Schools Outreach

International Masterclasses in Particle Physics - March 2021

Date: 
16 Mar 2021 - 8:45am to 19 Mar 2021 - 4:30pm
Venue: 
Online
Audience: 
Schools (secondary)
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FULLY BOOKED

The International Masterclass in Particle Physics is back!

The event will run on two days. Please choose from one of the following on the booking form:

For more information contact: 
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Would we lie to you (about space)?

Date: 
17 Feb 2021 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Online - Zoom Webinar
Audience: 
Public and students 11+

Registration required - please register for this event by filling out this form.

Would we really lie to you about space? Join us and find out!

For more information contact: 

Helena Cotterill, Outreach Officer

Will we find life in the Universe?

Date: 
3 Mar 2021 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Online - Zoom Webinar
Audience: 
Public and students aged 11+
Destination: Space - Talk

Registration required - please register for this event by filling out this form.

For more information contact: 

Helena Cotterill, Outreach Officer

Space rocks: meteorites and asteroids

Date: 
24 Feb 2021 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Online - Zoom Webinar
Audience: 
Public and students aged 11+

Registration required - please register for this event by filling out this form.

In late 2020 NASA collected some material from the surface of an asteroid which is thought to be one of the oldest bodies in our Solar System. Come and find out when, why, and how, and find out a little more about how we can use rocks already delivered to Earth from space to learn even more.

For more information contact: 

Helena Cotterill, Outreach Officer

Taking a planet's temperature

Date: 
10 Feb 2021 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Online - Zoom Webinar
Audience: 
Public and students aged 11+

Registration required - please register for this event by filling out this form.

Measuring the temperature of a planet can give us a lot of information about the materials on its surface. Come and find out more about how we use the infrared to take the temperature of different planets, asteroids, and the Moon to find out what rocks are there.

For more information contact: 

Helena Cotterill, Outreach Officer

Is there water on the Moon?

Date: 
3 Feb 2021 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Online - Zoom Webinar
Audience: 
Public and students aged 11+
Destination: Space - Talk

Registration required - please register for this event by filling out this form.

Oxford University is teaming up with NASA to send a mission called Lunar Trailblazer to orbit the Moon to search for water. Come and find out why and where we think water might be on the Moon.

For more information contact: 

Helena Cotterill, Outreach Officer

Oxford Physics Online Masterclass

Date: 
20 Mar 2021 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Online
Audience: 
Y12

Come along to the 2021 Oxford Physics Masterclass to find out more about applying to study Physics at Oxford.
Registration for this event is now closed.

About the day

The timetable for the event can be found here.

For more information contact: 

Dr Kathryn Boast, Access Officer: kathryn.boast@physics.ox.ac.uk

7 December 2020

The Virus Factory

The Virus Factory

How 10-year-olds are getting a taste of cutting-edge science

A programme run by the Department of Physics at Oxford is giving pupils in years 5 and 6 the opportunity to take part in a real science research project, learn how scientists study viruses and meet the scientists themselves.

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"Monopole Hunters" - part of the Quantum Materials Winter Workshop series

Date: 
5 Dec 2020 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Online
Room: 
Zoom Webinar
Audience: 
KS3 students

Registration required - please register for this event by filling out this form.

Join us on the hunt for the elusive magnetic monopole!

For more information contact: 

Quantum Materials Outreach Officer, Helena Cotterill.

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"Crystal Crafts" - part of the Quantum Materials Winter Workshops series

Date: 
12 Dec 2020 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Online
Room: 
Zoom Webinar
Audience: 
Family friendly

Registration required - please register for this event by filling out this form.

Round off the school term by joining us for some themed arts and crafts, and learn a little bit about crystals along the way!

For more information contact: 

Quantum Materials Outreach Officer, Helena Cotterill.

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