STEM Sisters: X-raying Materials
Sat 15 October 12 – 1pm
The Works, ARC Oxford (Oxford Business Park), OX4 2SU
Age 7-12 / Teenage / Adult
Travel on a voyage of discovery; solving puzzles, asking questions, making predictions and performing tests. Hear about landmark scientific discoveries by Rosalind Franklin, Kathleen Lonsdale and Dorothy Hodgkin in a thrilling family performance. See crystals with a microscope, the diffraction of light through gratings and explore the behaviours of matter, light and atoms through the eyes of these women pioneers. Children must be accompanied by an adult. - TALK / INTERACTIVE
See Jina and the STEM Sisters performance, Sat 29 October
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A Whistle-Stop Tour Of The Cosmos
Sat 15 October 1.30 – 2.30pm
The Works, ARC Oxford (Oxford Business Park), OX4 2SU
Age 7-12 / Teenage / Adult
How does learning about the Universe help you use your brain in new and creative ways? Delve into the big bang, stars and galaxy formation, with Professor Lukey Luke. Find out how learning a new skill, such as a musical instrument has a positive influence on how your brain develop. Explore how visualising the huge distances of the cosmos, can help to develop focus, creativity, and imagination. Children must be accompanied by an adult. - TALK
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The Big Puzzle
Sat 15 October 2-4pm
Oxfordshire County Library, OX1 1DJ
Age 7-12 / Teenage, Adult
Test your technical skills in a digital-technology treasure hunt. Work in small groups to complete a series of tasks all around the County library in central Oxford. Manipulate drones and augmented reality software to complete each task to solve the puzzle and win a prize. - WORKSHOP
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Storytime: Water, Water Everywhere
Sat 15 October 2.30 – 3.30pm
Oxfordshire County Library, OX1 1DJ
Under 7s / Age 7-12
Join storyteller Sarah Law to hear watery stories from around the world. Whether it’s the water cycle, aquatic habitats, saving water or drinking water, there’s something to quench your thirst! Best suited to children aged 5-9 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult. - STORYTELLING
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Collateral Effects Of The Pandemic: Meet The Researchers
Sat 15 October, 2-4pm
North Wall Arts Centre, OX2 7JN
Teenage / Adult
The Covid pandemic has affected everyone and everything in different ways. For some researchers in Oxford and beyond, the effects may surprise you. Meet researchers whose work around infectious diseases, climate change and more has inspired Anna Dumitriu’s exhibition Collateral Effects. Chat to them about how they have navigated the pandemic and the unexpected impacts it has had on their research – you may view the exhibition differently as a result. - DISCUSSION
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Festival Choral Evensong
Sun 16 October 3.30 – 4.30pm
University Church, OX1 4BJ
Teenage / Adult
St Mary’s, or the University Church, is one of Oxford’s best-known landmarks that offers a reflective service of music, readings and prayers on weekdays and Sundays. Everyone is welcome to join and experience this short Christian event inspired by centuries of traditional worship alongside current affairs and inclusive values. This service will feature a Festival address. - PERFORMANCE
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RACE To The Future: Robotics And You
Mon 17 October 7 – 8pm
New Road Baptist Church, OX1 1LQ
Teenage / Adult
The future is now. Robots are changing everyday life. From automating production lines to driving cars, there’s almost nothing robots can’t do. This is especially true within challenging environments where people can’t go. Join experts from the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s robotics facility, RACE and learn more about what a ‘challenging environment’ is, where you might find a robot, and how you could team up with robots every day. - TALK
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What Happens When Scientists And Artists Collaborate?
Mon 17 October 7 – 8.15pm
Digital event
Teenage / Adult
Internationally renowned artist Anna Dumitriu and three of her scientific collaborators Dr Jane Freeman, Dr Nicola Fawcett and Dr John Paul, explore the background to artworks in the Collateral Effects exhibition at the North Wall and the importance of collaboration across art and science. - DISCUSSION
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NeuroTales
Tue 18 October, 7 – 8pm
Wig & Pen, OX1 2AU
Teenage / Adult
How does the brain work? Why does it sometimes go wrong? How can it be fixed? Find out what draws people into the field of neuroscience and meet some of the brain researchers from the University of Oxford ready to share their personal stories with you. - PERFORMANCE
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Glow Your Own (2 of 6)
Wed 19 October 5 – 6.30pm
Digital Event
Age 7-12 / Teenage / Adult
Get ready for the Oxford Christmas Light Festival by creating your very own moving lantern. This workshop series will help you build your own creative circuit with sensors that control LEDs and motors. Get your Arduino starter kit (sent to UK addresses by post) and use online resource, Tinkercad to combine art and engineering. Six digital sessions with all workshops later available on-demand at if-oxford.com - WORKSHOP
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Toxicology Mixology
Wed 19 October 7 – 7.45pm
The Bullingdon, OX4 1UE
Teenage / Adult
Venom is a fascinating evolutionary trait; found in 250,000 animal species, it has evolved 101 times in the animal kingdom! But what is venom actually made of and what is it used for? Can it help humans and what really are the risks presented by venomous animals? Join venom researcher Leah Fitzpatrick for a cocktail of curiosity and learn about venom. - TALK
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The Story of Maths
Wed 19 October 8.30 – 9.30pm
The Bullingdon, OX4 1UE
Teenage / Adult
A duel to the death to resolve a love triangle; a heretic murdered at sea; and a secret formula that made millions - no matter your opinion of maths as a subject, the stories of the mathematicians behind it are anything but dull. Join Dr Tom Crawford (aka Tom Rocks Maths) for an entertaining evening of story-telling and attempted comedy, as he presents maths, but not as you know it. - PERFORMANCE
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STARMAKERS: The Energy of Tomorrow
Thu 20 October 6 – 8.15pm
Ultimate Picture Palace, OX4 1BN
Teenage, Adult
Have you heard about the Joint European Torus, the world’s largest star machine in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside? The UK Atomic Energy Authority has been pushing its boundaries to test the fusion fuels for the future. This new documentary film shows how scientists and engineers overcame all obstacles to break a world record. Join fusion scientists for a post-film discussion. - FILM / DISCUSSION
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Mathematical Intelligence
Thu 20 October 6.30 – 7.30pm
Waterstones Bookshop, OX1 3AF
Teenage, Adult
Computers are brilliant at totting up sums and pattern recognition, so for all things calculation, perhaps machines reign supreme. But you have a set of uniquely human mathematical superpowers that can give you a crucial edge over computers. Junaid Mubeen, author of Mathematical Intelligence – What we have that Machines Don’t and ‘the naked mathematician’ Tom Crawford use games and card tricks to reveal why you shouldn’t surrender to the computer overlords just yet. - TALK
For a full list of events visit: if-oxford.com
