Schools Outreach
Y12 Physics & Materials Day
The Physics and Materials Science Departments collaborate to run the Year 12 Materials and Physics Taster Day. Participants will be given the opportunity to carry out experiments in both departments and will learn more about these exciting subjects.
20 September 2019
Making maths relevant to the climate strikes
Scientists at the University of Oxford are working with students to write new GCSE and A-level maths practice questions that help to integrate climate change into the school curriculum.
Quantum Materials Public Lecture 2019
Dr Kathryn Boast, Quantum Materials Outreach Officer
kathryn.boast@physics.ox.ac.uk
23 July 2019
Quantum 101
Quantum 101 was an exciting opportunity for students, aged 12-15, to explore the weird and wonderful world of quantum physics. Students had the chance to work with researchers in the field of quantum physics and explore some of its real-world applications now and in the future.
Dr Kathryn Boast, Quantum Materials Outreach Officer, comments on why she got involved with the day.
Poster Competition: The Force of Gravity!
The Department of Physics invites YOU to help us create a new Primary school Physics webpage! YOUR TASK is to design a poster in the style of an educational webpage aimed at Primary school students explaining the force of gravity and how it has been scientifically investigated.
Open Days
Our 2019 Open Days are Wednesday 3 July, Thursday 4 July and Friday 20 September. We warmly welcome students, parents, carers and teachers to meet staff and students from all over the University and sample the atmosphere that makes student life at Oxford so special.
It is not mandatory to register to attend an Oxford Open Day. However you may need to book for specific popular sessions at Colleges in advance. More information here: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/open-days-and-visits
Outreach and Public Engagement Development Day 2019
Introduction
A day to showcase, share and celebrate outreach and public engagement in the Department. The programme will be updated over the next couple of weeks.
The day is open to members of the Department who are interested in outreach and public engagement.
Programme
9.30-11.30: Workshop (sign-up in advance)
Please contact sian.tedaldi@physics.ox.ac.uk for more information.
Register your interest in the morning VR session here: https://www2.physics.ox.ac.uk/my-forms/sign-up-for-outreach-development-day
9 April 2019
The next generation of women in astronomy
The way we understand the universe is influenced by many women both past and present, so during British Science Week we ran a “Women in Astronomy” study day for 57 girls aged 13-16 years, providing them with the opportunity to find out more about women in astronomy and their amazing work. Participants gained insight into how we study the cosmos and they had the opportunity to meet women astronomers working in Oxford. The event aimed to promote women into astronomy and allowed the girls to consider whether a career in astronomy might be for them!
Quantum 101
Quantum 101 will be an exciting opportunity for students to explore the weird and wonderful world of quantum physics and some of its real-world applications now and in the future, from levitating trains to quantum computers!
The day will include:
Science show - Magnets Fantastic
Magnets Fantastic
At school, they teach you that iron, nickel and cobalt are magnetic, and that's about it. But that isn't the whole story. It's barely even the beginning. In fact, all kinds of things are magnetic, from pencil leads and beautiful crystals, to frogs and even the air we breathe...
In this interactive, family-friendly show full of experiments and demonstrations, we explore and explain all this and more from the world of Magnets Fantastic.
Kathryn Boast
kathryn.boast@physics.ox.ac.uk
