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Oxfordshire Science Festival 2012 events

Take a look at the list of events running at Oxfordshire Science Festival 2012.

19 events found, view by:   date |  title A/Z |  location |  age range

03 March 2012

Diamond images exhibition

Diamond images exhibition

Run by: Oxford Castle Quarter and Diamond Light Source

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

Venue: Oxford Castle Quarter, Oxford

Target audience: Everyone,

Cost: Free

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

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

Philosophy of Science (Online)

Philosophy of Science (Online)

Run by: Oxford University Department of Continuing Education

Date / time: Runs throughout the festival

Venue: University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Yes

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 Quarter, Oxford

Target audience: Everyone

Cost: Free

08 March 2012

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

10 March 2012

Wow!How?

Wow!How?

Run by: Oxford University Museum of Natural History

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

Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

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, Oxford

Target audience: All

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.

11 March 2012

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 Quarter, Oxford

Target audience:

Cost: Free

16 March 2012

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 and Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

Target audience: Adults

Cost: Free

17 March 2012

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

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

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

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

19 March 2012

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

25 March 2012

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: families

Cost: Free

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Science Festival Patrons

Science 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"