Outreach and Engagement News
Open Day in the Department – inspiring young minds
24 August 2026
Since 2023, the Department of Pharmacology has partnered with East Oxford Primary School to inspire Year 5 pupils to learn about pharmacology in engaging ways. The annual visit also gives our Master’s students and researchers valuable opportunities to develop their skills and experience in public engagement.
Molecules in medicinal plants – collaborating with Oxford Botanic Garden
24 August 2026
What connects a foxglove, a willow tree and a cancer medicine? Plants have been an important source of medicines for centuries, and many continue to provide inspiration for the medicines we use today.
‘Make a Medicine’ workshops at Rose Hill Primary School
24 August 2026
Where do medicines come from? How do they work? And what might the medicines of the future look like? Dr Lizzie Burns, Dr Lora Martucci, Dr Yuki Sakai and Dr Barbara Zonta from the Department of Pharmacology developed a new ‘Make a Medicine’ workshop for pupils in Years 5 and 6 at Rose Hill Primary School.
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.