Time to keep your eyes on the skies! The first swifts of the season have been spotted today!

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Have you visited our free exhibition FAIR WATER? yet?

Water has the power to hold our lives in the balance. Issues of water insecurity impact not only humans but also freshwater species around the world... Learn more at FAIR WATER?

oumnh.ox.ac.uk/fair-water

It's #WorldMalariaDay !

Find out how researchers University of Oxford are developing malaria vaccines for at risk communities around the world. MPLSOxford JennerVaccineTrials Medical Sciences

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Join Prof. Paul Smith Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Anna Sanders OxfordCulturalLeaders as they consider the current drivers of change and key factors for successfully anticipating and adapting to change.

Theatre 2, 2:00, May 15 #MandHShow .

Free two-day pass here: museumsandheritage24.smartreg.co.uk/Visitors/Visit…

Lights, Camera, Conservation Action! 🎥

Submissions are OPEN for the Good Natured Conservation Optimism Film Festival 2024!

Submit your short films and animations by May 10, 2024 to:
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Join us in spreading #Optimism through the lens of nature!

Even though the sun refused to come out when we visited, the bluebells and rhododendrons currently in full bloom at Harcourt Arboretum University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum still look amazing!

🌺 Claim your alumni discount at Harcourt Arboretum: ➡️ bit.ly/MyOxBGA

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Great interactives in the #fairwater exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History which I saw today.

‘We’re discovering that rocks can breathe’ 🪨

Listen as DPhil student, Arianwen, talks to Prof Bob Hilton, Associate Prof Jon Wade and Prof Erin Saupe from @oxuniearthsci to find out more about their areas of research, and why they’re so important.

#EarthDay

John Phillips was a giant of 19thC geology. He was a scientific Dick Whittington, from orphaned apprentice to Oxford Professor, with no university education inbetween. One of his legacies is the magnificent interior Oxford University Museum of Natural History with instructive geology oum.ox.ac.uk/learning/pdfs/…

Dr Duncan Murdock channeling his inner Nicole Richie - feel the power of the gems (minerals and rocks)

We're hosting various networking events alongside #PandemicSciences24 's scientific programme:

✅ Early-career breakfast
✅ Conference dinner at Oxford University Museum of Natural History
✅ Funders Forum

Tickets are going fast, so register now to join us in Oxford this July 👇

psi.ox.ac.uk/conference24

This week's #ConservationOptimism Round-Up is here!

From protecting endangered species like the malleefowl in South Australia to fostering ecotourism in Europe's rewilding projects, here are some of the week's most optimistic stories.

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The Oxford University Museum of Natural History - where the building is designed column by column & carving by carving to celebrate the natural world - & the completely unique Pitt Rivers Museum

Deconstructing this for #Natsca2024 tours Oxford University Museum of Natural History. The tour called 'Does anyone use these? Putting Shell Collections to Work' showed a smorgasbord of activities using specimens easily found in all malacological collections to engage different audiences with.

Filming continues today at Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Oxford University Museum of Natural History) 🎥🎬

Are you a senior leader in the cultural sector looking to redefine your leadership identity? The OCL Residential programme 2024 is now accepting applications until Mon 3 June.

Download the new brochure:
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#OxfordCulturalLeaders #Leadership #OCL2024

If you're visiting Oxford University Museum of Natural History in the next few weeks, please check out some really creative volunteer contributions to ongoing #Megalosaurus200 celebrations* in the Community Case: artworks & poetry! ✍️🖌️🦖🎉

(*celebrating #MaryAnning 's Plesiosaurus200, too!)

It's fantastic to be here at Oxford University Museum of Natural History for #NatSCA2024 . We've had warm and uplifting welcome by Paul Smith and a barrage of thought provoking talks in the Lightning Session. Some of the content to follow!

Get ready for a weekend of science, discovery and fun at the UK's largest, FREE, family-friendly palaeontological festival! Follow us for programme news and updates as we build up to the big weekend!

If you've been using one of our Oxford University dropboxes, you may have spotted something unusual...!!!🦖🚲

Daily pickups at Dunn_School (and @DunnSchool.bsky.social), Oxford Biology, Centre for Human Genetics, and Old Road Campus Research.

Huge shoutout to Dr Malcolm Sim, Malcolm Sim!