Cafe Scientifique

Links

The links below are not the responsibility of Cafe Scientifique but we hope they may be interesting or useful.
 

         

Online resources

Caffe-Scienza Firenze What's going on in the world - a collection of articles from organisers around the world about what is happening in their country (some contributions may be a little out of date).

Science for humanity Science for Humanity is an innovative scheme to match-make UK scientists with communities in the developing world facing particular problems. The programme is supported by the National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts and the Sloane Robinson Foundation. www.nesta.org.uk/programmes/connect/partnerships/science_for_humanity.aspx www.scienceforhumanity.net/

The Royal Institution

The Royal Society

The Wellcome Trust

British Science Association

BBC Online Science pages

New Scientist

Hampstead and Richmond Science Society

Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology - produces regular 4-page briefings on public policy issues that have a basis in science and technology

The Scientific Observatory of the Mediterranean City, based in Catalan museums: Science Cafes ‘in a Catalan style’.

Open-lecture.net: details of lectures and seminars open to the public in the UK

Nextdoor2me.org: informal educational resources, including some material from Sheffield Cafe Scientifique

Festivals

Edinburgh International Science Festival

Cheltenham Science Festival

York Festival of Science and Technology

British Science Festival

Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 5-10 July 2011 The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5AG Experience the latest science live at the Royal Society. With over 20 fascinating interactive exhibits you can try your hand at the science shaping our world. Question the scientists themselves about the exciting advances they are working on, from bionic vision to improving airport security. Featuring a host of free events and activities.

Museums and activity centres

Science Museum (London) ThinkTank-->

Exploratorium Think Tank (Birmingham)

Centre For Life (Newcastle)

@Bristol (Bristol)

Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh)

Inspire (Norwich)

Glasgow Science Centre (Glasgow)

Jodrell Bank (Manchester)

Sensation (Dundee)

Magna Centre (Sheffield)

The Big Idea Inventor Centre (Irvine)

National Space Centre (Leicester)

Techniquest (Cardiff)

Satrosphere (Aberdeen)

Cycle the Solar System (York)

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