Schools Outreach
2 October 2014
Jena Meinecke: American Physical Society October Woman Physicist of the Month
Each month, the American Physical Society's Committee for the Status of Women in Physics recognizes a female physicist who is making an impact in the physics community. Jena Meinecke, a graduate student in Atomic and Laser Physics, is October's Woman Physicist. Full story at http://www.aps.org/programs/women/scholarships/womanmonth/2014.cfm
23 September 2014
ATLAS Supersymmetry workshop in Oxford
The Higgs boson is just the start. With the collision energy of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) about to increase from 8 to 13 TeV, the search for other, as-yet-unobserved particles will soon be on.
This week, 140 physicists from around the world are meeting in St Catherine's College, Oxford, to plan their new-particle search strategies with the ATLAS experiment at the LHC.
Massive Black Holes and Galaxies
Prof. Reinhard Genzel
MPI for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
University of California, Berkeley
Leanne O'Donnell
01865 613 973
Leanne.odonnell@astro.ox.ac.uk
26 June 2014
Black hole trio holds promise for gravity wave hunt
The discovery of three closely orbiting supermassive black holes in a galaxy more than four billion light years away could help astronomers in the search for gravitational waves: the ‘ripples in spacetime’ predicted by Einstein.
2014 Halley Lecture
University of Oxford
Halley Lecture
"How the Universe Evolved From Smooth to Lumpy -- the Physics of Galaxy Formation"
Professor Eliot Quataert
University of California, Berkeley Astronomy Department
Tuesday, 10 June 2014 at 5pm
(to be seated by 4.50pm)
Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Clarendon Laboratory
Parks Road, Oxford
THIS LECTURE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
This lecture will be followed by a Drinks Reception in the foyer of the Martin Wood
Leanne O'Donnell
Tel: 01865 613 973
Email: Leanne.odonnell@astro.ox.ac.uk
Girls in Physics; Degree Taster Day
Fully booked!
Students: Girls in Year 11 and AS with an interest in studying physics at university (Max 15 students per school)
Cost: Free
The day provides a range of exciting activities designed to:
Fully booked
If you have a query please contact: schools.liaison@physics.ox.ac.uk.
Teachers' workshop: Problem solving skills in physics
The event
Staff and volunteers from the British Physics Olympiad Trust, University of Oxford and University of Cambridge will provide guidance and resources on helping your students to develop advanced problem solving skills in physics.
Past British Physics Olympiad questions will be explored along with simple demonstrations that are designed to challenge students into new ways of thinking.
Please complete this form to book places on the event: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ProblemMar14. Places are limited (30). One teacher per school only, priority will be given to teachers at non-fee paying schools.
If you have any questions please email bpho@physics.ox.ac.uk
Stargazing Oxford 2014
BBC Stargazing Live Event
Stargazing Oxford returns on the 11th January 2014 from 2pm to 10pm (last entry 9.30pm)
Photo credits: Joseph Caruana
- Booking not required, but please expect to queue for entry for a short while..
- Contact astrofest@physics.ox.ac.uk if you have any questions.
- For notifications about upcoming events, join our mailing list.
- Please bring along old jam jars and 2 litre pop bottles to make your own barometers and magnetometers.
- There is limited access for disabled visitors. Please ring 01865273333 for assistance.
Bonn University Particle Physics Show
The Bonn University Particle Physics Show visits Oxford! The show takes you into the heart of the LHC and brings the Higgs boson to life. The action-packed presentation has many exciting demonstrations and more than a dash humour.
The show is prepared and performed by the Bonn University physics students under the direction of Professor Herbi Dreiner whose previous shows have won a number of awards, including the High Energy Physics Outreach Prize of the European Physical Society.
- To book places on the show please complete our booking form.
- Contact Dr Sian Owen if you have any questions.
- For notifications about upcoming events, join our mailing list.
