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« Back to NewsDPAG and Biochemistry inspire local children with second Science in the Park event
27 July 2023
General Public Engagement with Research
On Tuesday 25 July, more than 140 children together with around 60 parents and caregivers were treated to a thrilling variety of hands-on science activities in University Parks. ‘Science in the Park’ was run by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group (OPEWG), in collaboration with the Department of Biochemistry, with 30 volunteers comprising research scientists, graduate students and professional services staff.
Science Together celebrates a second successful year of community-led research collaborations
26 July 2023
General Public Engagement with Research
Last week, the University of Oxford’s historic Divinity School hosted a special evening event to celebrate the seven new community-led research collaborations formed over the last 12 months through the Science Together engagement programme.
Glastonbury: taking science into people's lives
10 July 2023
General Public Engagement with Research Research
Georgina Donati from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group reflects on her weekend at the Glastonbury Festival talking to the public about science, developmental psychology and mental health.
DPAG researchers host week-long teacher residential in collaboration with Oxford Colleges
5 July 2023
General Public Engagement with Research
Five school teachers joined researchers from the Carlyle, Lakhal-Littleton, Mommersteeg, Srinivas, and Stone groups, based in the Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, and Sherrington Building, in a project run in collaboration with Jesus College and Trinity College between 19 and 22 June 2023.
Local young artists recognised in the University of Oxford's science-inspired art competition
21 June 2023
General Public Engagement with Research
Oxford University has announced the winners of Beyond Boundaries, its science-inspired schools’ art competition. Their work will be going on public display at Oxford University Museum of Natural History for all to see, from Friday 30 June – Monday 3 July 2023.
Information day held for patients on WINGMEN trial
16 May 2023
General Public Engagement with Research Research
On Thursday 4 May, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted a special information day for patients with prostate cancer participating in the WINGMEN clinical trial.
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN) receives Silver Engage Watermark Award
9 May 2023
Awards and Appointments General Public Engagement with Research
This award from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is a significant landmark, indicating WIN's commitment to embedding support for public engagement.
Online arts and culture for young people’s mental health – new research programme announced
3 April 2023
General Public Engagement with Research Research
Young people will help create an ‘online museum’ as a way of improving their mental health, as part of a new and ground-breaking £2.61m research project.
Showcasing Oxford’s translational research for Rare Disease Day
10 March 2023
General Public Engagement with Research Research
Rare Disease Day is an annual awareness day that aims to educate and raise awareness for the 400 million people worldwide who live with a rare disease.
Community play packs inspire families to be more playful at home
16 February 2023
General Public Engagement with Research
A project led by Department of Experimental Psychology's Alex Hendry, working with Oxford Brookes, has engaged with parents and early years practitioners in a bid to help families spend more time playing with their children.
Showcase success for Science Together research
6 February 2023
General Public Engagement with Research
A local collaboration teaming researchers from the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University with the Urban Music Foundation finished on a high note with an immersive sound and art installation at Oxford’s Old Fire Station.
DPAG Myth Busters and Shaping Destiny teams engage the public at IF Oxford 2022
12 October 2022
General Public Engagement with Research
Researchers from the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) engaged hundreds of visitors at Wesley Memorial Church on Saturday 8 October 2022 as part of The Oxford Science and Ideas Festival’s Explorazone.
Celebrating Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
3 October 2022
General Public Engagement with Research
September was Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and researchers in Department of Paediatrics took action to help raise awareness for this cause.
The Gene Therapists Headline at Glastonbury 2022
26 September 2022
Events General Public Engagement with Research
Rosie Munday writes about her experience taking science to the masses at the Glastonbury Festival.
DPAG hosts successful first Science in the Park event
3 August 2022
General Public Engagement with Research
More than 100 children, along with around 50 parents, grandparents and caregivers enjoyed an exciting variety of activities on the theme of ‘How the Body Works’ in University Parks on Tuesday 26 July. This ‘Science in the Park’ event was run by the Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG) Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group (OPEWG) and volunteers comprising research scientists, clinical anatomy teaching staff, and graduate and undergraduate students.
‘An exhibition like no other…’
9 March 2022
Events General Public Engagement with Research
Working in partnership to share University of Oxford research with local communities in Banbury
MSD projects awarded Public Engagement Seed Funding 2020-21
3 February 2021
General Public Engagement with Research
Seven projects from the Medical Sciences Division have received funding in the 2020-21 round of the Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund for innovative projects to engage the public with medical research.
Role-playing computer game helps players understand how vaccines work on a global scale
8 October 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 Public Engagement with Research Research
A free game launched today allows players to role-play the deployment of a virtual vaccine to help to halt the global spread of a viral pandemic.
Enriching Engagement (Round 2) awardees announced
25 August 2020
Awards and Appointments General Public Engagement with Research
The awardees for the second round of the University of Oxford’s Enriching Engagement funding scheme have now been announced, including six projects from across the Medical Sciences Division.
MSD projects awarded Public Engagement Seed Funding
20 February 2020
Awards and Appointments General Public Engagement with Research
Nine projects from the Medical Sciences Division have received funding in the latest round of the Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund for innovative projects to engage the public with medical research.