E-van trial creates a BUZZ Electric vehicle mavericks buzzEV are loaning one of their fleet of electric vans to our outreach team to assist in the delivery of our STEM outreach programme to primary schools… Read More
New benches add unique style twist to Stansfeld woodland Two beautiful new bespoke benches, designed by Rycotewood Furniture students, have arrived at Stansfeld Park, ready to be placed in our woodland for everyone to enjoy. The hexagonal bench (see… Read More
Headteacher with a special link to Stansfeld Andy Spooner is sitting on a stool in our Exploration Zone, keeping one eye on his Year 3 pupils who are zipping about between hands-on exhibits, while also trying to… Read More
Explore your universe Science Oxford has been named as one of eight science centres or organisations across the UK that will participate in the next phase of a community-engagement research project being run… Read More
Science Oxford Centre – Special Family Launch Day and Live Show Celebrate the late May half term with a preview of the beautiful new Science Oxford Centre, which will be fully open from September this year. We’re offering you the chance… Read More
Science Poetry Competition for Oxfordshire’s young wordsmiths Are you 16 or under and can you write a terrific science-inspired poem? If so, you’ve got until 30th April to enter the IF Oxford 2019 Poetry of Science Competition… Read More
British Science Week Wows We’re celebrating our biggest British Science Week tour ever! Eight members of our schools outreach team have been out and about across the region to deliver hands-on activities in 35 schools… Read More
Science Oxford announced as partner in national programme to encourage more diversity in science Science Oxford is delighted to announce that we have been selected as partners for a new national programme to increase diversity and inclusion in science. We are one of just… Read More
New Science Oxford Centre one step closer We’re one step closer to opening our brand new science centre this week, as the team at the Oxford Trust (the charity behind Science Oxford) received the keys to the… Read More
Oxford champion will go to FameLab UK final Sam Hatfield, an atmospheric physics PhD student at the University of Oxford, has won the Oxford final of FameLab UK 2019 – the countrywide talent competition for people working in… Read More
British Science Week 2019 The Science Oxford outreach team is about to begin an epic journey to primary schools across the region as part of British Science Week (BSW). Eight members of our team… Read More
A man for all seasons Celebrate the first day of spring as our man for all seasons and Outdoor Learning and Ecology Manager, Dr Roger Baker reports on the recent unseasonably warm weather spell and… Read More
Brexit to Beds in the NHS with Keith Willett With only 31 days to go until the UK leaves Europe, we were very lucky to welcome Keith Willett, the newly-appointed Strategic Commander for the EU exit process for the… Read More
Nothing neurotrash about our new theatre We are thrilled to announce the very first public event to take place in the theatre at our new Science Oxford Centre, which opens later this year. Debunker of sexist… Read More
The new science of psychedelics Science Oxford recently teamed up with the Ultimate Picture Palace to screen Magic Medicine, a documentary film by filmmaker Monty Wates. The film follows a cohort of patients with chronic… Read More
Hanborough Manor C of E School wins Oxfordshire Big Science Event 2018 Five ingenious primary school pupils from Year 4 at Hanborough Manor C of E School have been crowned winners of the Oxfordshire Big Science Event 2018. The Big Science Event… Read More
Oxfordshire Primary Schools will fight it out to win Big Science Event 2018 Teams of budding young scientists from across Oxfordshire will be competing to win £1,000 worth of brand new science-themed Playforce playground equipment for their school at the grand final of… Read More
Funding to inspire future engineers Future Engineers Project – Rose Hill Community Centre, 13th-17th August This summer we are running a very special week-long holiday club that is designed specifically for young people aged 11-15 in… Read More
Science Oxford wins national award for work to support young people into careers Science Oxford has been recognised for our work supporting careers education and helping young people into the world of work by being announced as Provider of the Year by the… Read More
New Marston pupil takes part in SuGRE-1 space experiment Oxford Mail (Picture source: Oxford Mail) Read More
Minecraft helps Abingdon school science team reach Tes award final Oxford Mail (Picture source: Oxford Mail) Read More
Children embrace evolving world of technology at robot-themed Science Oxford club Oxford Mail (Picture source: Oxford Mail) Read More
Hail the ale! Raising a glass to science at Oxford’s Tap Social Oxford Mail (Picture source: Oxford Mail) Read More
School students explore hundreds of career options at ninth annual Careers Fest Oxford Mail (Picture source: Oxford Mail) Read More
Astronaut and space travel record breaker coming to Oxford Coming to Oxford this November, Science Oxford will be beaming in Scott Kelly, retired astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station (ISS), who is the US record holder… Read More
Lexi aged 9 takes a walk on the wild side with Science Oxford and tells the ‘tail’! Lexi Eades went along to animal show ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ at Abingdon School this February half-term, and met a colourful array of weird and wonderful creatures! Hear about the day in… Read More
Can we save the banana before it splits? Did you know.. The flavouring in banana sweets is derived from the Big Mike, not the Cavendish We consume over 100 billion bananas a year Bananas are clones Bananas are… Read More
FameLab Heats Up This January eighteen engaging, creative and daring individuals came together in Oxford to deliver a fast-paced performance extravaganza involving song, comedy and horror. These budding Prof. Brian Cox’s are part… Read More
‘I’m an engineer…get me out of here’ Stevie Wray is an electrical engineer at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. Last year he won ‘I’m an engineer…get me out of here’ – a free online X Factor-style competition between… Read More
Science Oxford’s new Creative Computing Club There is nothing more rewarding for the Science Oxford outreach team than to watch the excitement and wonder in the eyes of the children we engage with about science. And as technological… Read More
Oxford: Hands-On Science! Ping! You had one new email. It said: “Not sure that you’d be interested, but you’ll be in Oxford that week so I thought maybe you’d want to do one… Read More
Things are looking up in The Basement Last night The Oxford Trust opened up the doors of its new The Basement project – an underground creative and learning space in the Oxford Centre for Innovation on New Road. The… Read More
All that Glitters, Glows, Poetry and Prose “Oxford is the only place you can get away with wearing full academic dress,” says John Runions, doing so. It’s also the only place you can dress up as a… Read More
In Good Taste We spend around five percent of our waking hours thinking about our next meal – cereal or toast, sandwich or sushi – but rarely think of the science behind what… Read More
The Heart and the Head I greeted the T-Rex, grabbed myself a paper brain and a paper heart and sat comfortably on my chair, listening to the sound of a folk band. No, this isn’t… Read More
Can carrots help you see in the dark? Do carrots help you see in the dark? Chemist, teacher and author Andy Brunning explains the mysteries of how our bodies respond to the chemicals in carrots – click the player below… Read More
Just for Graphs Maths is dull and boring – right? Something you have to learn in school and not the first thing you would think of as a topic for a successful comedy… Read More
Scientists: behind the scenes What do scientists get up to on a daily basis? We’ve asked researchers working across the sciences to give some insight into what a typical work day involves. Here are some of their stories: … Read More
Science at Cheltenham Literature Festival This week I have been at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2015, an uniquely cultured, highly-organised do where people get passionate about issues and insult each other in creative ways. Besides learning… Read More
