Public Outreach
Family fun: Physics is cool with liquid nitrogen
Discover the strange properties of materials at low temperatures
This exciting talk includes lots of fun demonstrations that highlight ideas about temperature, energy, particles and materials.
Explore the uses of liquid nitrogen in transport, food preparation and medicine.
The show ends with a bang!
Please enter your details in this short form to apply for places: http://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/my-forms/booking-osf
The talk covers science taught at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. However the demonstrations and applications make this talk suitable for a range of ages.
Public lecture: Clouds, the known unknowns in climate change (Dr Philip Stier)
Clouds appear omnipresent and influence the day-to-day life of the majority of the Earth’s population. Yet, clouds are also of fundamental importance for Earth’s climate by being intrinsically linked to the hydrological cycle and the Earth’s radiation budget.
Bookings recommended
Please fill in our online form to book places: https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/my-forms/public-lecture
Stargazing Oxford
Stargazing Oxford
BBC Stargazing Live Event
A winter festival of all things space-related!
2pm - 10pm (last entry 9.30pm) - just pop in!
Come along to Oxford Stargazing to find out more about our night sky, from new planets to far-off galaxies and the vastness of the Universe.
Booking is not required, just come along on the day!
Access: The main entrance to the building is up a flight of steep concrete steps. Please ring reception on the day of the event, T: (01865) 273333, if you require lift access so we can meet you outside of the building and accompany you to the lift entrance.
Please contact astrofest@physics.ox.ac.uk if you have queries about access to the event or activities.
Public Lecture: 'A Hubble Story'
In May 2009 a team of astronauts flew to the Hubble Space Telescope on space shuttle Atlantis. On their 13 day mission and over the course of 5 spacewalks they completed an extreme makeover of the orbiting observatory. They installed the Wide Field Camera-3, the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, repaired the Advanced Camera for Surveys and the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph, as well as a number of maintenance activities. The Hubble Space Telescope story has been a fascinating study in public policy, engineering, ethics, and science.
Exploring other worlds: planets beyond the solar system (Suzanna Aigrain)
Astrophysics talk
Exploring other worlds: planets beyond the solar system
Suzanna Aigrain
Dennis Sciama Memorial Lecture
Public Lecture: The 8th Dennis Sciama Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Sir Martin Rees
7 October 2011
Particle Physics? There's an app for that!
Ever wondered what collisions at the Large Hadron Collider look like?
Scientists at the world's biggest scientific experiment - the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva - are trying to answer fundamental questions about the nature of the Universe, the origin of mass, the structure of space and time, and the conditions of the early universe. For those of us not lucky enough to have the world's highest energy particle smasher in our own back gardens, we can still get close to the action using an exciting new smartphone App.
Cosmic Fireworks: The how and the why of Supernovae (public lecture)
Cosmic Fireworks: The how and the why of Supernovae
Sarah Blake
Cosmic Fireworks: The how and the why of Supernovae (public lecture)
Cosmic Fireworks: The how and the why of Supernovae
Sarah Blake
Watch this space: Telescope evenings (public)
The programme for the evenings
Times: 7 - 9.15 pm
Activities include:
- The evening begins with a short astronomy talk (see below)
- Refreshments and "ask an astronomer"
- Observatory tour and use of the telescope
- Astronomy workshop - indoor or outdoor depending on weather
Astrophysics talk
The Laws of Planetary Motion and their Discovery
Other talks in the programme can be found here.
