Public Outreach

The 18th Hintze Lecture: Professor Jacqueline van Gorkom

Date: 
22 May 2019 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
martinwood
Room: 
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Audience: 
General public (Age 14+)

Professor Jacqueline van Gorkom, Department of Astronomy, Columbia University

The Role of Gas in Galaxy Evolution

Wednesday 22nd May 2019 at 17:00 (to be seated by 16:50)

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“Shine: art navigating through the code of starlight”

Date: 
25 Jan 2019 - 3:25pm
Venue: 
martinwood
Room: 
Audience: 
General public (Age 14+)

Tim Fitzpatrick, Artist in residence for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (Apache Point Observatory, New Mexico)

“Shine: art navigating through the code of starlight”

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IOP Oxford: Jocelyn Bell Burnell "Bursts, bangs and things that go bump in the night"

Date: 
17 Jan 2019 - 6:45pm
Venue: 
martinwood
Room: 
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Audience: 
General public (Age 12+)

Fully booked

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15 January 2019

Galaxy Zoo wins the RAS Group Achievement Award

The Royal Astronomical Society has given the Galaxy Zoo team – including the volunteers who have made the project the success it is – their Group Achievement Award for 2019.

Citation for the 2019 RAS Group Achievement Award:

14 December 2018

Mars InSight Landing

Members of the public were invited to the Department on Nov. 26, 2018 to join researchers from Oxford Physics, Imperial College, Bristol University, RAL Space and the UK Space Agency, who have worked on the Mars Insight mission, to celebrate its scheduled landing on Mars.

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14 December 2018

Oxford Physics at IF Oxford

IF Oxford

The Department was again well represented at the annual Oxfordshire Science Festival, this year re-branded as the IF Oxford, the Oxfordshire Science and Ideas Festival. We spoke to over 1,000 people about our research at events across the city.

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Stargazing Oxford 2019

Date: 
26 Jan 2019 - 2:00pm to 9:00pm
Venue: 
dwb
Room: 
Arrive at reception
Audience: 
Family friendly

Stargazing Oxford returns on the 26th January 2019 from 2pm to 9pm (last entry 8.30pm)

Each year over 1,000 people of all ages gather at Stargazing Oxford as they seek to explore the wonders of the Universe. Join us again for a space-themed open day in the Department of Physics. Activties include talks, hands-on stalls and observing (night-sky, solar and radio).

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public.events@physics.ox.ac.uk

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Family Fun Christmas Lecture

Date: 
4 Dec 2018 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
martinwood
Room: 
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Audience: 
General public (Age 8+)

This year’s Family Fun Christmas Lecture is two talks in one! The event provides an exciting opportunity for children to learn more about physics. The talks explore how physics can help us answer the big questions about our universe as well as providing solutions for global problems. There will be plenty of exciting demonstrations with liquid nitrogen, exploding hydrogen balloons and more!

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Please book before 3rd of December. Places are limited, first come first served.This event is free.

Schools.Liaison@physics.ox.ac.uk

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Stellar UV Light and the Origins of Life - Prof. Dimitar Sasselov - ASTOR LECTURE 2018

Date: 
6 Dec 2018 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
martinwood
Room: 
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Audience: 
General public (Age 14+)

The lecture will discuss recent research results on the astrophysical and planetary environmental context that makes possible the synthesis of precursors to RNA, peptides and lipids. The focus will be on the role of mid-range UV light as a source of energy and as a very specific selection agent in chemical evolution.

More information in the poster attached.

Booking required: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/astor-lecture-stellar-uv-light-the-origin...

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Philippa Towler

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Mars InSight Landing

Date: 
26 Nov 2018 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: 
martinwood
Room: 
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Audience: 
General public (Age 14+)

Fully booked - please join the waiting list

You are invited to join researchers from Oxford Physics, Imperial College, Bristol University, RAL Space and the UK Space Agency, who have worked on the Mars Insight mission, to celebrate its scheduled landing on Mars.

Evening schedule

6.30pm: Welcome and lecture
7.30pm: Live broadcasts from NASA Television for the landing
8.00pm: Drinks reception
8.30pm: Finish

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