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Green For Go at Maker Club
Wednesday 26th June 2019
We sowed the seeds of sustainability for Oxford Green Week at this month’s Maker Clubs by upcycling and re-purposing single-use plastics to help our garden birds. Our young club members, aged 9-17, made bespoke and bonkers bird-feeders in all shapes and sizes! But the fun came with an important message about one planet living. Living […]
Primary schools to battle it out to win science competition
Wednesday 26th June 2019
Primary school children from 12 primary schools across Oxfordshire will be competing in the grand final of the 2019 Big Science Event next week – a competition to find the county’s most engaging and experimental young scientists. The Big Science Event, which is run by Science Oxford, challenges teams of children aged 5-11 to create […]
Summer at the Science Oxford Centre
Friday 21st June 2019
Pack the brain cells, a tonne of enthusiasm and your wellies and head on up to our Science Oxford Centre for a series of family open days this summer. Rain or shine, there’s something for everyone to enjoy – it’s a completely new and unique experience for Oxford and one which might leave you seeing the […]
Summer RoboCamp now open for booking
Wednesday 19th June 2019
These days, there’s a huge range activity options to keep most children entertained over the summer holidays – tennis camps, immersive theatre workshops, outdoor games etc. Science Oxford is now adding to that list of options with its first ever publically-bookable RoboCamp. RoboCamp is a cybertastic experience week for children aged 10-13 who love robotics […]
A uni-verse of talent at UK FameLab Final 2019
Monday 17th June 2019
Our Events Officer Rowena Fletcher went along to the UK FameLab 2019 science communication competition at Cheltenham Festival to cheer on Sam Hatfield, an atmospheric physics PhD student at the University of Oxford, who won the Oxford heats and was named UK runner up in the final. Putting the verse into uni-verse, Rowena waxes lyrical […]
Oxford Student Storms FameLab national finals 2019
Friday 14th June 2019
After winning the Oxford heats of FameLab back in March, we were delighted to see Sam Hatfield, an atmospheric physics PhD student at the University of Oxford, be named Runner Up in the competition’s national finals held at the Cheltenham Science Festival in June. Sam ‘stormed’ it with a talk on the hot topic of […]
Students sample Biomedical STEM careers in Oxfordshire
Monday 10th June 2019
Our World of Work programme aims to inspire and encourage young people to consider a career in STEM through giving them real life work experiences. In May, we took fifteen Year 10 students from ten different secondary schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to visit a range of biomedical research businesses and organisations, as part of […]
A big thumbs up from first school visitors to new centre
Thursday 6th June 2019
What have teachers and children been saying about their visit to our brand new Science Oxford Centre? Over the past few weeks we’ve been running trial group visits to the centre for local primary schools and collecting feedback from both pupils and teachers. And so far the news is good – we’ve got a 100% approval […]
Make a difference for Oxford Green Week
Thursday 6th June 2019
It’s Oxford Green Week (OGW) and Science Oxford is lending its support with events and activities for all the family on the theme of One Planet Living. OGW is a summer festival that uses culture, creativity and community to inspire local people to take action against climate change in and around Oxford. It’s a celebration […]
Wildlife competition winners announced at festival
Thursday 6th June 2019
The winners of our My Planet Earth – Wildlife in my neighbourhood photography competition have been announced! Judges Cllr Roz Smith and wildlife photographer Ross Mackenzie picked their 12 favourite photos from over 60 entries, and the finalists’ pictures were displayed at Headington Festival last weekend. The wildlife captured on camera in and around Headington included slimy slugs and […]
Following the scent – badger project comes to Stansfeld Park
Friday 24th May 2019
What a strange request – to be asked for a urine sample to be used as part of a study into the olfactory responses of badgers. And what a strange experience to carry my little pot of wee along the sparkling, clean corridors of our new offices and take part in clandestine ‘handover’ of said […]
My Planet Earth – Headington children’s photography competition
Wednesday 15th May 2019
We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Headington Action once more to launch an exciting children’s wildlife photography competition for 2019 on the theme of My Planet Earth, which aims to capture and explore the wonderful wildlife living in our neighbourhood. The competition is for children aged 4-11 who live or go to school in […]
Diamond investment in Big Science Event
Tuesday 14th May 2019
We’ve got a brand new supporter for the Big Science Event. Science Oxford is excited to welcome Diamond Light Source as an associate partner for our popular school competition, which challenges primary-aged children to create their own science experiments. Diamond joins long-standing sponsors Playforce and Abbott Diabetes Care. Diamond joins to support the Big Science […]
Kid’s Cosmic Competition launch
Wednesday 8th May 2019
With the night’s sky holding more secrets than science currently knows, why not use our galaxy as a source of creative inspiration? 2019 marks 50 years since humans landed on the moon, and to celebrate, we are launching a competition for children of Oxfordshire, aged up to 12 years old. All you need to do […]
Treating our one planet well at Maker Club
Wednesday 8th May 2019
The importance of looking after our planet is becoming an increasingly hot topic. The stats are simple: we’re currently using the resources of four planets. But we only have one. We believe that if everyone does their bit, everyone will notice the difference. Even small changes will teach good habits to future generations and make […]
Science Oxford Centre announces special opening event for families
Wednesday 8th May 2019
Our new Science Oxford Centre, the UK’s first science education centre to feature both indoor and outdoor activities, will be hosting a very special opening event on Friday 31st May to celebrate the completion of the project and the launch of this fantastic new resource for young people and their families/carers across the region. The […]
Big Science Event is back
Friday 3rd May 2019
From May 7th the Science Oxford team and experts from education, business and science engagement will be heading out to primary schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to meet pupils involved in the Big Science Event 2019 and judge their presentations. The Big Science Event is a competition for primary school pupils which encourages them to […]
Evolutionary tales – Storytelling at the Presenter Network
Tuesday 19th February 2019
A magician, a librarian and a dinosaur scientist walk into a room…. Well, after all, this is Science Oxford, where absolutely anything can happen! Especially in a Presenter Network storytelling workshop, led by Isy Mead – Head of Learning at the Story Museum, the heart of stories if ever there was one. So what happened […]
FameLab-ulous week for science stars
Friday 15th February 2019
Science Oxford has had an absolutely FameLab-ulous week, with 27 brave contestants performing a combined 2 hours and 15 minutes worth of sci-comm gold in front of judges and audience as part of the FameLab UK Oxford heats. FameLab UK, a science communication competition where contestants have just three minutes to talk about their area […]
Kyle D Evans reads your Pop Pedantry tweets
Friday 15th February 2019
Kyle D Evans – the one-man venn diagram intersection of maths, pop and comedy – returns to the Old Fire Station, Oxford on the 21st February with the highly anticipated follow-up to award-winning debut show, BORN TO SUM (Best Stand-up, Swindon Fringe 2018). (7PM, £8 / £5 concessions for ages 16+) (Tickets here) Picking at the […]
STEM Experience Week February 2019
Thursday 14th February 2019
Sixteen Y10 students from secondary schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire will be visiting local high-tech businesses next week to explore career opportunities in technology and engineering. The STEM Experience Week provides the students with the chance to experience working life in a diverse range of STEM businesses – from engineering firms and autonomous vehicle developers […]
A year in review The Oxford Trust 2017/18
Wednesday 6th February 2019
We have just published The Oxford Trust Annual Review 2017/18 and are super-proud to share with you all the activities we’ve been doing through our education and engagement programmes this year. Science Oxford is part of a charitable trust called The Oxford Trust and you can find out all about the Trust’s ethos, our latest […]
Sparkling minds in store at John Lewis
Friday 1st February 2019
We’re never too young to learn about the world around us, and Science Oxford is delighted to partner with John Lewis Oxford to offer a selection of science-inspired in-store sessions, designed to get mini-minds sparkling this February. ‘Sparkling Minds’ is a series of creative early years workshops for ages 2-4, where mini-scientists can have fun […]
Earth to humans – Lewis Dartnell talks Origins: Oxford, Brexit and Alien Invasion
Thursday 24th January 2019
Here at Science Oxford we’ve moved heaven and earth to invite Lewis Dartnell, astrobiologist, writer and Professor of Science Communication at the University of Westminster, to join us in Oxford to talk about his latest book ORIGINS: How the Earth Made Us. Origins has been hugely well received and is this week’s ‘Book of the Week’ […]
Over the moon for team Science Oxford selfies
Friday 18th January 2019
Have you seen the moon-selfie viral craze taking over social media this week? “Take a selfie through a toilet roll and pretend you’re the moon.” is the premise, where you turn yourself into the man in the moon Georges Melies style, (La Voyage Dans La Lune being the first film ever made in 1902 – as […]
Tune In to Science Oxford for 2019
Friday 18th January 2019
The arctic winds are circling and the central heating is maxed out so why not stay in, switch off Brexit, snuggle up on the sofa and be ‘The Best We Can Be’ with razor-sharp topics picked from the 2019 Science Oxford events programme! This winter we’ll be tackling hot-off-the-press topical themes such as NHS reform […]
Tap in to the Refill Revolution
Thursday 17th January 2019
It’s always interesting to hear what our Oxford Trust team get up to outside work. If you’ve noticed the giant illuminated tap sculpture made of plastic water bottles in Bonn Square, and wondered what it’s all about, our comms manager, Georgina Matthews (centre right) was involved in the launch of Refill in Oxford this week. […]
New science fest will be food for thought
Friday 21st September 2018
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What If? Our Top Picks for IF Oxford Science and Ideas festival
Saturday 15th September 2018
With over 100 events for all the family, next month’s Oxford Science & Ideas Festival – IF for short – is one to get in the diary ASAP. Running from 12-22 October 2018, IF promises a broad range of fascinating talks, shows and interactive activities that combine health, engineering and space with dance, hip-hop and […]
Primary schools Planetarium show goes on tour – booking open!
Friday 14th September 2018
Our super-popular planetarium show is going back out on the road this November and now’s your chance to book it for your primary school. Our Schools Projects Officer Ian will be your host – sharing stories that ancient people told about the stars as well as pointing out star constellations that your students may be […]
Fall for beautiful woodland at next Stansfeld Park conservation day
Tuesday 11th September 2018
Gather your gloves and wellies this autumn and join our Oxford Conservation Volunteers (OCV) led Conservation Day on Sunday 23rd September. Building work on our new Science Oxford Centre and Wood Centre for Innovation at Stansfeld Park has been continuing apace – there are now walls and a roof – and the woodland has welcomed […]
Heat up your Primary school science with the Datalogger!
Sunday 2nd September 2018
Calling all primary teachers in Oxfordshire and Bucks – why not turn up the wow-factor in your science lessons with our Datalogger kit loan! Find out which cup keeps your tea hot for the longest, who makes the loudest noise or how deep to dig your school pond. Dataloggers are a great cross-curricular resource – they […]
Science Oxford Library tour is Magic this summer
Wednesday 27th June 2018
We’re out on tour again this summer with our fabulous library tour, which brings the best of Science Oxford’s interactive and engaging science shows out to venues across the county. The Science of Magic is one of our most popular shows, using magic tricks to explain some amazing scientific phenomena. This year, its creator Mike […]