Reading Cafe Scientifique – Too many elephants?

Name: Reading Cafe Scientifique – Too many elephants?
Start: 2025-09-16T19:00:00+01:00
Location: Zero Degrees

Schedule

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Zero Degrees | Reading, EN

We are looking for speakers for 2026 & beyond. If you would like to get involved and support your local Science community please get in touch – email: scienceinreading [at] gmail.com or twitter: Science in Reading (@Science_Reading) Speaking slot availability can be found via the website.
A friendly Science focused group entertaining the local community with the fascinating world of science – events from hands on workshops to engaging talks. Everyone welcome!
Our monthly meetups are held upstairs at Zero Degrees (9 Bridge St, Reading RG1 2LR) from 7pm.
So please do come along, grab a beer/food at the downstairs bar (the mango beer and wood fired pizza are epic) and enjoy a relaxed evening of talks + networking + beers.
7:00pm Arrivals
7:30pm Welcome and Introductions
7:35pm Too many elephants? (Dr Vicky Boult – University of Reading)
8:20pm Comfort Break
8:30pm Q&A
9:00pm Networking
9:30pm End
More Information
Too many elephants? (Dr Vicky Boult – University of Reading)
Too many elephants? Surely not. We hear all the time of the terrible plight of elephants: poached for their ivory tusks, hunted for their trophies, plagued by drought… So why are some countries proposing to cull elephants? In this talk, Dr Vicky Boult will present the complex realities of managing elephant populations across Africa. From conservation efforts to restore lost elephant populations to the frontline of human-elephant conflict, and even elephant vasectomies! Join Vicky for a deep-dive into all things elephant, and a reality check on real-world conservation.
Vicky is a Lecturer in Conservation Biology at the University of Reading. She has studied African elephants since 2013, working in a range of contexts from Kenya to South Africa. Her research interests lie in the conservation impacts of extreme weather, with a primary focus on the impacts of drought on elephants. Vicky spent five years working in the development of early warning systems for the African humanitarian and agricultural sectors, and she brings concepts from this work to her conservation research.
If you would like to get involved and support your local Science community please get in touch – email: scienceinreading [at] gmail.com or twitter: Science in Reading (@Science_Reading)
Speaking slot availability can be found via the website.
We meet 1st Tuesday of the month. Format is gathering from 7.00pm with talks commencing at 7.30pm. Talks timings are completely flexible but generally 40-60mins + Q&A with a ~20mins break to encourage social networking.
Contact’s: email: scienceinreading [at] gmail.com or twitter: Science in Reading (@Science_Reading)