Welcome to the ATOM Festival of Science and Technology

Update May 13th, 2020: Although the ATOM Festival for 2020 was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of activities and intiatives did happen, and we've produced our Annual Review for 2020 which details what we achieved. You may be surprised! The Annual Review can be downloaded here.

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Latest blog post: The first ATOM took place seven years ago, but where did the name come from? Professor Frank Close - one of the founders of the ATOM Festival - explains the surprising history behind an almost acronym...

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ATOM puts on diverse imaginative and family-friendly events to allow our community to discover world-class science and technology taking place right here, as well as learning about the companies, organisations and scientists who make it happen. ATOM helps build science capital, partnering with schools to engage young people, and encouraging everyone to develop a passion for science and its potential to change the world.

From debates, talks, workshops and comedy - from a Science Market in Abingdon's historic Market Square to the legendary big Family Science Fair. It's fun, free and brings together world-leading organisations and scientists to Abingdon for a day of science-led inspiration!

We couldn't do any of this without the many sponsors, supporters and volunteers that make our inspiring and inclusive programme come alive.

And we couldn't do anything without you. We think science is definitely for you. So please - get inspired, come along, spread the word - and plug into the power of science on your doorstep!

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ATOM takes place in Abingdon-on-Thames at the heart of British Science between Culham, Harwell and Oxford. We have a passion - and a mission - to make science available to everyone. Technology is more than an app on your phone, and science is much more than clever people in white lab coats. Everyone can get involved with science - and science is definitely for you!

Find out what happened at #ATOM19 by downloading a copy of our Annual Review.