What we’re about
Brighton Café Scientifique is Science for the Sociable!
Informal talks of about 30-45 minutes are given by experts in their field, at a level accessible to all. After a break, the talk is followed by a question and answer session, and open discussion on the topic of the evening.
We usually meet on the second Wednesday of the month, at 7:00 for 7:30pm start. Our regular venue from February 2024 is the Wagner Hall, Regency Road, Brighton BN1 2RU (adjoining the Bright Helm on West Street). Meetings are free, although a collection is taken to contribute to the running expenses of the organisation. There is a bar, open from 7:00pm.
Our dates for 2025: Wed 11 June, Wed 9 July, Wed 13 August, Wed 10 September, etc.
Brighton Café Sci is part of the international Café Scientifique movement.
Please note: Occasionally we may arrange meetings on days other than the second Wednesday of the month, depending on the availability of speakers and the venue.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- The Cancer Research Revolution with Prof Timothy Humphrey, 7:30 on Wed 13 AugustWagner Hall, Brighton
The Cancer Research Revolution and Reasons for Optimism with Prof. Timothy Humphrey, University of Sussex. Wednesday 13th August 2025 at the Wagner Hall, West Street, Brighton.
Tim Humphrey recently moved from the University of Oxford to the University of Sussex where he is Professor of Translational Research and Genome Stability. In this talk he will present an overview of the remarkable advances in cancer research and treatments that have become available over the last 25 years. He will discuss his own research, which exploits specific cancer mutations to target cancer; the launch of the Sussex Cancer Research Centre, which brings together scientists, clinicians, and people with cancer from across Brighton and Sussex to improve cancer treatments; and his reasons for optimism in targeting cancer.
Times: Doors and bar open at 7:00pm, talk starts at 7:30. Short break at 8:15 followed by Q&A.
Wagner Hall is on West Street, 200 m down from the Clock Tower on the right-hand side, adjoining the Bright Helm pub and next to the entrance to the Churchill Square Orange car park.
Our events are free but we ask those attending to make a donation to cover our costs - hiring the venue, Meetup website, etc. We accept donations in cash or by card.
