Learn more about the outreach and public engagement activities our students are involved in.
Hannah Unsworth
Hannah volunteered at the Science in the Park outreach event, in July 2023, run by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group. The day consisted of a variety of hands-on science activities in University Parks, aiming to get children interested in science from a young age. Hannah ran a blood-matching workshop where children were tasked with matching various animals with their blood colour, while also learning about the chemical explanation behind the rainbow of different colours blood can be. Link to more news about the event.
Annabel Brunt
Annabel has been working with the Department of Chemistry’s Educational Outreach Team on a project celebrating the Oxford Botanic Gardens’ 400th anniversary. The project, Chemistry in the Garden, is a virtual tour of the Botanic Gardens, with links and resources related to a selection of plants in the collection, their history, applications, chemistry, and relevant departmental research. Annabel has worked closely with Karl Harrison, IT Coordinator and Training Officer, on the 360 degree photographic images of the garden, as well as behind-the-scenes technology to support the creation of the resource. The aim of the project is to engage members of the public with the interesting and intriguing chemistry of plants and how this relates to past and modern medical and chemical research.
For more information, see Page 16, Issue 10 of the Periodic Magazine: link
Some photos from the virtual tour:
For more information, see Page 16, Issue 10 of the Periodic Magazine: link
Some photos from the virtual tour:
Amber Truepenny
Amber was a Hertford college equalities representative as well as the DTC disability and accessibility officer in 2021-2022, sitting on the EEDI committees of Hertford College and the DTC, and was the Student Champion of the DTC EEDI committee, helping to organise bi-weekly welfare teas for students.
She also worked with the Balliol college Frontier Science Program as a tutor for A-level students from disadvantaged backgrounds to encourage them to apply to Oxford, teaching drug discovery and development.
She also worked with the Balliol college Frontier Science Program as a tutor for A-level students from disadvantaged backgrounds to encourage them to apply to Oxford, teaching drug discovery and development.
