Café Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology.
Meetings take place in cafes, bars, restaurants or even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic context.
The first Cafés Scientifique in the UK were held in Leeds in 1998. From there, cafes gradually spread across the country. Currently, some 70 cafés meet regularly to hear scientists or writers talk about their work and discuss it with diverse audiences.
Café Scientifique is a forum for debating science issues, not a shop window for science. We are committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making science accountable.
Our monthly meetings take place on the first Monday of the month at 7pm.
If you wish to be informed about future events, then please email one of the organisers and we will happily add you to our email list.
Meet the Organisers
The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd
Andi Probert
7pm Tuesday 26th November 2024
Waterstones Glasgow, Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EW
The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd is the UK’s only herd of reindeer who free-range in their natural habitat. Reindeer were previously native to the UK but died out due to climate change and overhunting. In 1952, Mikel Utsi and his wife Ethel Lindgren brought the first reindeer back to the Cairngorm mountains - the last remaining sub-arctic area in Scotland - as an experimental reintroduction. The species went from strength-to-strength, and the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre now maintain a managed herd of 150 reindeer, taking visitors to meet them. These tame and friendly animals are a joy to all who come and see them. Reindeer are not just for Christmas!
Hear about the history of the reindeer, their adaptations as a species, how we manage the herd within this spectacular landscape and some of the unique characters from over the years and meet Andi Probert who has worked with the herd since 2010, after coming for a summer job and now can’t imagine living anywhere else.
Note that to give our hosts some idea of how many people with be attending, they would appreciate it if you would fill in this online form:- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cafe-sci-at-sauchiehall-st-the-cairngorm-reindeer-herd-tickets-1075567263639?aff=oddtdtcreator
