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Oxfordshire Science Festival 2012 events

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

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

28 January 2012
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

15 February 2012
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

03 March 2012
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

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

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

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

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 and Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

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

Cost: Yes

05 March 2012
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

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

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

13 March 2012
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

16 March 2012
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

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

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

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

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

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  • 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"