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Oxfordshire Science Festival 2012

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Oxfordshire Science Festival 2009 Events

Take a look at the list of events running at Oxfordshire Science Festival 2009,
or download the Oxfordshire Science Festival 2009 Brochure.

Become a young Rock Detective!

Become a young Rock Detective!

Run by: Oxfordshire Geology Trust

Date / time: Wed, 15/02/2012 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Venue: Earth Trust, Little Wittenham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4QZ, Little Wittemham

Target audience: Family, No scientific background,

Cost: Yes

It takes guts

It takes guts

Run by: STFC in association with the Science Museum

Date / time: Fri, 17/02/2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Venue: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot

Target audience: Family, Schools, No scientific background,

Cost: Free

Persecution & Survival

Persecution & Survival

Run by: Museum of Oxford

Date / time: Sat, 03/03/2012 12:00 AM - Sat, 10/03/2012 12:00 AM

Venue: Museum of Oxford, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: see website

Marvellous Medicine Trail

Marvellous Medicine Trail

Run by: University of Oxford Botanic Gardens

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: University of Oxford Botanic Gardens, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Philosophy of Science (Online)

Philosophy of Science (Online)

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: Online, Online

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Field Techniques for Surveying Mammals & Reptiles

Field Techniques for Surveying Mammals & Reptiles

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: Online, Online

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

How Old Is The Universe And Its Constituents?

How Old Is The Universe And Its Constituents?

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: Online, Online

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Geological Wonders of the World

Geological Wonders of the World

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: Online, Online

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Animal Behaviour

Animal Behaviour

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: Online, Online

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Human Cells & Tissues

Human Cells & Tissues

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: Online, Online

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Landscapes and Habitats Of Oxfordshire

Landscapes and Habitats Of Oxfordshire

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: Online, Online

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

The Curious Nature of Objects: Sue Johnson’s Paper at Pitt Rivers Museum

The Curious Nature of Objects: Sue Johnson’s Paper at Pitt Rivers Museum

Run by: Pitt Rivers Museum

Date / time: Sat, 03/03/2012 12:00 AM - Sun, 18/03/2012 12:00 AM

Venue: Pitt Rivers Museum, South Parks Road Oxford, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Diamond images exhibition

Diamond images exhibition

Run by: Oxford Castle

Date / time: Sat, 03/03/2012 12:00 AM - Sun, 18/03/2012 12:00 AM

Venue: Oxford Castle, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Unwrapped: The Story of a Child Mummy

Unwrapped: The Story of a Child Mummy

Run by: The Ashmolean

Date / time: Various dates (03/03/2012 - 04/03/2012). See full details for date / times.

Venue: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Transmutation: the intriguing humanoid creatures of emerging international creature effects artist Michaela Bayley

Transmutation: the intriguing humanoid creatures of emerging international creature effects artist Michaela Bayley

Run by: Banbury Museum

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: Banbury Museum, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Gallery Activity: Coin & Archaeological Identification Scheme

Gallery Activity: Coin & Archaeological Identification Scheme

Run by: The Ashmolean

Date / time: Various dates (03/03/2012 - 17/03/2012). See full details for date / times.

Venue: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Science In Your World

Science In Your World

Run by: Various

Date / time: Sat, 03/03/2012 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Venue: Opposite the entrance to the Westgate Centre, Oxford

Target audience: Everyone

Cost: Free

Day Out with Thomas

Day Out with Thomas

Run by: Didcot railway

Date / time: Sat, 03/03/2012 10:30 AM

Venue: Didcot Parkway railway station , Didcot

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Building the Tallest Tower

Building the Tallest Tower

Run by: Oxford Castle - Unlocked

Date / time: Sat, 03/03/2012 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Venue: Oxford Castle, Oxford

Target audience: Everyone

Cost: Free

Pharmacodynamics, Biomarkers and Personalised Therapy

Pharmacodynamics, Biomarkers and Personalised Therapy

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Various dates (05/03/2012 - 09/03/2012). See full details for date / times.

Venue: TBC, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Oxford Philomusica and Julian Lloyd Webber

Oxford Philomusica and Julian Lloyd Webber

Run by: Oxford Philomusica

Date / time: Mon, 05/03/2012 7:30 PM

Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury

Target audience:

Cost: see website

Biology Conference on Infertility

Biology Conference on Infertility

Run by: St. Edward's School

Date / time: Wed, 07/03/2012 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Venue: The North Wall Theatre, Woodstock Road, Summertown

Target audience: Schools, Adult,

Cost: Yes

Innovation Showcase

Innovation Showcase

Run by: Begbroke Science Park

Date / time: Thu, 08/03/2012 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Venue: Begbroke Science Park, Sandy Lane, Yarnton

Target audience: Schools,

Cost: Free

The Thinking Brain: The 9th Oxford Brain Day

The Thinking Brain: The 9th Oxford Brain Day

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Sat, 10/03/2012 12:00 AM

Venue: TBC, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Exploring Science at Foxcombe Hall

Exploring Science at Foxcombe Hall

Run by: Open University in the South

Date / time: Sat, 10/03/2012 10:00 AM

Venue: Foxcombe Hall, Boars Hill

Target audience: Families

Cost: Free

Mad About Science morning

Mad About Science morning

Run by: Banbury Museum

Date / time: Sat, 10/03/2012 10:30 AM

Venue: Banbury Museum, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury

Target audience:

Cost: £1 for each adult and child taking part.

Science Storytelling

Science Storytelling

Run by: Catarina Amorim

Date / time: Sun, 11/03/2012 12:00 AM

Venue: The Jam Factory, Oxpens Road, Oxford

Target audience: Everyone

Cost: Free

Science brighter than the sun

Science brighter than the sun

Run by: Diamond Light Source

Date / time: Sun, 11/03/2012 2:00 PM

Venue: Oxford Castle, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Oxford University Science Roadshow 12-16 March

Oxford University Science Roadshow 12-16 March

Run by: MPLS Division

Date / time: 12-16 March

Venue: Secondary schools, Oxfordshire

Target audience: Schools,

Cost: Free

Research@Oxford - Improving Health

Research@Oxford - Improving Health

Run by: Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

Date / time: Wed, 14/03/2012 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Venue: Churchill Hospital, main entrance, Headington, OX3 7LE

Target audience: Everyone,

Cost: Free

Mindfulness: Science and Practice

Mindfulness: Science and Practice

Run by: Science Oxford

Date / time: Thu, 15/03/2012 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Venue: 1-5 London Place, St Clements, Oxford

Target audience: Adult,

Cost: Yes

Bright Light for a Better Planet

Bright Light for a Better Planet

Run by: Diamond Light Source

Date / time: Fri, 16/03/2012 12:00 AM

Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford

Target audience: Adults

Cost: Free

Stargazing

Stargazing

Run by: Science Oxford / British Science Association

Date / time: Fri, 16/03/2012 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Venue: 1-5 London Place, St Clements, Oxford

Target audience: Everyone,

Cost: Yes

About time!

About time!

Run by: Museum of the History of Science

Date / time: Sat, 17/03/2012 12:00 AM

Venue: Museum of the History of Science, Oxford

Target audience: Families

Cost: Free

Volcanology lecture

Volcanology lecture

Run by: Royal Microscopical Society

Date / time: Sat, 17/03/2012 10:00 AM

Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road Oxford, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Botanical illustration courses with Rosemary Wise at University of Oxford Botanic Garden

Botanical illustration courses with Rosemary Wise at University of Oxford Botanic Garden

Run by: University of Oxford Botanic Gardens

Date / time: Sat, 17/03/2012 10:00 AM

Venue: University of Oxford Botanic Gardens, Oxford

Target audience: Adult, No scientific background,

Cost: Free

Brookes Science Bazaar

Brookes Science Bazaar

Run by: Oxford Brookes

Date / time: Sat, 17/03/2012 11:00 AM

Venue: Oxford Brookes University, Gypsy Lane, Headington, Headington

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Saturday Spotlight-Assistant Curator Elin Borneman at Pitt Rivers Museum

Saturday Spotlight-Assistant Curator Elin Borneman at Pitt Rivers Museum

Run by: Pitt Rivers Museum

Date / time: Sat, 17/03/2012 2:30 PM

Venue: Pitt Rivers Museum, South Parks Road Oxford, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Oxford Biology Day

Oxford Biology Day

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Sun, 18/03/2012 12:00 AM

Venue: TBC, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

Global visions (Prof. Joshua Silver )

Global visions (Prof. Joshua Silver )

Run by: Department of Physics, University of Oxford

Date / time: Mon, 19/03/2012 6:00 PM

Venue: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Parks Road, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Trebuchet and rocket building

Trebuchet and rocket building

Run by: Cokethorpe School

Date / time: Sun, 25/03/2012 11:00 AM

Venue: Cokethorpe School Witney Oxon OX29 7PU, Witney

Target audience:

Cost: Free

A nourishing legacy: sport nutrition & communities

A nourishing legacy: sport nutrition & communities

Run by: STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Date / time: Fri, 30/03/2012 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Venue: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot

Target audience: Schools, Adult, No scientific background,

Cost: Free

Nature's Treasures 4

Nature's Treasures 4

Run by: The Russell Society

Date / time: Sat, 03/03/2012 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford

Target audience: Schools, Adult, Everyone, No scientific background, An understanding of the subject, An expert in the subject,

Cost: Yes

SoapBox Science

SoapBox Science

Run by: British Science Association Oxfordshire Branch

Date / time: Sat, 03/03/2012 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Venue: Opposite the entrance to the Westgate Centre, Oxford

Target audience: Everyone,

Cost: Free

Wow!How?

Wow!How?

Run by: University of Oxford Natural History Museum

Date / time: Sat, 10/03/2012 10:00 AM

Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

The Cherwell School Science Fair

The Cherwell School Science Fair

Run by: The Cherwell School

Date / time: Tue, 13/03/2012 3:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Venue: Cherwell School North Site Hall, Oxford

Target audience: Family, Schools, Everyone,

Cost: Free

Cafe Scientifique

Cafe Scientifique

Run by: Oxford Cafe Scientifique

Date / time: Tue, 13/03/2012 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Venue: 1-5 London Place, St Clements, Oxford

Target audience: Family, Adult, Everyone, No scientific background, An understanding of the subject, An expert in the subject,

Cost: Free

The Discovery Zone at Science Oxford Live

The Discovery Zone at Science Oxford Live

Run by: Science Oxford

Date / time: Sat, 17/03/2012 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Venue: 1-5 London Place, St Clements, Oxford

Target audience: Family,

Cost: Yes

Physics is cool with liquid nitrogen

Physics is cool with liquid nitrogen

Run by: Department of Physics, University of Oxford

Date / time: Sat, 17/03/2012 2:00 PM

Venue: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, Parks Road, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Run by: Science Oxford

Date / time: Wednesday to Sunday starting 28/01/2012 - 10/03/12

Venue: 1-5 London Place, St Clements, Oxford

Target audience: Everyone,

Cost: Yes

Events not to be missed!

  • Become a young Rock Detective!

    Run by: Oxfordshire Geology Trust

    Date/TIme: Wed, 15/02/2012 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    Venue: Earth Trust

    Target audience: Family, No scientific background,


    Cost: Yes

  • It takes guts

    Run by: STFC in association with the Science Museum

    Date/TIme: Fri, 17/02/2012 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

    Venue: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell

    Target audience: Family, Schools, No scientific background,


    Cost: Free

  • Persecution & Survival

    Run by: Museum of Oxford

    Date/TIme: Sat, 03/03/2012 12:00 AM - Sat, 10/03/2012 12:00 AM

    Venue: Museum of Oxford

    Target audience:


    Cost: see website

  • Marvellous Medicine Trail

    Run by: University of Oxford Botanic Gardens

    Date/TIme: Runs throughout the festival

    Venue: Oxford Botanic Garden

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Philosophy of Science (Online)

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Runs throughout the festival

    Venue: Event runs online

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Field Techniques for Surveying Mammals & Reptiles

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Runs throughout the festival

    Venue: Event runs online

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • How Old Is The Universe And Its Constituents?

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Runs throughout the festival

    Venue: Event runs online

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Geological Wonders of the World

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Runs throughout the festival

    Venue: Event runs online

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Animal Behaviour

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Runs throughout the festival

    Venue: Event runs online

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Human Cells & Tissues

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Runs throughout the festival

    Venue: Event runs online

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Landscapes and Habitats Of Oxfordshire

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Runs throughout the festival

    Venue: Event runs online

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • The Curious Nature of Objects: Sue Johnson’s Paper at Pitt Rivers Museum

    Run by: Pitt Rivers Museum

    Date/TIme: Sat, 03/03/2012 12:00 AM - Sun, 18/03/2012 12:00 AM

    Venue: Pitt Rivers Museum

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Diamond images exhibition

    Run by: Oxford Castle

    Date/TIme: Sat, 03/03/2012 12:00 AM - Sun, 18/03/2012 12:00 AM

    Venue: Oxford Castle

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Unwrapped: The Story of a Child Mummy

    Run by: The Ashmolean

    Date/TIme: Various dates (03/03/2012 - 04/03/2012). See full details for date / times.

    Venue: Ashmolean Museum

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Transmutation: the intriguing humanoid creatures of emerging international creature effects artist Michaela Bayley

    Run by: Banbury Museum

    Date/TIme: Runs throughout the festival

    Venue: Banbury Museum

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Gallery Activity: Coin & Archaeological Identification Scheme

    Run by: The Ashmolean

    Date/TIme: Various dates (03/03/2012 - 17/03/2012). See full details for date / times.

    Venue: Ashmolean Museum

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Science In Your World

    Run by: Various

    Date/TIme: Sat, 03/03/2012 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Venue: Bonn Sq

    Target audience: Everyone


    Cost: Free

  • Day Out with Thomas

    Run by: Didcot railway

    Date/TIme: Sat, 03/03/2012 10:30 AM

    Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Building the Tallest Tower

    Run by: Oxford Castle - Unlocked

    Date/TIme: Sat, 03/03/2012 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Venue: Oxford Castle

    Target audience: Everyone


    Cost: Free

  • Pharmacodynamics, Biomarkers and Personalised Therapy

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Various dates (05/03/2012 - 09/03/2012). See full details for date / times.

    Venue: TBC

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Oxford Philomusica and Julian Lloyd Webber

    Run by: Oxford Philomusica

    Date/TIme: Mon, 05/03/2012 7:30 PM

    Venue: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

    Target audience:


    Cost: see website

  • Biology Conference on Infertility

    Run by: St. Edward's School

    Date/TIme: Wed, 07/03/2012 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

    Venue: The North Wall Theatre

    Target audience: Schools, Adult,


    Cost: Yes

  • Innovation Showcase

    Run by: Begbroke Science Park

    Date/TIme: Thu, 08/03/2012 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

    Venue: Begbroke Science Park

    Target audience: Schools,


    Cost: Free

  • The Thinking Brain: The 9th Oxford Brain Day

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Sat, 10/03/2012 12:00 AM

    Venue: TBC

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Exploring Science at Foxcombe Hall

    Run by: Open University in the South

    Date/TIme: Sat, 10/03/2012 10:00 AM

    Venue: The Open University in the South

    Target audience: Families


    Cost: Free

  • Mad About Science morning

    Run by: Banbury Museum

    Date/TIme: Sat, 10/03/2012 10:30 AM

    Venue: Banbury Museum

    Target audience:


    Cost: £1 for each adult and child taking part.

  • Science Storytelling

    Run by: Catarina Amorim

    Date/TIme: Sun, 11/03/2012 12:00 AM

    Venue: The Jam Factory

    Target audience: Everyone


    Cost: Free

  • Science brighter than the sun

    Run by: Diamond Light Source

    Date/TIme: Sun, 11/03/2012 2:00 PM

    Venue: Oxford Castle

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Oxford University Science Roadshow 12-16 March

    Run by: MPLS Division

    Date/TIme: 12-16 March

    Venue: Secondary schools

    Target audience: Schools,


    Cost: Free

  • Research@Oxford - Improving Health

    Run by: Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

    Date/TIme: Wed, 14/03/2012 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM

    Venue: Churchill Hospital

    Target audience: Everyone,


    Cost: Free

  • Mindfulness: Science and Practice

    Run by: Science Oxford

    Date/TIme: Thu, 15/03/2012 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Venue: Science Oxford, St Clements

    Target audience: Adult,


    Cost: Yes

  • Bright Light for a Better Planet

    Run by: Diamond Light Source

    Date/TIme: Fri, 16/03/2012 12:00 AM

    Venue: Museum of Natural History

    Target audience: Adults


    Cost: Free

  • Stargazing

    Run by: Science Oxford / British Science Association

    Date/TIme: Fri, 16/03/2012 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Venue: Science Oxford, St Clements

    Target audience: Everyone,


    Cost: Yes

  • About time!

    Run by: Museum of the History of Science

    Date/TIme: Sat, 17/03/2012 12:00 AM

    Venue: Museum of the History of Science

    Target audience: Families


    Cost: Free

  • Volcanology lecture

    Run by: Royal Microscopical Society

    Date/TIme: Sat, 17/03/2012 10:00 AM

    Venue: Department of Earth Sciences

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Botanical illustration courses with Rosemary Wise at University of Oxford Botanic Garden

    Run by: University of Oxford Botanic Gardens

    Date/TIme: Sat, 17/03/2012 10:00 AM

    Venue: Oxford Botanic Garden

    Target audience: Adult, No scientific background,


    Cost: Free

  • Brookes Science Bazaar

    Run by: Oxford Brookes

    Date/TIme: Sat, 17/03/2012 11:00 AM

    Venue: Oxford Brookes University

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Saturday Spotlight-Assistant Curator Elin Borneman at Pitt Rivers Museum

    Run by: Pitt Rivers Museum

    Date/TIme: Sat, 17/03/2012 2:30 PM

    Venue: Pitt Rivers Museum

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Oxford Biology Day

    Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

    Date/TIme: Sun, 18/03/2012 12:00 AM

    Venue: TBC

    Target audience:


    Cost: Yes

  • Global visions (Prof. Joshua Silver )

    Run by: Department of Physics, University of Oxford

    Date/TIme: Mon, 19/03/2012 6:00 PM

    Venue: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Trebuchet and rocket building

    Run by: Cokethorpe School

    Date/TIme: Sun, 25/03/2012 11:00 AM

    Venue: Cokethorpe School, Witney

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • A nourishing legacy: sport nutrition & communities

    Run by: STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

    Date/TIme: Fri, 30/03/2012 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

    Venue: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell

    Target audience: Schools, Adult, No scientific background,


    Cost: Free

  • Nature's Treasures 4

    Run by: The Russell Society

    Date/TIme: Sat, 03/03/2012 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM

    Venue: Museum of Natural History

    Target audience: Schools, Adult, Everyone, No scientific background, An understanding of the subject, An expert in the subject,


    Cost: Yes

  • SoapBox Science

    Run by: British Science Association Oxfordshire Branch

    Date/TIme: Sat, 03/03/2012 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Venue: Bonn Sq

    Target audience: Everyone,


    Cost: Free

  • Wow!How?

    Run by: University of Oxford Natural History Museum

    Date/TIme: Sat, 10/03/2012 10:00 AM

    Venue: Museum of Natural History

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • The Cherwell School Science Fair

    Run by: The Cherwell School

    Date/TIme: Tue, 13/03/2012 3:15 PM - 5:30 PM

    Venue: Cherwell School, Summertown

    Target audience: Family, Schools, Everyone,


    Cost: Free

  • Cafe Scientifique

    Run by: Oxford Cafe Scientifique

    Date/TIme: Tue, 13/03/2012 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Venue: Science Oxford, St Clements

    Target audience: Family, Adult, Everyone, No scientific background, An understanding of the subject, An expert in the subject,


    Cost: Free

  • The Discovery Zone at Science Oxford Live

    Run by: Science Oxford

    Date/TIme: Sat, 17/03/2012 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Venue: Science Oxford, St Clements

    Target audience: Family,


    Cost: Yes

  • Physics is cool with liquid nitrogen

    Run by: Department of Physics, University of Oxford

    Date/TIme: Sat, 17/03/2012 2:00 PM

    Venue: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre

    Target audience:


    Cost: Free

  • Wildlife Photographer of the Year

    Run by: Science Oxford

    Date/TIme: Wednesday to Sunday starting 28/01/2012 - 10/03/12

    Venue: Science Oxford, St Clements

    Target audience: Everyone,


    Cost: Yes

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"