Y12 Materials & Physics Day

Event date
Event time
9:30 - 16:30
Venue
Department of Physics
Denys Wilkinson Building
Keble Road
Oxford
OX1 3RH
Event cost
Free
Target audience
Students, Teachers
Age range
Age 16-17 (year 12)
Booking
Required Book here

Each year, the Physics and Materials Science Departments collaborate on a full day of workshops and talks aimed at Year 12 students. During this fun-filled yet instructive activity day, participants will be given the opportunity to carry out experiments in both departments and will learn more about these exciting subjects.

If you are studying Maths and Physics at A-level (or equivalent) and are interested in Materials Science and Physics come along to Oxford University to find out more!

How to book

Teachers: please fill in this form to apply for places on the 2025 Materials & Physics Day.

The deadline for submitting this form is 6 November 2025. Please note that completing this form does not guarantee you places on the event - we will inform all applicants by 13 November whether their application has been successful.

As this event is during the school day, we request that registrations for students are completed by a teacher.

As we are asking for group applications through teachers rather than individual student registrations, student groups will need to be accompanied by an adult who can be responsible for their attendance on the day and act as a point of contact. This can be a teacher or other school staff member, or a designated parent if staff are unable to accompany.

Booking Information

This event is open to high-achieving Year 12 students from UK schools who are studying Maths and Physics at A-level (or equivalent). This event is intended for students who enjoy science and who would like to find out more about Physics and Materials Science at university.

Places are limited so booking is essential. Since these events are very popular we ask you to limit the number of students from a single school to 6 on any one day. If you wish to enquire about bringing more students please contact us by emailing [email protected], however we have a very limited capacity for these events so these requests are unlikely to be able to be accommodated.

We request, where possible, that at least half of the students in your group identify as female or non-binary. You may wish to consider working with another local school if this could be a challenge.

In the likely event that this event is oversubscribed, we will aim to prioritise allocated places based on a number of different factors - you can find more information about this on our website.

If you have any questions, please contact us by emailing [email protected].