Welcome to the Oxford Materials Outreach (Schools Liaison) website. Our three main aims are:
(a) To raise public awareness of Materials Science as a scientific discipline by providing information about academic and industrial applications of the subject and the many career opportunities it presents.
(b) To make available all of the information students may require when contemplating applying to study Materials Science at Oxford.
(c) To develop and make available teaching and learning resources that can be used by schools and colleges in the 14-19 education sector to increase the appreciation and enjoyment of the fascinating developments in Materials Science today, and tomorrow!


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We are currently developing a new undergraduate recruitment pamphlet which summarises the information in the course brochure. A draft copy is available here.

If you can't find what you are looking for on the website, contact us and we'll do all we can to help.
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Upcoming Events

  • Department of Materials Open Days - March 2012
    The next Department of Materials Open Days will be held on 20th, 27th and 28th March 2012. These events are aimed at Year 12 students. Booking is essential.
     
  • Maths and Science Teachers' Conference
    A free Conference for Maths and Science teachers, held at the Science Learning Centre in Bristol on Wednesday 4th July 2012. The conference aims to equip teachers with additional tools and resources to support maths and science students who are considering progressing to STEM subjects at Oxford and other leading universities. Further Details
     
  • Residential Courses

    Headstart "Focus on Materials" Course (18th - 22nd June). Applications open September 2011 with a deadline of mid February 2012. Successful applicants will hear from Headstart in March/April 2012.


    UNIQ "Materials Science" Course (8th - 13th July 2012).
    UNIQ "Physical Sciences" Course (provisional dates 22nd - 27th July).
    Applications open in December 2012 with a deadline of mid February 2012. Successful applicants should hear from UNIQ soon after the deadline.

     
  • University Open Days
    The next University Open Days will be held on 27th and 28th June 2012, followed by a third on 14th September 2012. They are aimed at Year 12 students, but teachers and parents are very welcome to attend.

Recent Events:

Oxford and Cambridge Student Conferences
Over 1400 sixth form students attended the joint Physics and Materials Science presentations at the Student Conferences held in March 2011 in Leicester, Cardiff, London, Newcastle and Haydock. We are currently on the road doing the same presentations in March 2012. We hope to inspire a large number to consider applying to Oxford and look forward to seeing many of them at the University Open Days in July and September.

Undergraduate Admissions Interviews
105 applicants were interviewed in December 2011 for entry to the undergraduate course in 2012. We were exceptionally pleased again by the high standard of the young people and we have made 39 offers of places in the 7 Materials Colleges.

Museum Visits

Museum of the History of Science
Based in the original buildings of the Ashmolean museum, the Museum of the History of Science offers a range of activities and workshops suitable for all Key Stages in both science and History. For more information:- Museum of the History of Science

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