Some face-to-face events are returning. Check carefully for any requirements.
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White Matter Tractography and Human Brain Connections Using GPUs (Moises Hernandez-Fernandez from the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain)
1:00 pm
White Matter Tractography and Human Brain Connections Using GPUs (Moises Hernandez-Fernandez from the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain)
@ Oxford e-Research Centre, Conference Room 278
Jun 1 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Moisés Hernández-Fernandez from the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, University of Oxford, UK will present a seminar on the 1st of June 2016, (at 1pm) entitled “White Matter Tractography and Human Brain[...]
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How does conservation impact local people’s wellbeing (and how can we know?)
4:00 pm
How does conservation impact local people’s wellbeing (and how can we know?)
@ Herbertson Room, School of Geography and the Environment, South Parks Road
Jun 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
 There is increasing recognition over the last decade that conservation, while conserving biodiversity of global value, can have local costs. Understanding these costs is essential as a first step to delivering conservation projects that do[...]
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Oxford SciBar: Where have all the bumblebees gone?
7:00 pm
Oxford SciBar: Where have all the bumblebees gone?
@ St Aldates Tavern (The Blue Room)
Jun 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
“Where have all the bumblebees gone?” Since the mid-nineteenth century, three species of bumblebee in the British Isles have gone extinct, and several other species have become so rare that they are at risk of[...]
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Surgical Grand Rounds – Professor Gerhard Schroth
8:00 am
Surgical Grand Rounds – Professor Gerhard Schroth
@ John Radcliffe Hospital , Lecture Theatre 1
Jun 17 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
Professor Gerhard Schroth is Emeritus Professor of Radiology/Neuroradiology at the University of Berne in Switzerland. The title of his talk is: ‘The development and effects of thrombectomy in the treatment of actute stroke.’
Herding Hemingway’s Cats – Understanding how our genes work
7:00 pm
Herding Hemingway’s Cats – Understanding how our genes work
@ Norrington Room, Blackwell’s Bookshop
Jun 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
We’ve all heard of genes – they make your eyes blue, hair curly or nose straight. But how do they actually work and why do siblings look so different when they share much of their[...]
Understanding how our genes work w/@harpistkat @helenarney
7:00 pm
Understanding how our genes work w/@harpistkat @helenarney
@ Norrington Room, Blackwell's Bookshop
Jun 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Herding Hemingway’s Cats – Understanding how our genes work We’ve all heard of genes – they make your eyes blue, hair curly or nose straight. But how do they actually work and why do siblings[...]
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Helen Yemm: Thorny Problems Live
6:00 pm
Helen Yemm: Thorny Problems Live
@ University of Oxford Botanic Garden
Jun 18 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Telegraph writer Helen Yemm brings her column Thorny Problems to life by answering your gardening conundrums and dispensing invaluable advice in the picturesque setting of the Botanic Garden.
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Combined Medical-Surgical Grand Rounds: Professors Bill Fulford and Ashok Handa
1:00 pm
Combined Medical-Surgical Grand Rounds: Professors Bill Fulford and Ashok Handa
@ Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Lecture Theatre 1
Jun 23 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Professor Bill Fulford is a Fellow of St Catherine’s College and Member of the Philosophy Faculty, University of Oxford; Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Mental Health, University of Warwick Medical School; and Director of the[...]
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY IN THE NEW GENOMICS ERA
5:00 pm
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY IN THE NEW GENOMICS ERA
@ Museum of Natural History, Oxford
Jun 23 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Kay Davies has dedicated her life to the cure of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, which is one of the most common, fatal genetic disorders diagnosed in children. She contributed to the design of the pre-natal tests[...]
IN CONVERSATION WITH LEOPOLD EYHARTS, ESA ASTRONAUT
7:30 pm
IN CONVERSATION WITH LEOPOLD EYHARTS, ESA ASTRONAUT
@ Museum of Natural History, Oxford
Jun 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Leopold Eyharts flew on the Atlantis Shuttle to the International Space Station in 2008. Part of his mission included the installation of the Colombus Space Laboratory, the main contribution of Europe to the International Space[...]
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SATELLITES 4 EVERYONE
6:00 pm
SATELLITES 4 EVERYONE
@ Martin Wood Lecture Theatre
Jun 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
We all know that our satnav systems use GPS and weather forecasting uses meteorological satellites, but do you know that satellites are also used in farming, finance, transport systems, helping with natural disaster management, tracking[...]
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Oxford Science Fair
Oxford Science Fair
@ Oxford Town Hall
Jun 25 – Jun 26 all-day
Check out http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/oxford-science-fair.html for a full list of stalls. This is a FREE, drop in event with something for the whole family. Saturday 25 June 12-5pm, Sunday 26 June 1-5pm.
INTERNAL SOUNDS: LISTENING TO THE BODY IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY MEDICINE
1:30 pm
INTERNAL SOUNDS: LISTENING TO THE BODY IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY MEDICINE
@ Oxford Town Hall, Long Room
Jun 25 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
What would it have been like to visit your physician in the 19th century? Researcher Melissa Dickinson takes you on a time travel to discover how the sounds of the body helped determine medical diagnoses[...]
CAN FIVE-A-DAY KEEP DEMENTIA AWAY?
3:00 pm
CAN FIVE-A-DAY KEEP DEMENTIA AWAY?
@ Story Museum, Pembroke Street, Oxford
Jun 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Date/Time: Saturday 25 June, 15:00 Venue: Story Museum, Pembroke Street, Oxford Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sat-opening-weekend.html How does our lifestyle affect the likelihood of developing dementia? What choices can you make to reduce[...]
CHASING THE BIG BANG
3:00 pm
CHASING THE BIG BANG
@ Oxford Town Hall, Assembly Room
Jun 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
How did the Universe begin? We are now on the hunt to find signals from the Big Bang itself, looking for ripples in space-time put in at the beginning of time. Engage in a fascinating[...]
HUMANS 2.0 – HOW TO REGULATE HUMAN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES?
3:00 pm
HUMANS 2.0 – HOW TO REGULATE HUMAN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES?
@ Oxford Town Hall, Long Room
Jun 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Date/Time: Saturday 25 June, 15:00 Venue: Oxford Town Hall, Long Room Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sat-opening-weekend.html Neural implants, nanomedicine, brain enhancing drugs, genetic engineering… Many human enhancement technologies are emerging and raise ethical[...]
GROWING PLANTS ON MARS
4:30 pm
GROWING PLANTS ON MARS
Jun 25 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Date/Time: Saturday 25 June, 16:30 Venue: Oxford Town Hall, Assembly Room Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sat-opening-weekend.html Have you ever wondered if you could really grow plants on Mars? You’ve seen the movie, now[...]
PHYSICS FAN FICTION
4:30 pm
PHYSICS FAN FICTION
@ Story Museum, Pembroke Street, Oxford
Jun 25 @ 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Date/Time: Saturday 25 June, 16:30 Venue: Story Museum, Pembroke Street, Oxford Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 16+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sat-opening-weekend.html Apocalypses and politics go hand in hand as University of Oxford physicist Fran Day takes a break[...]
WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE?
5:00 pm
WHY DO PEOPLE MIGRATE?
@ Oxford Town Hall, Long Room
Jun 25 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Date/Time: Saturday 25 June, 17:00 Venue: Oxford Town Hall, Long Room Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sat-opening-weekend.html Why do people move? How do you decide between the risk it takes to make the journey,[...]
METHOD IN THE MOTION, A DANCED LECTURE
7:00 pm
METHOD IN THE MOTION, A DANCED LECTURE
@ Oxford Town Hall, Assembly Room
Jun 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Date/Time: Saturday 25 June, 19:00 Venue: Oxford Town Hall, Assembly Room Admissions: £7/£5(conc.)/£22(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sat-opening-weekend.html Come and be part of a unique evening combining scientific talks with inspirational dance. Hear researchers from[...]
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SCIENCE IN A CRISIS, FAST-FORWARDING CLINICAL RESEARCH FOR EBOLA
2:30 pm
SCIENCE IN A CRISIS, FAST-FORWARDING CLINICAL RESEARCH FOR EBOLA
@ Story Museum
Jun 26 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Date/Time: Sunday 26 June, 14:30 Venue: Story Museum, Pembroke Street, Oxford Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sun-opening-weekend.html How to assess potential treatments for a disease such as Ebola, during the largest outbreak in history?[...]
ACHIEVING NUCLEAR FUSION
4:00 pm
ACHIEVING NUCLEAR FUSION
@ Story Museum
Jun 26 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
How to create in the lab the process taking place at the heart of the stars? How to harvest this energy to power the world? Nuclear fusion is arguably the hardest technical challenge humanity works[...]
THE LIVING WELL TALES
5:30 pm
THE LIVING WELL TALES
@ Story Museum
Jun 26 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Date/Time: Sunday 26 June, 17:30 Venue: Story Museum, Pembroke Street, Oxford Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sun-opening-weekend.html This storytelling event run by Living Well Oxford explores the medical condition known as stroke. Hear moving[...]
HENRY MOSELEY – SCIENCE’S LOST HERO
6:00 pm
HENRY MOSELEY – SCIENCE’S LOST HERO
@ Phoenix Picturehouse
Jun 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Date/Time: Sunday 26 June, 18:00 Venue: Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford Admissions: Free, book online Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/sun-opening-weekend.html Henry Moseley is regarded as one of the most important scientific heroes that never was. Just one[...]
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A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS
12:30 pm
A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS
@ Blackwell's Bookshop
Jun 27 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
Date/Time: Monday 27 June 12:30-13:15 Venue: Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford Admissions: Free, Drop-In Suitability: 14+ Find out more: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com Explore mental health questions with authors of the ‘A very short introduction’ series, and researchers and health[...]
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A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… MENTAL HEALTH DURING ADOLESCENCE
12:30 pm
A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… MENTAL HEALTH DURING ADOLESCENCE
@ Blackwell's Bookshop
Jun 28 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
Date/Time: Tuesday 28 June 12:30-13:15 Venue: Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford Admissions: Free, Drop-In Suitability: 14+ Find out more: www.oxscifest.org Explore mental health questions with authors of the ‘A very short introduction’ series, and researchers and health[...]
‘WHAT WE CANNOT KNOW’, BY MARCUS DU SAUTOY
6:00 pm
‘WHAT WE CANNOT KNOW’, BY MARCUS DU SAUTOY
@ Mathematical Institute, Andrew Wiles Building
Jun 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Britain’s most famous mathematician explores the limits of human knowledge, to probe whether there is anything we truly cannot know. Are there limits to what we can discover about our physical Universe? Is time before[...]
Observing the Observers
7:00 pm
Observing the Observers
@ Museum of the History of Science
Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
From King George III’s private observatory to the origins of the National Physical Laboratory, Lee Macdonald reveals new research on the remarkable story of Kew Observatory in this lecture at the Museum of the History[...]
BOARD GAMES: MOVERS AND SHAKERS
7:30 pm
BOARD GAMES: MOVERS AND SHAKERS
@ Old Fire Station, Oxford
Jun 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Ludo, snakes & ladders and draughts are all popular pastimes, but in the past couple of decades a new generation of board games from designers with backgrounds in maths and science has begun to break[...]
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A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… DRUGS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
12:30 pm
A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… DRUGS FOR MENTAL HEALTH
@ Blackwells Bookshop
Jun 29 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
Date/Time: Wednesday 29 June 12:30-13:15 Venue: Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford Admissions: Free, Drop-In Suitability: 14+ Find out more: www.oxscifest.org Explore mental health questions with authors of the ‘A very short introduction’ series, and researchers and health[...]
FROM RESEARCH TO INNOVATION
3:00 pm
FROM RESEARCH TO INNOVATION
@ King's Centre
Jun 29 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
(AS PART OF VENTUREFEST OXFORD) Date/Time: Wednesday 29 June 15:00 Venue: King’s Centre, Osney Mead Admissions: For visitors to VentureFest Find out more: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/wednesday.html Oxfordshire is an ecosystem of science and enterprise with cutting-edge research[...]
Gordon Sanghera: Citizen Scientists
6:00 pm
Gordon Sanghera: Citizen Scientists
@ Magdalen College School
Jun 29 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Discover how DNA information will empower a new era of Citizen Scientists to take control of their own health in a talk led by co-founder of Oxford Nanopore, Gordon Sanghera.
DISPERSING MISTS IN THE PHANTOM MUSEUM
7:00 pm
DISPERSING MISTS IN THE PHANTOM MUSEUM
@ Oxford Town Hall, Assembly Room
Jun 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Barry Murnane reveals the latest discoveries from his TORCH partnership with the Science Museum London, using unusual objects from its collections to tell the history of lung disease in the 19th century.
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A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
12:30 pm
A ‘VERY SHORT INTRODUCTION’ TO… MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
@ Blackwells Bookshop
Jun 30 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm
Date/Time: Thursday 30 June 12:30-13:15 Venue: Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford Admissions: Free, Drop-In Suitability: 14+ Find out more: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com Explore mental health questions with authors of the ‘A very short introduction’ series, and researchers and health[...]
BREATH AND BEING – FROM MOLECULES TO MEANING
6:30 pm
BREATH AND BEING – FROM MOLECULES TO MEANING
@ New Biochemistry Building
Jun 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Date/Time: Thursday 30 June 18:30- 20:00 Venue: New Biochemistry Building, Dorothy Hodgkin Road, Oxford Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/thursday.html Join Embodied Science founder Elaine Westwick for an intimate evening amongst the artwork in[...]
ORIGINS: THE SCIENTIFIC STORY OF CREATION
7:00 pm
ORIGINS: THE SCIENTIFIC STORY OF CREATION
@ Blackwell's Bookshop
Jun 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
In one hour flat, Jim Baggott tells the story of our universe, from the Big Bang to the emergence of humans as conscious intelligent beings, 13.8 billion years later. Physics, cosmology and biology all combine[...]
TAPPING THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE: STEM CELLS & THE PROMISE OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
7:00 pm
TAPPING THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE: STEM CELLS & THE PROMISE OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
@ Larkmead School
Jun 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Date/Time: Thursday 30 June 19:00 Venue: Larkmead School, Abingdon Admissions: £6/£4(conc.)/£19(fam.) Suitability: 14+ BOOK NOW: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/thursday.html Although the dramatic increase in life expectancy we have witnessed over the past century is arguably one of medicine’s[...]
TAPPING THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE: STEM CELLS & THE PROMISE OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (ATOM)
7:00 pm
TAPPING THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE: STEM CELLS & THE PROMISE OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (ATOM)
@ Larkmead School
Jun 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Date/Time: Thursday 30 June, 19:00 Venue: Larkmead School, Abingdon Admissions: £6/£4(conc.)/£19(fam.) Suitability: 14+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/abingdon-events.html Although the dramatic increase in life expectancy we have witnessed over the past century is arguably one of medicine’s[...]
SHAKESPEARE’S TONIC
7:30 pm
SHAKESPEARE’S TONIC
@ Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens
Jun 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Shakespeare lived in one of the most unhealthy times and places in history. Disease was rife and hygiene poor, physicians could only be trained abroad, and there was no such thing as a public medical[...]
THE NEUROCOCKTAIL BAR
7:30 pm
THE NEUROCOCKTAIL BAR
@ St. Aldates Tavern
Jun 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm
Date/Time: Thursday 30 June 19:30 Venue: St. Aldates Tavern, Oxford Admissions: £5/£4(conc.)/£16(fam.) Suitability: 18+ Book here: http://www.oxfordshiresciencefestival.com/thursday.html Explore the effects of alcohol on the brain in a cocktail session hosted by neuroscientist Elizabeth Tunbridge. Mix[...]
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