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Visit our Centre for hands-on discovery and play in the Exploration Zone, including access to the woodland, Explorer Backpacks and outdoor Water Lab all day.
New
Our popular STEM Clubs are back from September! Create Wild Art at Nature Club (23 Sep), and Germ-busters discover the immune system’s super-powers at Science Club (14 Oct).
We’re excited to be taking part in IF Oxford 2023, 6-29 October. Meet scientists at Family Day Live Labs (14, 21, 28 Oct) and Sensory-friendly Family Day (7 Oct); visit for Super Science Sunday (15 Oct)!
Schools
Book a visit to the Science Oxford Centre with your school, with sessions in the Exploration Zone, interactive workshops and activities including a guided woodland walk. Listen to teachers, Tom and Alison, share their thoughts.
We bring the wonders of science to your school and inspire pupils with our range of interactive shows and workshops.
Nominations are open for our 2023 Young Scientists of the Year awards. Nominate your outstanding Year 13 students and celebrate their remarkable achievements in STEM with us.
Intrepid adventurers aged 5–9 get to explore the natural world.
See what teachers say about a school visit to the Science Oxford Centre.
Volunteers provide valuable support to our programmes, sharing their time and experience. Watch John talk about his experiences volunteering with us.
We have free and discounted places available on our Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) continued professional development course for teachers at the Science Oxford Centre, starting on 6 November.
It’s nearly festival time! Festivals are great celebrations, and IF Oxford, the Oxford science and ideas Festival, is a true celebration of science and ideas!
Timescales are a funny thing when you work in nature. Some lives are begun, lived and end in almost the blink of an eye, while those of other living things can span centuries. Since I first visited the site of the Science Oxford Centre over seven years ago, some things have changed dramatically, but blissfully much has stayed the same.
Our Primary School programme supports STEM teaching and learning across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We run workshops and shows for pupils in your school and you can visit our Science Oxford Centre.
Our STEM Careers Programme works with schools and businesses to help students gain the information, knowledge and skills that could springboard them into a STEM career.
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