, ▁music , ▁the atr ical ▁read ings , ▁dan cing , ▁demonstr ation , ▁etc . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 9 0 s , ▁C OP US , ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Public ▁Under standing ▁of ▁Science ▁( organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science ), ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁did ▁not ▁understand ▁science ▁and ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁better ▁educated ▁and ▁lect ured ▁to . ▁New sp apers ▁considered ▁it ▁very ▁odd ▁that ▁people ▁should ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁c afé , ▁drink ▁wine ▁and ▁discuss ▁science ▁rather ▁than ▁just ▁g oss ip . ▁However ▁the ▁public ▁were ▁becoming ▁more ▁concerned ▁about ▁topics ▁such ▁as ▁Mad ▁Cow ▁D ise ase , ▁G M ▁cro ps , ▁cl oning , ▁etc . ▁As ▁the ▁context ▁has ▁changed ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 9 0 s , ▁Ca fe ▁Scient ifique ▁has ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁move ▁from ▁Public ▁Under standing ▁through ▁Science ▁Communic ation ▁to ▁Public ▁Eng agement ▁with ▁Research . ▁When ▁it ▁started ▁C afé ▁Scient ifique ▁was ▁considered ▁odd ▁and ▁avant - gar de , ▁however ▁the ▁format ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁emb rac ed ▁by ▁academic ▁discipl ines , ▁government ▁depart ments , ▁research ▁instit utes , ▁polit icians , ▁educ ators ▁and ▁policy ▁mak ers . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ca fe ▁Scient ifique ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁received ▁grant ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Well come ▁Trust . ▁The