

# Event Details

- **Event Name**:  The Jocelyn Bell Burnell Lecture: Our accidental universe
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Many of the universe’s greatest discoveries were made by accident. Join BBC Sky at Night presenter and Gresham Professor of Astronomy Chris Lintott as he explores the strange mishaps, brilliant minds, and human errors behind breakthroughs ranging from interstellar visitors and pulsars to watery moons and the search for alien life.

About the speaker: 

Chris is an astronomer and author, and a BBC Sky at Night presenter. He specialises in galaxy formation, machine learning, and occasional planet hunting, often working with millions of volunteers through the Zooniverse citizen science platform. Chris is also part of the team behind the Vera Rubin Observatory, set to transform astronomy.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oxford/the-jocelyn-bell-burnell-lecture-our-accidental-universe/200029519724841
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2F1978269905541%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=oxford-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Oxford
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Mansfield Road, OX1 3 Oxford, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 51.75684
- **long**: -1.25181
- **full address**: Mansfield Road, OX1 3 Oxford, United Kingdom, APCOA PARKING, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TE, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mansfield College, Oxford (https://allevents.in/org/mansfield-college-oxford/11925512)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/cdaf629bbc30a8160a97eb457b89865fdad4a2e62acc7512099751b1e499fefd-rimg-w1200-h1800-dc141110-gmir?v=1771513933
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/ab165f04a0697f367bff722caebcd3f0acc5080b8675f6989a5e437823a3c9ed-rimg-w300-h300-dc496593-gmir?v=1771513933

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mansfield Road, OX1 3 Oxford, United Kingdom, APCOA PARKING, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TE, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mansfield College, Oxford
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about  The Jocelyn Bell Burnell Lecture: Our accidental universe ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "The Jocelyn Bell Burnell Lecture: Our accidental universe",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/cdaf629bbc30a8160a97eb457b89865fdad4a2e62acc7512099751b1e499fefd-rimg-w1200-h1800-dc141110-gmir?v=1771513933",
        "startDate": "2026-02-20",
        "endDate": "2026-02-20",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/oxford/the-jocelyn-bell-burnell-lecture-our-accidental-universe/200029519724841",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Mansfield Road, OX1 3 Oxford, United Kingdom",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "APCOA PARKING, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TE, United Kingdom",
                "addressLocality": "Oxford",
                "addressRegion": "EN",
                "addressCountry": "GB"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "51.75684",
                "longitude": "-1.25181"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Many of the universe’s greatest discoveries were made by accident. Join BBC Sky at Night presenter and Gresham Professor of Astronomy Chris Lintott as he explores the strange mishaps, brilliant minds, and human errors behind breakthroughs ranging from interstellar visitors and pulsars to watery moon",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Mansfield College Oxford",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/mansfield-college-oxford/11925512",
                "description": "For alumni and students of Mansfield, please add www.facebook.com/mansfieldoxford \n\nMansfield College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford."
            }
        ]
    }
]
```