An illustration featuring people wearing work clothes, including a firefighter, a doctor, a biologist, a teacher, a photographer, and an astronaut. Text at the top reads: Aspiration Station!
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29 October 2025, 10:00 - 15:00

Could you be a food stylist, a drone pilot, or a laughter therapist?

Spin the Careers Wheel to uncover surprising jobs. Explore your dream workplace and build your Dream Role Passport. And don’t forget to strike a pose in our Future Me photo booth!

Whether you’re 5 or 15 (or just young at heart), there’s something to spark your curiosity and you might just discover the perfect job you’ve never heard of!

Just drop in – no need to book!

Led by Dr Elina Varoutsa and Dr Penny Chaidali (Cardiff University), Dr Shuks Esmene (University of Exeter), and Emma Coles (Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy Partnership)

More information

 

This year, MOX is one of the venues for the Festival of Social Science: a fantastic opportunity for children and grown-ups alike to get hands on with fun and engaging activities, peek into the world of research and learn something new about our world. The festival celebrates the creative, engaging, and impactful work that social science researchers do to help us understand and influence the world around us. This year, the festival is returning with a packed programme of activities on the theme of “Our Working Lives” from 20 October – 7 November.

Details

Date:
29 October 2025
Time:
10:00 - 15:00
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/aspiration-station

Venue

Museum of Oxford
Museum of Oxford, St Aldate's
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 1BX United Kingdom
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Phone:
01865 252334
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Organiser

Museum of Oxford
Phone:
01865 252334
Email:
museum@oxford.gov.uk
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