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The Oxfordshire Science Festival

The Oxfordshire Science Festival is where hands and minds can get busy exploring, debating, experiencing and discussing science at the many events held across the county each year.

Clean and green events

Energy, climate change, reducing and recycling are issues relevant to us all. Click to view all Clean and Green events

Universe events

From the rocks that make up our wonderful planet to parallel universes, you can bend your mind with these events.
Click to view all The Universe events

Technology events

Technology advances have revolutionised the way we live but what does the future hold?
Click to view all Technology events

Health and wellbeing events

Your health is your most precious possession, find out all about your body. Click to view all Health & Wellbeing events

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A message from Renee

"We are on a mission to prove that science is seriously fun and ridiculously interesting! OSF 2012 is jammed full of events for you, your friends and family. We really hope you will be as inspired by OSF 2012 as we are!"

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Festival Patrons

  • Marcus du Sautoy
    "The science at the heart of the festival will amaze, delight, engage and inform visitors to prepare them for the exciting times to come."

  • Kay Davies
    "I am delighted to be part of OSF and share some of this years most exciting technological advances with the public."

  • Chris Lintott
    "The Oxford Science Festival really does contain something for everyone, and i'm looking forward to getting to as many of the events as I can"

  • Susan Greenfield
    "Oxford has long been a centre of excellence for science; I am delighted that OSF will enable dissemination of science to as wide an audience as possible"