scientifique in the UK were held in Leeds in 1998. From there, cafes gradually spread across the country. Currently, over 70 cafes meet regularly to hear scientists or writers on science talk about their work and discuss it with diverse audiences.
Cafe Scientifique is a forum for debating science issues, not a shop window for science. They are committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making science accountable.
Come along for a relaxed, social evening and some interesting debate about different areas of science:
Monday 26 January 2015
7.00pm to 10.00pm
Professor Bob Cywinski
Q is for Quantum: A Beginner’s Guide to Quantum Physics
Monday 23 February 2015
7.00pm to 10.00pm
Dr Stefano Vanin
Maggots, mummies and other friends: Forensics and Archaeology
Monday 30 March 2015
7.00pm to 10.00pm
Professor Roger Barlow
Antimatter
Monday 27 April 2015
7.00pm to 10.00pm
Professor Andrew Ball
Engineering Reliability on the High Seas
Monday 29 June 2015
7.00pm to 10.00pm
Dr Leigh Flemming
Engineering Quality of life
For further details of the programme, visit Cafe Scientifique