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Information on games, trails, jokes and crafts from the Oxford University Museum of Natural History's Learning Zone
Here, you'll find all kinds of interactive activities provided by the Oxford Museum of Natural History:
Mind machines - the promise and problems of cognitive enhancement devices
Cognitive enhancement technologies raised hope in boosting healthy brain functioning, increasing mental capacity, speed, and creativity, through use of electrical and magnetic currents. How do these technologies work? How is the brain affected?
Our Research – Learning to Juggle Changes Brain Wiring
In ‘Our Research’, one of our team will provide a brief overview of their research and latest findings. First in this series, Prof Heidi Johansen-Berg will explain how learning to juggle can lead to changes in brain structure.
Patrick Gildersleve
I am in my 8th year of study in Oxford, having started with a 4 year undergrad Masters in physics, before making a jump to the social sciences at the Oxford Internet Institute. I’m now working towards a DPhil and am interested in applying mathematical methods from physics to model and make predictions on social systems. In particular, I’m...
Understanding COVID-19 transmission, informing control
Tackling a previously unseen pathogen - like the one that causes COVID-19 - is like piecing together a puzzle. There are many different parameters to investigate before the pathogen can be fully understood, and before effective control measures can be put in place. So how do scientists go about solving the puzzle, and why is modelling so...
Learning 2 - Stimulating learning
Can a little electrical stimulation help people learn quicker? And how would technology that does this be used? And why would you want to use this over medicines? Professor Roi Cohen Kadosh describes a phenomena that they've noticed where giving people a little electrical stimulation to the scalp appears to help people learn things quicker;...
Find out about the Bang! science magazine, produced by members of the University
Bang! science is the termly magazine produced by students at the University of Oxford; produced by members of the University of Oxford, Bang! aims to make science stimulating, fun and accessible to everyone. With articles written on everything from the latest research into spider silk to the history of Islamic science, Bang! brings the...
Family events at the Pitt Rivers Museum
The Pitt Rivers museum offers a wide array of family-friendly events most Saturdays and on many weekdays.
From the Under 5s series - hands-on sessions for kids from walking age onwards - right the way up to Pitt Fest, with object handling, crafts, special guests and live music - there's something for everyone. Many of the events will...
Listen to podcasts on the science of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division.
The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division is one of the four academic divisions of the University of Oxford. They have over 6,000 students and research staff, and generate over half of our funding from external research grants. They collaborate closely with colleagues in Oxford across the medical sciences, social sciences and...
Seabird monitoring - witnesses in the wild
Seabirds – including penguins – are amongst the most threatened animals on the planet. They are also very useful indicators of wider environmental change. But how do you effectively monitor species which live in hard-to-reach places, such as Antarctica? A team of scientists at the University of Oxford has come up with a...
