Grassroots

High Performance Coaching Workshop
2024-06-04 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | Grassroots Workspace, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom
Grassroots presents: High-Performance Coaching Workshop…
A 90-minute workshop that explores the science-backed strategies and daily practices to boost your performance, well-being, and engagement.
Free of charge and hosted in the Sherrington (lunch provided)
We would love to see you there!

Wine Down Friday at Grassroots!
2024-05-31 15:00 - 17:00 | Grassroots Workspace, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom
Join us on the last Friday of the month for a glass of wine and a late lunch here at Grassroots!
We like to treat our members for all their hard work and for being so wonderful!
This will take place on the 31st of May, 3 pm onwards in the Grassroots kitchen.
If you are a member here at Grassroots and have any ideas on events you’d like to take place, please do let us know.

Taylor Wessing Free legal drop-in clinic
2024-05-29 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-15 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-08 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Grassroots Workspace, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom
Taylor Wessing is a recent joiner to the Grassroots and will be supporting the entrepreneurial community with free “drop-in clinic” to address any of your legal challenges.

James Homan (a partner in Corporate Technology Group) and Nicola Caton (senior associate), as well as other members of the TW team, will be running the clinic.

TW is a global law firm known for supporting technology and life science companies through the life cycle from “cradle to liquidity”, from obtaining investment funding (from seed to series D and beyond), to launching and licensing products, protecting data and IP rights, and delivering successful exits for founders and investors.

Free legal drop-in clinic

The free “drop-in clinic” is open to all companies within the Grassroots and Oxford Trust community. No booking is required and will be initially held in either Meeting Room 1 or Meeting Room 2 in Grassroots.

Given the TW sector focus, the drop-in clinic will be of most value to tech and life sciences start-ups, companies and investors, but the firm advises across four main sectors, covering:

Technology, media and communications
Life sciences and healthcare
Real Estate, infrastructure and energy
Private wealth

The clinic with run on Wednesdays in two-week cycles.

About Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world’s most innovative people and businesses.
TW are ranked band 1 for VC capabilities (across all legal directories) and uniquely the only firm also with a band 1 ranked biotechnology practice. TW Corporate Technology team advise on 300+ venture and growth funding rounds a year as well M&A transactions for exiting founders, companies and investors.
For its early-stage companies, TW can offer a heavily discounted package of services, most of them on a fixed fee basis.
Do feel free to reach-out our Taylor Wessing “lawyers in residence” (!) should you have any queries.
j.homan@taylorwessing.com
n.caton@taylorwessing.com

Mental Health Awareness Month - Board Games at Grassroots
2024-05-22 12:30 - 17:00 | Grassroots Workspace, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom
As some of you may already know, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, therefore we decided to organize a fun and light-hearted afternoon of board games here at Grassroots! We hope the events allow you to take some time out for yourself and unwind.
This will be taking place Wednesday the 22nd of May, 12:30 pm onwards in the Grassroots co-working space.
If you are unable to attend, or just fancy some time out, here’s the link to Mind.org online games: Games and puzzles – Mind

OBN BioTuesday: A spotlight on the latest R&D in Cell and Gene Therapy
2024-05-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Oxford Technology Park, Oxford Technology Park, Kidlington OX5 1GN, Oxford
This edition of the ever-popular BioTuesday event format will spotlight ‘The Latest R&D in Cell & Gene Therapy’.
During this BioTuesday you’ll hear from cell therapy R&D leaders blazing trails in clinical trials, expert C&G therapy manufacturing and support organisations, plus innovators pushing ever further the boundaries of C&G therapy with next-gen technologies.
Programme:
18.00 – 18.30 Guest arrivals and networking
From 18.30, Welcome: Phillip Simister, Head of Science & Entrepreneur Advocate, OBN​
Keynote Presentation: Jo Brewer, CSO​ at Adaptimmune​
Followed by 10-minute presentations from:
Dimor Elbers​, Associate Director Licensing at Lonza​
Kevin Takuya Vela​, Collaborations Manager at the Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult​, ‘Implementing automation and digitisation of ATMP manufacture to improve global patient access’
Lara Campana​, VP Research Operations and Co-Founder of Resolution Therapeutics​
Felix Dobbs​, Co-Founder & CEO of Broken String Biosciences​
Anastasia Maslova​, Senior Research Scientist at Oxford Gene Technologies​
20.00 – 20.30 Audience & Presenter Q&A
20.30 – 21.30 Networking

Creative Problem-Solving Workshop 14th May - Lunch provided
2024-05-14 12:00 - 14:00 | Grassroots Workspace, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom
Bring your business challenge and unblock growth in this creative problem-solving workshop! Through using visuals, 3D objects and taking a systemic perspective, hidden relationship dynamics and blocks to growth as well as stakeholder needs and underused resources become visible to you. Consequently, high impact actions crystalise and solution paths are unlocked. You will go away with a clearer picture of the future of your business and an increased capability for effective problem-solving and decision making.
Challenges you could work on:
· Complex contexts (multiple investors or partners, scale up, regulations)
· Conflicting opportunities; difficulties in making decisions; alignment of resources
· Process improvements
· Evaluation of your product or service portfolio
· Communication and people issues, problems resurfacing repeatedly

The Hill - Investor Showcase event
2024-05-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Headington
If you’re looking for investment to take your solution to the next level and wish to get connected with the people who can help move things forward, our Investor Showcase event on Wednesday 1st May is the perfect opportunity for you.
TheHill Investor Showcase Event
Date: Wednesday 1st May 2024
Location: Headington, Oxford.
Time: TBC

Wine down this Friday
2024-04-26 15:00 - 17:00 | Grassroots Workspace, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom
Join us for a relaxing afternoon of wine and pizza as we unwind from a busy week.
Our weekly events are a way of expressing gratitude for all our members as well as an opportunity to connect our fellow members.
So mark your calendars and save the date! Wine Down Friday awaits you for an evening of good food, wine, and great company. See you there!

Drinks with the Knights Team
2024-04-25 17:00 - 19:00 | The Royal Oak, 42-44 Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HT
Join us this Thursday at the Royal Oak for Drinks with the Knights Team!
A casual and relaxed networking session and a fantastic opportunity to mingle and connect with fellow professionals in a fun and informal setting.

OBN Science Social - Industry Networking Event
2024-04-16 17:30 - 20:00 | Grassroots Workspace, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom
We are pleased to announce details of our next OBN Science Social, kindly hosted by Grassroots Workspace​, in Oxford.
OBN’s ‘Science Social’ events are popular and highly valued evenings, providing a space for the life sciences community to meet, chat, relax and build new contacts in a great location.
Attendance is complimentary and open to all, the evening starts 17.30, and includes drinks, nibbles and networking.
About Grassroots Workspace
Grassroots Workspace, the initiative of Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE), is located within Keble College’s HB Allan Centre nestling between Woodstock Road and Banbury Road. OSE are in collaboration with Oxford University to shape the future through innovation and investment.

Grassroots offers entrepreneurs all the facilities needed to grow the business, all under one roof and within a vibrant, welcoming community.

Ideal for portfolio companies and members of the Oxford science and tech ecosystem.

Grassroots offers early-stage science and tech businesses and entrepreneurs a variety of workspace solutions that provide so much more than just a place to work.

TMM IRL: Oxford
2024-02-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Grassroots Workspace, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom
The Marketing Meetup Oxford is an informal, friendly place for the marketers of Oxford to meet, learn, and share knowledge with one another. Come in ‘listen’ not ‘sell’ mode 🙂
This is TMM’s very first event in Oxford (woohoo!). We just want to get together, say hello, have a chat, and have a nice time.
Think of this as a community event, where the focus is very much on you meeting other people in a chilled out friendly space. We’ll chat over food and drink, listen to an inspirational speaker or two, chat some more, and go home buzzing with new contacts and new ideas.
Let’s have a lovely night in the company of some amazin’ people.
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Speaker: to be confirmed!
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The format of the night:
6.00 pm – doors open – drinks, networking, and smiles
6.30 pm – introduction and talks begin
7.15 pm – talks finish, networking, listening, saying hello, and positively lovely people – a nice chilled out time 🙂
7.45 pm – end of the night – you leave with new contacts and fresh ideas
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Supported by Grassroots, a science and technology innovation hub in central Oxford helping early-stage science and technology entrepreneurs and offering coworking and work spaces as part of Oxford Innovation’s portfolio of centres UK wide. Find out more at https://www.grassrootsworkspace.com
(Grassroots funded by OSE – Oxford Science Enterprises, managed on their behalf by Oxford Innovation Limited)
Supported by Sharp Ahead, a full service B2B digital marketing agency serving organisations with specialist B2B products and services. Check them out at https://sharpahead.com
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And finally…
This is a donation ticketed event, with a suggested ticket price of £5-£15.
We of course understand that these are tough times, so if you are experiencing financial hardship and cannot afford the minimum donation amount, please reach out to el@themarketingmeetup.com and we’ll find a ticket for you (provided capacity hasn’t already been reached!) 🙂
Please let your marketing friends and colleagues know about this group too, I hope to build it into a great resource for the community over the coming months and years. Attendance will be taken at this event. If you sign up but don’t show up, this has a knock on effect on event arrangements. If it happens 3 times, you’re outta here! This is simply a measure to allow appropriate respect to the organisers, speakers, sponsors, and your fellow community members 🙂
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Building Resilience and Bouncing Back from Adversity Taster
2023-12-14 14:00 - 15:00
Join us on 14th December for our FREE Building Resilience and Bouncing Back from Adversity Taster
Learn how Resilience helps us grapple with uncertainty and prepares us to meet new challenges.
Free Taster: Building Resilience and Bouncing Back from Adversity
When:
Thursday, 14 December 2023
Time: 2pm-3pm GMT
What: A lively 60-minute interactive ‘taste’ of our take on Building Resilience and Bouncing Back from Adversity
Where: Zoom
We’ll Look At :

Defining Resilience
The difference between Resilience and Endurance
Learning how the stress curve works
Knowing where you already are Resilient

Why Come Along?
Building Resilience and Bouncing Back from Adversity
Thursday, 14th December 2023 2-3PM GMT
Resilience is how we bounce back from adversity; resilience is our inner store of strength we can call upon when the going gets tough; resilience is how we can manage and cope with stress. Resilience helps us grapple with uncertainty and prepares us to meet new challenges.
It is vital for managers to develop their unique ways of handling resilience, supporting their staff in dealing with their day-to-day demands.
Not only that, Christmas is right around the corner and many of us will need a deep, deep pool of resilience to get through what can be a hugely stressful time of the year!
To help create this, you are invited to build your resilience in our free 60-minute Remote Taster on Thursday, 14th December 2-3pm.

OBN Christmas Lecture: ‘Into the Deep: Biodiscovery in the World's Largest and Least Explored Ecosystem'
2023-12-12 18:00 - 21:30 | Somerville College Woodstock Road OX2 6HD Oxford, United Kingdom
OBN Christmas Lecture – 12 December, Oxford
Into the deep: Biodiscovery in the world’s largest and least explored ecosystem
Presented by Dr Adrian Glover, Merit Researcher, Natural History Museum.​
We are delighted that Dr Adrian Glover, Merit Researcher at the Natural History Museum will be presenting the OBN Christmas Lecture this year, delivered on 12 December at Somerville College in Oxford.

Dr Glover leads the Deep-Sea Systematics and Ecology Group at the Natural History Museum (NHM), London, an active research group dedicated to the highest-quality deep-ocean and polar research.

During the lecture, entitled, ‘Into the deep: Biodiscovery in the world’s largest and least explored ecosystem’, Dr Glover will share insight into how the depths of the oceans hold the secret to understanding the evolution of all life on our planet, and how the chemistry and biology revealed has changed our understanding of where complex life can exist.
In recent years, research has revealed that the vast, swirling biochemical laboratory that is our ocean is filled with new types of chemicals and microbes that have the potential to revolutionise therapeutics.
Dr Glover will also address how in order secure our sustainable development, humans must ensure the needs of discovery and use do not jeopardise the protection of our ocean resources – a new challenge for the 21st century.

Programme for the evening:
18.00 – 18.30 Guest Arrival
18.30 – 18.35 Welcome by Stuart Rose, CEO of OBN
18.35 – 19.35 Lecture and Audience Questions with Dr Adrian Glover
19.35 – 21.30 Christmas Drinks, Nibbles and Networking

Speakers

Dr Adrian Glover
Merit Researcher, Principal Investigator for Deep-Sea Systematics and Ecology Research Group at Natural History Museum

Leadership: Don't Waste Your Time - workshop for Scale-up Leaders by Horizon37
2023-12-12 09:30 - 11:30 | Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Harwell, Didcot
Leadership: Don’t Waste Your Time – Workshop for Scale-up Leaders by Horizon37
Get ruthless with your time and make targeted progress.

A 2-hour workshop for scale-up leaders to discover how coaching can drive business results and acquire techniques to achieve impactful outcomes.
Define leadership outcomes to drive business results and commit to effective de-prioritisation
Set up the conditions that you and your fellow leaders need, to thrive and grow personally
Gather sufficient and necessary insight on the state and needs of your leadership and align the right people to roles that maximise their value in the business
Design and execute a targeted and iterative leadership programme, of finite length, with clear outcomes for your business

What to expect?
A leadership workshop , led by Horizon37 specialist coaches, peer interaction and learning plus networking mince pies afterward.

Details

Tuesday 12th December 2023, 9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Harwell, Didcot
Max 10 participants
Subsidised cost is £100pp (subject to qualification, see below), vs £750 regular seat.

Criteria to qualify for subsidy (must meet all 3):

– You are a startup C-Suite
– Yours is an innovation business
– You have ambitious growth plans within next 12 months

Register now!

OBN BioLearn: Increasing Business Exposure Via Social Media
2023-12-05 13:00 - 16:00
Social media has had an astounding impact on businesses over the last decade and the social revolution is continuing to skyrocket. With digital communication being front and centre in the customer journey, businesses must incorporate social media into their marketing strategies and harness the opportunity to engage with their target audiences.
It all sounds so easy, but no doubt there are challenges when it comes to social media. Who has the time? Or the resources? Who’s going to come up with content ideas? Who’s going to manage your accounts and keep an active presence? How will you know if your posts are having any impact?
There are so many questions that need to be addressed in order to stay ahead of the curve, create great content and keep up with your target audience.
If you are new to using social media for business, or are wanting to improve the results you are seeing so far, this training course will be a valuable guide to helping you plan a robust social media strategy and explore the ideal social media platforms for your business, as well as how to implement your social media strategy and measure what’s working well and what to improve to increase your business exposure.
Agenda:

The value of a social media strategy
Setting SMARTER goals
Learn where and who your audience are and how to target them
Planning effectively & time saving tips
Choosing the right social media platforms for your business
Creating a content calendar
How to keep track of your social media activity
How to measure success on social media

The course will be delivered online via Zoom by Amy Hobson on Wednesday 5 December 2023, and runs from 13:00-16:00. Course materials are included in the course costs.
Tickets
OBN Member £100 +VAT
Non-Member £175 +VAT

OBN Awards 2023
2023-11-22 19:00 - 23:30
OBN’s Sell-Out Awards Event is back for 2023 ✨
The OBN Awards, now in their 15th year, are a highly regarded and sought-after awards programme for the Life Sciences industry, designed to celebrate innovation and outstanding achievement across all corners of the industry.
The twelve award categories shine a light on companies at all stages of development, recognising inspirational leadership, exciting innovation, novel and exciting approaches to unmet clinical needs, outstanding company progression and the delivery of real-life, tangible results.
Where:
The Royal Lancaster Hotel​​, Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY
We have a special rate for rooms booked for the night of 22 November,
please contact events@obn.org.uk to find out more.
For additional event or venue information, please email events@obn.org.ukYou can also reach us at +44 1235420870
Evening format:
Drinks reception: 19.00 – 19.30
Dinner and awards presentation: 19.30 – 22.30
After dinner networking: 22.30 – 23.30
Dress code:
Black tie or formal

Oxford Entrepreneurs - Startup Career Fair
2023-11-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford
Startup Career Fair
Are you a startup looking for new talent? Or are you a student looking to get a first-hand experience in the world of startups?
Join our Startup Career Fair on Wednesday, the 22nd of November.
Sign-up if you are a growing startup or organization in the entrepreneurship space looking to network with the UK’s most talented students! Or book your ticket if you’re a student interested in participating.
Our Startup Fair last academic year connected hundreds of students with leading startups. This term we’re returning with an even bigger event!
Are you running an exciting startup, an accelerator program or an organisation active in the entrepreneurial space and are looking for employees from UK’s (obviously 😉) best university? Then the Oxford Entrepreneurs Startup Career Fair is just for you!
We are hosting an in-person Career Fair at Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford on the 22nd of November from 6 pm to 8 pm for startups to find employees/interns among Oxford students.
We accept applications from organisations based anywhere in the UK.
Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to connect with talented students from different departments and degrees!

Oxfordshire Climate Tech Networking
2023-11-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Grassroots Workspace, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT, United Kingdom
Oxfordshire Greentech, the business network for a low-carbon future, is bringing together anyone involved in the climate tech innovation ecosystem across the county and beyond for a networking event on 21st November at Grassroots Workspace, Oxford.
With the warning from UN Secretary-General António Guterres that we are now in an era of “global boiling”, the time is now for investment in and development of climate positive technologies at speed and scale.
The transition to a net zero carbon economy will also come with huge financial benefits, and we believe that in Oxfordshire, we possess many of the people, skills, ideas, facilities, and technologies that will create real impact on the global stage.
So whether you’re early-stage innovators, established greentech companies, investors, directors of science and business parks, academics, professional services, tech transfer offices, corporates or other, we welcome you to join us for an evening of connections across this powerful and growing ecosystem.
Come along to:

Discover exciting new climate tech solutions
Connect with the organisations that can help your climate tech business grow
Find investable opportunities in the impact space
Meet potential customers and collaborators

We will also be welcoming the 2nd cohort of Spanish climate tech startups visiting the UK to connect with the climate tech ecosystems across Cambridge, London and Oxford as part of the Desafia Londres programme.

Agenda

18:00 – Arrivals, refreshments and networking
18:30 – Welcome and scene-setting from Hannah Scott, CEO of Oxfordshire Greentech
18:35 – Desafia London programme overview and showcase of the Spanish startup cohort from Sam Goodall, CEO at Cambridge Cleantech
18:40 – Spanish startup elevator pitches
18:45 – Networking and refreshments
20:00 – Official close

We are pleased to be supported by our sister network Cambridge Cleantech for this event.
We look forward to seeing you on the 21st!

LOCATION
Grassroots, 46 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HT

GREENTECH: People, Planet, Pint: Sustainability Meetup
2023-11-16 19:00 - 22:00 | The White House Tap Social, 38 Abingdon Road, Oxford, OX1 4PD
No agenda, workshops or webinars. Come to chat over a drink.
This relaxed event brings together those with a shared passion for sustainability in all its forms.
We meet monthly to chat about what’s going on in the Net Zero / Sustainability space, “network” and meet others who are interested in the industry. Whoever you are, you are interested in sustainability, searching to respond to current challenges, come and let’s see where the conversation, and night, takes us!
This casual meeting is proposed by Siobhann Mansel, founder of Make It Good, a hybrid sustainability / brand marcomms outfit dedicated to building regenerative brands and Hannah Scott, project manager at Bioregional and CEO of Oxfordshire Greentech. Sponsored by KRYSTAL, an award-winning, 100% green web hosting provider, with datacentres in the UK, US, & Europe.

The Challenge Of Scaling Leadership & Culture As An Organisation Grows
2023-11-16 09:00 - 11:00
Breakfast Panel Event: Brought to you by ITS OXFORD.
When companies are small, it’s easy. Leaders are connected to each element of the business; keeping everyone aligned and motivated. But as companies grow, great leadership becomes harder and harder to deliver. Company vision, inspiring leadership and company culture must be planned and grown together to truly flourish. Scaling the key success drivers as you grow allows you to ‘cross each chasm’ and is ultimately what separates the great potentials from the world class.
Our panel of experts will address the challenges at each level of your business journey and cover practical tips and tricks on how to avoid toxic culture in a scaling business.
Panellists include:
• Sharon Frost, Global HR Director, Oxford Pharmagenesis
• Dr Petrina Carmody, Chief Change Officer, Great Place to Work (amongst many other things!)
• Sharon Parker Lines, Deputy Managing Director and SVP Business Operations, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Astroscale
• Rob Pilkington, CEO Ebbon Group
Moderated by Adam Pickford – Co-Founder, Highlight People, HR & People Development Services. Adam’s impressive prior experience includes Global Talent Engagement and Development Director, Nielsen.
Let’s take a closer look at what’s involved in developing leaders, making communication happen, and sustaining these as an organization grows.

What’s important at any stage for leadership and work culture?
When should developing new leaders be factored into your growth plan?
What does good leadership look like?
Who are the leaders learning from?
How do you foster positive leadership to build a positive work culture?
How do you transition from an 8 person team to a 500 person company with multi-building and plan for effective leadership?

Breakfast will be provided and there will be ample opportunities to network with your peers.

LOCATION
140 Park Drive, Milton, England, GB, OX14 4SE

The Oxford Science Park, Iversen Building Launch Event
2023-11-15 08:00 - 10:00 | The Iversen Building The Oxford Science Park Sanders Road OX4 4GD Oxford, United Kingdom
The Oxford Science Park in conjunction with OBN UK invite you to a breakfast event on Wednesday 15th November 2023, marking the launch of the Iversen Building.
This significant milestone for the park and a unique opportunity to bring life science community together. The event will provide a chance to hear more about the Iversen Building and the wider park, gather insights from an expert panel, and network with other prominent life sciences companies.
Event Programme:
8.00 Arrival, breakfast, networking and tours
9.00 An overview of TOSP and formal launch of the Iversen building, Rory Maw​, CEO, The Oxford Science Park
9.10 Panel ‘Enabling life science companies to scale – a discussion and insight on what helps companies in this sector to grow‘, Chair, Stuart Rose​, CEO, OBN, Rory Maw, CEO The Oxford Science Park, David Watson​, Chief Operating Officer, Enara Bio​, Sanne de Jongh​, VC Partner, Oxford Science Enterprises​
9.30 Further networking and tours
10.00 Event Close
Complimentary tickets are limited and available to members of R&D companies and are subject to the organisers approval

GREENTECH: Stakeholderz Pitch and Investment Event
2023-11-08 18:00 - 22:00 | Sustainable Ventures, 5th Floor County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7PB, United Kingdom
Investor & Networking Event at Sustainable Ventures
The upcoming event will feature three innovative companies, focused on exploring investment opportunities with different perspectives, including AI, in the Edtech and Healthtech sectors.
To find out more please email info@stakeholderz.com

IF Oxford Science & Ideas Festival
2023-10-07 08:00 - 2023-10-28 17:00
The Oxford science and ideas Festival is a cost-effective and powerful way to bring people together.
We inspire curious minds of all ages and backgrounds to access and help shape new ideas.
Highlight academic and business capabilities within IF Oxford to show career pathways in an informal learning context.
IF Oxford helps build science, social and cultural capital (the knowledge, attitudes, experiences and resources that an individual accumulates throughout their life), which can ‘open doors’ to careers and support socioeconomic mobility.
Existing projects with partners across Oxfordshire attract a broad demographic audience (age, geography, ethnicity, social class) and conversations continue within friendship or family groups during and outside of your involvement.
Anyone can be part of this a high-quality programme of activity that inspires curious minds of all ages and backgrounds.
Could you help people see the world from a new perspective?

Theatre and video
Visual art and feature articles
Games and demonstrations
Talks and quizzes

Contact the team to find out more, or visit: if-oxford.com/get-involved
IF Oxford is free-to-accesses for audiences, but the charity has no endowment or institutional ‘parent’. Oxford science and ideas Festival relies on sponsorship, grants and participation fees to cover costs. Sponsorship comes with appropriate recognition and allows the inclusion of quality contributions from organisations unable to pay.
The team can explore new sponsorship and grants ideas at any time: info@if-oxford.com

IF Oxford Trustees, staff and volunteers value:

high quality research, teaching, and practice in knowledge development;
contributing to society by creating accessible, innovative and high-quality material for public audiences;
independence of political or industrial interests to offer a neutral platform that presents and amplifies evidence-based ideas;
the full diversity of voices from all backgrounds and experiences and so help cultivate and include underrepresented voices in the ‘science and ideas’ ecosystem;
cooperative relationships with organisations that share our values, and are committed to the advancement of knowledge and public engagement with research.
Explore the charity’s Policies, ratified by the Oxfordshire Science Festival Board of Trustees.

Objectives:

Run a Festival in Oxford with wide public appeal that uses a mixture of live, face-to-face events and digital media to present and initiate discussion on contemporary research and innovation from Oxford and its partner locations.
Support science festival activity across Oxfordshire and any other geographical region of strategic importance.
Create, and support the creation of relevant content that forms part of the annual Oxford science and ideas Festival.
Develop the community of practice for public research engagement via the medium of a festival and its associated methodologies.

Black History Month
2023-10-01 08:00 - 2023-10-31 17:00
Black History Month is a momentous occasion to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society. It also serves as an opportunity to inspire and empower future generations. This year, Black History Month will be dedicated to honouring the achievements of black women who are often forgotten, heroines. We want to amplify their voices and challenge the systems that oppress them.
Black people have always been at the forefront of social justice movements, fighting against oppression and paving the way for change. However, despite their countless contributions to society, the achievements of black women in particular, have too often been overlooked or forgotten. That is why, this year, we will be celebrating the exceptional achievements of black women.
The theme of ‘Saluting our Sisters’ highlights the crucial role that black women have played in shaping history, inspiring change, and building communities. This year’s celebration will showcase pioneering black women who have made remarkable contributions to literature, music, fashion, sport, business, politics, academia, social and health care, and more.

Breast cancer awareness month
2023-10-01 08:00 - 2023-10-31 17:00
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. When we talk about the causes of breast cancer and how we can act to prevent it as well as to bring awareness to the people and families lives it affects everyday.
Sadly not all breast cancer cases are preventable. But studies show that at least 30% of breast cancer cases are preventable. By making changes to your lifestyle you can reduce your risk of getting breast cancer.
This October cancer research.org are highlighting ways you can get active to reduce your risk. By increasing the amount of physical activity you do, you can significantly reduce your risk of breast cancer.
Are you raising money this year? or just spreading awareness? Cancer research have all the information you will need to help get started.

Macmillan Coffee Morning
2023-09-29
Macmillan’s Coffee Morning is our biggest fundraising event to support people living with cancer

People all over the UK host their own Coffee Morning and donations raised on the day are made to Macmillan.
A Coffee Morning can be whatever you want it to be. It could be at home, on your driveway, a hall or online, whatever suits you best. You can hold a garden get together and throw a barbeque, or treat your colleagues to some homemade bakes, or even get together with friends for a takeaway. In 2022, They raised over £12 million and hope to top that this year.
When is Macmillan’s Coffee Morning?
The official date of Macmillan Coffee Morning is Friday 29 September but his doesn’t mean you can’t host at other times of the year! You can host your coffee morning whenever suits you best.
How you can get involved
Whatever your reason to host, no reason is too big or too small. All you have to do is sign up to host a Coffee Morning and we’ll send you a fundraising kit with top tips to get you started.

Why we exist

Macmillan Cancer Support is here to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.

The changing story of cancer

The number of people being diagnosed with cancer is rising and more people are surviving cancer than ever before, therefore this means the nature of cancer care itself needs to adapt and evolve to meet the rapidly changing needs of people living with cancer. But current cancer care provision is approaching a crisis point. Existing support services​ are struggling to cope, yet the number of people living with cancer continues to grow. We need to act now to prevent a crisis in cancer care.​ Here is an overview of what we are doing to make sure their needs are met.

BioForward 2023
2023-09-26 08:00 - 18:00
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BioForward is OBN’s ‘Roadmap for Growth’ Life Sciences event, designed to provide the support, skills, know-how and industry connections required to build a commercially successful business.
Now in its fifth year, BioForward is attended by leaders and decision makers of growing R&D companies across all therapy and technological areas, alongside companies who provide services that help support the sustainable growth of emerging companies throughout the life sciences ecosystem.
BioForward Features:

An Industry exhibition showcasing 60 trusted industry suppliers, specialising in a range of services, including: Pre-clinical and clinical development, IP, tax & financial management, regulatory compliance, insurance, facilities, location management, manufacturing, lab supplies, communications, sales & marketing, business development, new technology, consultancy, HR & talent
A series of focused and practical workshop sessions
A full day of pre-scheduled, in-person 1-2-1 partnering meetings powered by PartneringONE
Plenty of formal and informal networking opportunities, including lunch provided by Oxford’s finest food trucks and the BioForward drinks reception
New for 2023! Complimentary transport to and from the venue from a range of Science parks in the Oxford region. More details to be announced.

Ticket Type & Price*:
R&D Companies: first company ticket is complimentary
R&D Additional ticket: £75 + VAT
Non-R&D (OBN Member): £300 + VAT
Non-R&D (Non Member): £350 + VAT
Please visit open the link to book your ticket/s. https://obn.glueup.com/event/73640/register/
or get in touch with organiser at: events@obn.org.uk and 44 1235420870
Venue: The King’s Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 0ES
