Category: News

  • Ada Lovelace Day 2015

    Tuesday 13th October 2015 is the date for this year’s annual Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths.

  • The Life Scientific – Dave Goulson

    One of our upcoming speakers for next year, Prof. Dave Goulson, is featured on Prof. Jim Al-Khalili‘s Radio 4 science programme The Life Scientific. You can catch the programme here on iPlayer.

  • Wessex-BESS survey on the benefits of Wiltshire green places

    Wessex BESS are undertaking a community survey to gather information regarding outdoor places and the benefits you get from your local countryside. They need your help! The research is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and results will contribute towards future land management in the county. It is studying different ways that biodiversity…

  • Autumn Season starts tomorrow evening – Tuesday 2nd September

    The new season of talks for 2014-15 begins tomorrow evening with a humdinger from Prof. David Dunmur on Liquid Crystals: the fourth state of matter and today’s flat-screen displays. His Oxford University Press book is also on promotion at present; David will have some copies with him, so it can be snapped up for the…

  • Duncan Dallas

    Some of you will have heard the sad news of the death of the founder of the Café Scientifique movement, Duncan Dallas.

  • This March sees National Science and Engineering Week with a diverse range of activities happening all over the country.

  • Autumn 2013; talks galore!

    After the usual summer break, Cafe Sci returns tonight with a cracking talk from Prof. Chris Rhodes. See here for more information. All the confirmed upcoming talks are now on the calendar and will take place in the usual venue, usual time unless otherwise stated.

  • Event times – oops!

    Due to a small problem with the calendar, some upcoming events were listed as starting at 6pm. Just to confirm that all forthcoming events start at 7pm as usual; doors open at 7pm for a prompt 7.30pm start. The calendar has been updated and now shows the correct times. Sorry about that; the calendar imps…

  • Why our food is making us fat

    We are, on average, 3st heavier than we were in the 60s. And not because we’re eating more or exercising less – we just unwittingly became sugar addicts An article in the Guardian which is closely related to an earlier talk by Prof Rod Bilton and Dr Larry Booth, of the School of Biomolecular Sciences,…

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