Emily Algar – Inside HSM Oxford

Happy Christmas from Dr Silke Ackermann, the Museum’s Director

Emily Algar — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 12:05:19 +0000

What a year this has been! We started it off in style with our brand-new logo, the swirling colourful interpretation of an astrolabe that draws in both those who recognise what it represents and those for whom it is simply attractive. The change in name may sound like a small step for humanity, but is ... [Read more...]

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‘Women and Science’ Series – Clever? Not really.

Emily Algar — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:00:34 +0000

Dr Katy Clough is a postdoctoral researcher in gravitational physics with a focus on dark matter environments around black holes. She was previously an accountant and before that an undergraduate Engineer. I’m a researcher in the astrophysics department at the University of Oxford, who works on numerical simulations of gravity. This involves studying black holes ... [Read more...]

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‘Women and Science’ Series – From burnt toast to the Big Bang: How galaxies at the beginning of time affect your breakfast

Emily Algar — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Dr Rebecca Bowler is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Oxford. Rebecca’s research involves studying some of the early galaxies that formed within the first billion years in the life of the Universe. In this blog post, Rebecca talks about the thing that inspired her to pursue a career in astrophysics. Burnt toast, ... [Read more...]

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‘Women and Science’ Series – Women and Space: Inspiring the next generation of scientists

Emily Algar — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:01:57 +0000

Helen Pooley, the Museum’s Learning Officer, introduces the display in her blog, and talks about why inspiring girls and women to pursue their passions and curiosity in the sciences is important. The History of Science Museum has many wonderful objects. We also have some great paintings of illustrious scientists on our walls. Unfortunately, there aren’t ... [Read more...]

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Young Producers Curating Prayer: A display in the Islamic World collection

Emily Algar — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 11:53:44 +0000

Over the last year the Young Producers voluntary group at the History of Science Museum, made up of Ellie Martin and Sam Hudson, has been working with the collection of scientific instruments from the Islamic World display in the top gallery creating new designs based upon feedback from an earlier public consultation project Curate, run ... [Read more...]

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One Giant Leap…

Emily Algar — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 13:08:43 +0000

Chris Parkin, the Museum’s Lead Learning Officer, reflects on the Museum’s Apollo 11 celebration, ‘One Giant Leap…’ 20th July brought a plethora of commemorative events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and those first steps taken by Neil Armstrong as he uttered the famous words, “One small step for a man; ... [Read more...]

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