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Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

5 March 2018by More than a Dodo Leave a comment

These are some of the big questions asked in our current special exhibition, Settlers. It’s also the title of a new artwork by Ian Kirkpatrick that has just been commissioned by […]

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art, Events, Exhibitions, Settlers

The crucial cortex

20 October 2017by Ellena Grillo Leave a comment

University of Oxford PhD student Lance Millar recently ran one of our Brain Spotlight events as part of the Brain Diaries exhibition programme. Here, Lance explains his research into neurodevelopmental disorders and possible […]

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Brain Diaries, Education, Events, Research

Rehoming a dinosaur

14 August 2017by More than a Dodo 1 Comment

Last summer we ran an unusual competition: finding a new residence for our four metre-long model of Utahraptor ostrommaysorum. It had been hibernating in one of our off-site stores for a while, […]

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Events, Learning, Museum in the press, Museum on the road, Stories from the Stores
Credit: Mike Peckett

Great minds don’t think alike

22 June 2017by More than a Dodo Leave a comment

Museums are a place for many things: inspiration, learning, conservation… the list goes on. But we believe that they should also be a forum for debate and discussion. One of […]

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Brain Diaries, Events, Exhibitions

Comedy rears its ugly head

14 June 2017by More than a Dodo Leave a comment

Animals with big eyes, fluffy tails and cute noses are easy to love. But what about those with tentacles, slimy skin or a large throat pouch?! Luckily the Ugly Animal […]

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Education, Events, Learning, Life Collections

Oxford Swift City takes flight

10 May 2017by More than a Dodo 6 Comments

The Museum is really pleased to be a partner in Oxford Swift City, a major new initiative to protect and nurture the city’s populations of swifts. Here Keo Baxendine at […]

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Events, Life Collections, Research

To The Palaeontologists

4 October 2016by More than a Dodo Leave a comment

As part of the Museum’s Visions of Nature year in 2016, we have had the pleasure of hosting three poets in residence: John Barnie, Steven Matthews, and Kelley Swain. During the […]

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Events, Life Collections, Poets in residence, Visions of Nature

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