TECHWORKS and Robot Racing

Sat Oct 25 2025 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm UTC+01:00

Oxford Works, Oxford Business Park | Oxford

IF Oxford science and ideas Festival
Publisher/HostIF Oxford science and ideas Festival
TECHWORKS and Robot Racing
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An interactive science fair for families, teens and adults.
About this Event

The Festival is returning to Oxford’s growing knowledge quarter with activities that take on the smallest, hottest, most detailed, and most carefully constructed science for you to see. Visit Oxford Works and meet the experts at the heart of science and innovation in the city. And don’t miss our much-anticipated annual Robot Racing — a crowd-favourite event where engineering skill meets high-speed fun!

Please help us keep track of venue capacity by booking your approximate arrival time. You can arrive at any time during your hour-long arrival slot, then stay for as long as you like. Last entry 4pm, event closes at 5pm.


Activities include:

Battle in the Gut: Salmonella Showdown! (MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine)

Game, set, mass and medicines (OMass Therapeutics)

Turning turbines: Renewable energy from the wind and tides (Department of Engineering Science - University of Oxford)

Build to Withstand: Earthquake Engineering in Action (Department of Earth Sciences - University of Oxford)

The Future is Fusion (UKAEA)

Robot Racing (UKAEA)





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IF Oxford uses Pay What You Decide (PWYD) ticketing, which means you can choose to pay whatever you want — or can afford. You can make your donation during booking, at the event, or afterwards. Please note, there is a free ticket option with this event.

A suggested donation of £5 per person for each event enjoyed will help secure the future of the Festival.

Please Note: The contribution associated with this ticket is considered a donation in support of the Festivaland is therefore non-refundable.

IF Oxford is run by The Oxfordshire Science Festival (charity #1151361) and your donation may be eligible for Gift Aid, where a charity can claim back an extra 25% of your donation at no cost to you. Gift Aid forms can be downloaded from www.if-oxford.com/donate

The Festival reserves the right to modify event formats and manage the audience in accordance with the Festival’s Attendance Policy: https://if-oxford.com/about/policies/attendance-policy


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Oxford Works, Oxford Business Park, Oxford Business Park, Oxford, United Kingdom

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