We deliver a lively and varied programme of activity for secondary school students and teachers to support our dual aims of increasing access to Oxford and increasing diversity in STEM. Activities are delivered by staff and students across the Department of Physics and include engaging research talks, interactive workshops, dynamic shows, hands-on festival stalls, behind-the-scenes tours and competitions.

The undergraduates who help to run many of our programmes are part of our Physics Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme.

Upcoming events

18 March 2025
The Accelerate! show
Secondary school events

Marie Curious, Oxford 2025

Fun-filled day of physics for girls in Year 8 and Year 9

19 - 20 March 2025
CERN detector
Secondary school events

International Masterclasses in Particle Physics 2025

The International Masterclass in Particle Physics is back!

21 March 2025
CERN detector
Secondary school events

Particle Physics Masterclass (online) 2025

An online event to engage with Oxford researchers in a Zoom webinar to learn about our research at the Large Hadron Collider

17 May 2025
An image of a reddish nebula cloud surrounded by stars
Secondary school events

Year 10 Physics Taster Morning - 2025

An introduction to studying physics and astrophysics at university for year 10 students.

Enriching physics 

We run a selection of exciting events for school children to help build a passion for physics.