The annual event to showcase, share and celebrate all things Access and Engagement!
The timetable for the event is presented below. Please register your interest for the sessions using the link at the bottom of the page. We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Monday 2 October 2023 (13:00-13:30 and 13:30-14:00)
The nuts and bolts of engagement at Oxford Physics
Sian Tedaldi and Lena Shams
Jack Paton Room, Beecroft Building
Come along to find out about how we can support you with your PER (public engagement with research). Hear about the work that the Department is doing to engage under-represented groups and learn about how to get involved. This session will be particularly useful if you are new to Oxford or PER.
Tuesday 3 October 2023 (12:30 - 17:30, drop-in)
Graduate adventures in PER
Graduate students on the Public Engagement with Research Grad Course
Audrey Wood Room, Clarendon Labs
Hear from the DPhil students about their public engagement projects and activities as part of the Department's PER Grad Course. Featuring top tips and advice for others. A full timetable will be available on Monday.
There are five sessions running over the afternoon. Each session will include include 5-6 speakers talking about their project and 25min Q&A/discussion.
Lunchtime group: 12:25-13:20
Group A: 13:25-14:20 - Talks include:
- 13:30: Physics in life - light, energy, electricity. Solar Energy Explorer at Marie Curious (Tino Lukas, Fengning Yang and Houke Chen)
- 13:40: Magnets Fantastic – An interactive science show at Marie Curious (Emily Heppell)
- 13:50: Social media take-over (Lars Bathe-Peters)
Group B: 14:25-15:20 - Talks include:
- 14:30: Astronomical Stand-up – why being a bad scientist is good (Alex Andersson)
- 14:35: Lyrical physics and sharing and celebrating physics through song (Emily Howling)
- 14:40: Summer School Talk - Exploring Photoluminescence in Quantum Optics Lab, Photoelectric effect and its application (Qingyu Wang and Cheng Peng)
Group C: 15:25-16: 20 - Talks include:
- 15:30: UNIQ Summer School Talk: 'Unlocking Oxford's Graduate Experience: Research and Beyond' (Yuanmin Zhang and Yiheng Yang)
- 15:40: Infection Inspection – Recruiting citizen scientists to help us detect antibiotic resistance in bacteria (Alison Farrar)
Group D: 16: 25-17:20 - Talks include:
14:35: Lab to Life stall: the spatial organization of genome of Influenza A virus (Qing Zhao)
Wednesday 4 October 2023 (13:00 - 15:00, drop-in)
Your engagement drop-in surgery
Sian Tedaldi and Lena Shams
Online - https://zoom.us/j/95309120990
Time to discuss your PER ideas; the engagement team are here to help guide and support you.
Thursday 5 October 2023 (11:00 - 12:00, drop-in)
Funding and fellowships
Charlotte Garner, Research Facilitator and Sian Tedaldi
Mendelssohn Room, Clarendon Labs
Come along to discuss how to fund your Public Engagement with Research ideas. Talk to Charlie from the research facilitation team about fellowship schemes available with public engagement options in your subject area and how to integrate outreach into general funding applications. We will also be able to signpost you where to go for funding for other forms of research impact such as commercialisation and entrepreneurship.
** Please note due to a colleague with a severe peanut and tree nut allergy, please do not bring any foods containing peanuts or tree nuts to this session and wash your hands before attending if you have been eating foods with these ingredients prior to attending. Many thanks! **
Thursday 5 October 2023 (12:30 - 14:00, drop-in)
Kat and her Physics Toys
Sian Tedaldi and Kat O'Brien Skerry
Martin Wood Foyer, Clarendon Labs
Meet Kat O'Brien Skerry, the Department's new Physics Access Officer, to talk about how we can encourage and support students to apply to Oxford. Also try your hand at the physics toys workshop, designed to test your problem solving skills!
Friday 6 October 2023 (12:00 - 13:30)
Lunch and social
Balcony of the canteen, Denys Wilkinson Building
Join the Access and Engagement Team for a picnic on the balcony of the DWB canteen. This is an informal opportunity for members of the physics department to chat to others about your plans for engagement or to find out how to get started. Bring yourself and some lunch. Cake, some savoury snacks and soft drinks will be provided.
All week
Poster display
Martin Wood Foyer, Clarendon Labs
Take a look at a selection of posters made by school students who have participated in physics research.