Welcome to Café Scientifique Launceston

Café Scientifique Launceston, founded in 2010 by Professor Colin Webb MBE FRS, is a branch of the national Café Scientifique network.

Meetings are held most months from March to November in the Liberty Suite at Jericho’s Kitchen, 4 Northgate St, Launceston PL15 8BD at 7.00pm.After the talk by a guest speaker, there is a break for light refreshments and conversation. The audience then reassembles for a question and answer session and general discussion. Anyone can ask a question and those which begin "This might be a stupid question but ……. ?" are positively welcomed.

Cafés are free. You just turn up on the night. However, we hope that non-student members of the audience will make a contribution of at least £3 to cover the hire of the venue and equipment and the speaker’s travel expenses. Refreshments cost £3 and must be paid for.

Anyone wishing to have a meal before the meeting can book a table in advance by calling Jericho’s Kitchen on 01566 770080. Please arrive no later than 5:30 pm on the day of the meeting. If you are eating, please ask for “Reserved” notices which can be placed on seats in the auditorium..

If you are not already on our email list and you would like to be kept informed please use the Contact Us page to send us your email address. Suggestions for future talks are extremely welcome.

A list of Cafes planned for 2019 is posted on the Cafes Page.

The first meeting will be a visit to the Plymouth University Immersive Theatre at 7.00pm on Tuesday 19 February 2019 arranged by Derek Prickett. As places are limited to 40, those on our mailing list will receive an email invitation in January. Places will alloted on a first come first served basisi and there will be a waiting list. Derek has said that if this visit is oversubscribed, as we expect it to be, he will arrange another. See more on News page

The first talk of the year will be at 7.00pm on Tuesday 12 March when Professor Iain Stewart (Plymouth University, Earth Sciences) will give a talk entitled "Faulty Communication: Living with Istanbul's Earthquake Threat".