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Join BBC’s Sky At Night presenter Chris Lintott, Professor of Astrophysics, and lead of the Zooniverse.org project at Oxford’s Department of Physics, for a ‘live’ ramble around the night sky.

Date: Sunday 26 April

Time: 8.30-9.30pm BST

Join the event here

Your password for the event is: OxfordAlumni

The session will include plenty of time for Q&A, so come equipped with space-related questions. No telescope will be necessary, just head to your back garden, balcony, or bedroom window.

Please note! If you are using a mobile device to access the session, you may need to download the WebEx app in advance. You find it here at Google Play or the App Store.

The Oxford Foundry is looking to students and alumni for solutions to help prepare and rebuild society following the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, as part of its COVID-19 Action Plan.
The deadline for online submissions is Tuesday 28 April.

More information can be found here: https://www.oxfordfoundry.ox.ac.uk/oxfo-covid-19-action-plan

Are you a parent/carer in the UK, with a child in a school year between reception & year 11? Could you help researchers at Oxford learn how families are coping with the challenges of COVID-19? Complete this survey

Help fight resistance to antibiotics, map the surface of Mars or even count penguins! The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research, with more than a million volunteers assisting professional researchers.

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Connect and read with fellow alumni join the online Oxford Alumni Book Club.

Join in with thought provoking discussions as we discover the set texts together, moderated by a dedicated group leader who will encourage debate and suggest critical points for analysis.