The Oxford Cafe is hosted in Blackwells Bookshop on Broad Street, at 7.00pm on the second Tuesday of every month.
Blackwells kindly sponsor the event by providing the venue.
Doors usually open around 6:30 pm (earlier if it's cold and we are able to set up quickly!)
The first Cafe Scientifique in the city was held on 14th November 2000.
2007-8 Calendar
July 2008
To be confirmed -
June 2008
To be confirmed -
May 2008
Professor Peter Atkins - Thermodynamics made easy
April 2008
CANCELLED - our apologies to all audience members
March 2008
Rita Carter - Multiple personalities
February 2008
Brian Clegg - Infinity
January 2008
Roger Ashby - Autism - a parent's viewpoint
December 2007
Dr Chris Blanford - The hydrogen economy and fuel cells
November 2007
Gavin Killip - Turning my house energy-efficient - a personal experience of going low-carbon.
October 2007
Chris Carpenter - Fusion within our grasp.
2006-7 Calendar
September 2007
Professor Sarah Randolph - Are tick-borne disease increases due to climate change or politics?.
2006-7 Calendar
August 2007
We always take a break in August. See you in the autumn.
10th July 2007
Dr Mark Haw - The middle-sized world.
12th June 2007
Professor Jim Davies and Dr Steve Harris - Clinical trials in the 21st century - challenges and opportunities.
8th May 2007
Professor Stanley Ulijaszek - What is the natural human diet?.
10th April 2007
The planned Cafe on swarm behaviour: locusts, birds, fish and human crowds - Dr Iain Couzin - has been cancelled for this date. It will be rescheduled as soon as possible.
13th March 2007
The hows and whys of hearing - and its problems - Professor Andy King with Dr Jan Schnupp.
13th February 2007
Dr. Simon Watts, Brimstone: heaven or hell in our cities?" exploring air pollution past, present and future.
9th January 2007
Professor Frank Close, "Why is there anything in the Universe? - and other big questions
12th December 2006
Dr. Carolyn Carr and Daniel Stuckey, "Can stem cells mend a broken heart?"
14th November 2006
Professor Roger Davies, "Black holes on our doorstep".
10th October 2006
Professor Trevor Norton, "Life under the sea"
12th September 2006
Dr John Pannell, "Sex, sterility and spite amongst plants"
(Archive available here for details of previous years' speakers)
