Public Engagement in Pharmacology
We are committed to sharing the excitement and relevance of pharmacology with wider audiences, while supporting our students and researchers to develop their skills and experience in public engagement.
Each year, we offer training and opportunities for Master’s students and researchers to develop their own ideas for engaging young people with pharmacology. Our activities range from welcoming pupils into the Department to taking pharmacology into local schools and community settings.
Our ongoing partnerships include an annual visit from East Oxford Primary School, alongside activities on site at schools including Cheney School and Rose Hill Primary School. We also collaborate with the University of Oxford Botanic Garden, where beds of medicinal plants around the Department provide opportunities to explore the connections between plants, pharmacologically active molecules and medicines. This work includes developing interpretation and plant labels to help visitors discover the science behind the plants they encounter.
Explore some of our public engagement activities and projects below.
© Dr Lizzie Burns
Outreach news
Amazing Brain Festival at Cheney Secondary School
23 February 2024
Pharmacology staff and students contributed to a special afternoon of events last week to engage 200-300 students and families on the theme of the brain organised by their school ‘Rumble Museum’. A team of ten members of our department led by Dr Lizzie Burns developed five zones of activities to engage students with different aspects of neuroscience: memory, focus, build-a-brain, illusion and microscopy.
Understanding the brain at Didcot Girls School Science Club
13 December 2022
A group of researchers and students led by Dr Tim Viney visited Didcot Girls School to run a ‘hands on’ event about the brain at the school’s Science Club.
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