It’s a win at FameLab UK final! Lucy Guile, a junior doctor based in Bristol, has won the final of FameLab UK 2018. At a thrilling final in London yesterday Lucy, who came through the Oxford heats… Read More
Successful Science Partnership shortlisted for TES Schools Awards 2018 We are delighted that the Abingdon Science Partnership, which we have worked closely with over the past four years, has been shortlisted for the prestigious TES Schools Awards 2018 in the… Read More
Stage-tech takes Creation’s Dracula to a Brave New World Recent smash hit – Creation’s ‘Dracula’ – is a new adaption of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror, which was staged deep in the bowels of Oxford’s Blackwell’s Bookshop from 3rd… Read More
Ring the changes – Join in with a community Robin-watch project! Oxford bird-lovers are invited to get involved with a new community project to spot Stansfeld Park’s resident robins, inspired by a British Trust for Ornithology ‘ringing’ scheme which aims to… Read More
Cheeseology – Reinventing Cheese Who doesn’t love a slice of toast dripping in melted cheddar as the ultimate comfort food, or a beautiful platter of regional cheeses with precisely-selected homemade chutneys at the end… Read More
Research to recycling – Science Oxford takes students to the heart of STEM businesses for work experience week “We saw heart cells beating in a culture flask and learnt how our skin cells can be turned into stem cells in order to diagnose disease.” Our STEM Experience Week in… Read More
Our Top 3 Spring Science Resources for primary schools Spring has sprung and as the weather gets warmer, it’s becoming easier for teachers to take the curriculum outside. We’ve rounded up our favourite outdoor learning resources for primary schools, including… Read More
The Only Way is Essex and Herefordshire for Thinking, Doing, Talking Science Education departments in two counties have received funding to trial our Science Oxford Thinking, Doing, Talking Science programme in their schools. Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) is an educational research… Read More
New Maker Club for 12-17 year olds launches this Easter Calling Young Makers, Crafters, Inventors and Designers! If you’re aged 12-17 and interested in opportunities to experiment with science and art, get creative and learn new skills, then why not… Read More
Official Breaking Ground Ceremony in the Sun at Stansfeld Park Oxford After all the recent snow, we were lucky to have a bright sunny day for our official Breaking Ground Ceremony at Stansfeld Park at Headington Quarry, Oxford last Wednesday. Members… Read More
IF you can dream – Science & Ideas Festival launches schools poetry competition Science Oxford is proud to be supporting this year’s IF Oxford festival – formerly known as the Oxfordshire Science Festival – and the IF Oxfordshire schools poetry competition especially. The… Read More
Science Takes The Stage As FameLab Oxford Competition 2018 Heats Up A toga-clad mathematician, a corn-on-the-cob wielding virologist, and the youngest ever countdown competitor walk in to a bar.. Standard Oxford! Find out what happened next.. The FameLab regional final on March 7th saw seven brave… Read More
Primary schools gear up for the Big Science Event 2018 Calling all Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire primary school teachers! With almost 100 schools and over 13,000 pupils signed up to take part in the Big Science Event 2018, we can’t wait to… Read More
Primary schools activities for British Science Week 2018 British Science Week 2018 runs from 9th – 18th March and schools, families and organisations all over the UK will be ‘exploring and discovering’ with a wide range of special… Read More
Oxford primary school design to fly in to space New Marston Primary School is celebrating after winning a competition to have a special mini-sculpture taken in to space. With support from Science Oxford, several schools from across Oxfordshire entered… Read More
Star Moments with Oxford’s Star Light, Star Bright Imagine if the stars shone just for you! Over the past six weeks, you may have noticed some strange, Black Mirror-esque installations pop-up around the streets of Oxford – maybe… Read More
Inspiring women in science 2018 looks to be an inspiring year for women and this Sunday, 11th February is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The number of women working in science and tech is… Read More
Science Oxford’s Month of Computing for schools February is our Month of Computing and we’re all about supporting primary school teachers in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to learn innovative and fun new ways to confidently teach computing! From… Read More
Scientists on point for Oxford’s FameLab heats Following talks as diverse as ‘How to build a mind,’ ‘Jungle remedies’ and ‘Scrambled flu and contagious eggs’, eight brave and brilliant performers have made it through to the final… Read More
Unravel the science behind M.E at ‘Unrest’ screening and talk at the UPP Our sci-screen partnership with the Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP) Oxford is all about exploring the science behind some of cinema’s most popular science-fiction movies. We watched Close Encounters of the Third… Read More
Event raises Wong-a for UNICEF A Science Oxford event aimed at inspiring people to eat better has also helped raise over £700 for UNICEF – the world’s leading organisation working for children in danger. In… Read More
Last call for primary schools to enter the amazing Big Science Event competition 2018! Calling all primary schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, register now for the Big Science Event 2018 by 31st January! There’s still time to sign up for our hugely popular Big… Read More
Flavour of the month – free CPD workshop for primary teachers with Flavour Sense-Nation We have teamed up with Flavour SenseNation (FSN) to offer a tasty free science CPD session for primary teachers that will get your senses tingling. Thanks to funding from the… Read More
‘Science on Your Doorstep’ turns a spotlight on Headington for new series of Oxford talks We are excited to be running a new series of events for 2018 that will showcase the scientists who live and work in the Headington area. Science on Your Doorstep will feature… Read More
Science Oxford’s Brand New CPD for Primary School Teachers Calling Oxon and Bucks Primary School Teachers! For those of you who’ve been interacting with us for a while, you might remember our Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) research project,… Read More
Science Oxford’s Fab 5 Favourite Resources for Primary Schools We’ve been busy digging out the best free online resources for primary school classes. This month, we feature growing the materials for your own bamboo panpipes and some Brian Cox… Read More
12 Days of Science Oxford Christmas It’s Christmas! Just in case you run out of things to do over the festive break, we asked some of our team to come up with some simple science inspired ideas to… Read More
Beetle-juice to Betelgeuse – High-street-tech lights up Christmas The Oxford Trust, parent charity to Science Oxford, part-funded the ‘Smart Oxford Playable City’ competition earlier this year. Winning commission ‘Star Light, Star Bright’ is an urban installation by Bristol’s… Read More
Beer on Tap workshop makes perfect gift for Christmas If you’re stuck for a festive gift for the person who has everything – what about treating them to an evening at a microbrewery – but with a twist? Today… Read More
The Name Game: Kids competition to win a year’s free Saturday Club Membership We’re looking for a new name for our Saturday club for 9-13 year olds. And who better to ask than young people themselves? Our interactive and creative Saturday club is… Read More
Sculptures In Space! Local schools go 3D with Science Oxford for NASA competition We’re so excited about our new interstellar competition to help schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire send a sculpture into space! In April 2018, NASA will launch a Black Brant IX… Read More
An Oxford Touch Down For Astronaut Scott Kelly Last month Science Oxford welcomed retired astronaut Scott Kelly to the city, where he talked about his life, career and space. Jude Eades reports on a very special space landing…. Read More
Young Scientists Shine in Buckinghamshire Some of Buckinghamshire’s most talented and inspiring young scientists have been celebrated at a special evening we held recently in partnership with the Buckinghamshire Learning Trust. As with our Oxfordshire… Read More
Scooting through science on Rowena’s Roadtrip Chemist, science communicator, rock climber and avid scooter fan – find out what happened when our Events Officer Rowena Fletcher Wood took to her wheels and called in at two… Read More
Rings of time – MRI-inspired sculpture marks 90 years for Trust Founders This week, Science Oxford’s parent charity the Oxford Trust presented our founders and patrons, Sir Martin and Lady Audrey Wood, with a specially commissioned sculpture to mark and celebrate their 90th… Read More
Starry Starry night at the Oxford Christmas Light Festival We can’t wait for the Oxford Christmas Light Festival to begin later this evening – it’s a great chance for Science Oxford to celebrate all that glows, glistens and glitters. Start… Read More
Sign up now for FameLab 2018 – Can Oxford win the UK’s favourite science competition again? FameLab is back! Science broadcaster and astrophysicist Chris Lintott and science writer Georgina Ferry join Science Oxford on the hunt for the region’s best new science communicators.. Could it be… Read More
A-Z of the Science of Swearing with author Emma Byrne Ahead of her profound and profaine Oxford talk next week, Emma Byrne, author of Swearing Is Good For You, shares her titillating insights of the rise and fall of taking… Read More
Seeds of Science 2018 – our Top 5 Free Growing Resources for Schools Article from November 13th 2018 – please note the grants and resources listed relate to 2018 and may not be relevant now. It’s the perfect time of year to apply for… Read More
Bonfires, brambles and bulbs – A 5th November to Remember at Stansfeld Park Conservation day The Eades Family enjoy woodland clearing and bluebell planting – helped along with marshmallows and hot chocolate – at our family conservation day at Stansfeld Park. Blog by Jude Eades…. Read More