FameLab is BACK! Spread the word, FameLab’s BACK! Bringing science to the stage, FameLab UK is returning with a bang – and this year maybe it’s your turn to take part? Can you… Read More
DNA deconstructed after dark Kate Castleden, Programme Manager for Living Well Oxford, gets under the skin of DNA.. DNA After Dark – Shaken and Stirred adult-only session was the latest in Science Oxford’s Gunge for Grown-ups series. On… Read More
Newton’s Apple Seeds: Celebrating International Science Centre Day On the 10th November 2016 we’re celebrating the world’s first UNESCO-backed International Science Day and Science Oxford is the very proud recipient of an extra special celebratory gift. Sir Isaac Newton… Read More
A winning formula at technology tournament Science Oxford is excited to be sponsoring the prizes for the Foundation winners at the Rotary Club of High Wycombe Technology Tournament 2017 for the second time. Twenty-five teams will… Read More
10 Free Back from the Dead Workshops for Schools In 2016-17 the Museum of the History of Science will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first clinical trials of penicillin which took place in Oxford in 1941 with a… Read More
Living Well Oxford secures Wellcome People Award Living Well Oxford has recently secured a Wellcome People Award, to develop and run a “pop-up shop” entitled “Ageing: From Birth and Beyond” in Templars Square Shopping Centre in May… Read More
Meet our new Technology Projects Officer We are delighted to welcome Sarah Townson to the Science Oxford team as our new Technology Projects Officer. She will be developing exciting computing and engineering activities and workshops for… Read More
Live streaming of Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Lord John Krebs Watch a film of Richard Dawkins in conversation with Lord John Krebs on the OUP Academic Facebook . Science Oxford presented an evening with Richard Dawkins in conversation at Oxford’s beautiful Sheldonian Theatre, in association… Read More
November 1st registration date for the Big Science Event 2017 The Big Science Event is a competition for primary school pupils across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire which asks them to create their own science experiment or investigation, and present their findings… Read More
A Full House with Science Oxford’s autumn programme The odds are good as Science Oxford kicks off its autumn events programme with a winning hand of films, comedy and gaming guaranteed to inspire and challenge you. Have a look at our… Read More
Stansfeld woodland restoration project – get involved! If you love the outdoors and a spot of heavy-duty gardening, come along to Stansfeld Park on Sunday 6th November from 10AM – 4PM and join in with woodland clearing! We’ve… Read More
Book now for trip into space! Planetarium show tours schools this November.. 2016 has been a busy year for space travel; we watched in awe as Tim Peake weightlessly described life on the International Space Station, celebrated when the Juno research craft… Read More
Make a splash at the Earth Trust Autumn Water Festival Autumn has arrived, and we can look forward to some wonderful autumnal-themed festivals and events for all the family to enjoy! Join us on Sunday 2nd October between 11AM and 4PM… Read More
Young Scientists of the Year 2016 This celebration is an opportunity for Oxfordshire’s secondary schools to nominate their best Year 13 students in Physics, Chemistry and Biology to be acknowledged for their outstanding efforts in science… Read More
Science Oxford on board with maritime project to MAP the Black Sea Roger Baker, Education Support Officer at Science Oxford, embarked on a unique and exciting research trip to the Black Sea where he spent ten days mentoring four A-Level STEM students selected for the trip of… Read More
Fran Day Stands Up for science at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe A few weeks ago I took my one-woman stand-up show Physics Fan Fiction to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Physics Fan Fiction takes an irreverent and occasionally surreal look at what… Read More
Catching the science bug: Apprentice Placement Scheme Success at the Dunn School Lab coats and safety goggles beckon for Oxfordshire teenagers Jasmin Ullaskumar and Elizabeth Moulson, who have been inspired about a potential career in science following Science Oxford work experience placements… Read More
The tale of the Big Friendly Library Listen up as our Events Officer Rowena Fletcher – Wood tells her own story of the Science Oxford Big Friendly Library Tour – we’re all ears! Are your ears burning? Maybe you heard some swashboggling chirruping… Read More
Come and work with Science Oxford and Oxfordshire Science Festival Come and join us! We are looking for a Technology Projects Officer to work with Science Oxford and an Events Manager with Oxfordshire Science Festival. The Oxford Trust is an exciting place… Read More
Join us ‘Under The Sea’ LiveFriday at the Ashmolean We are so excited to be coming along to the ever popular Ashmolean LiveFriday on the 9th September. Climb aboard for the Science Oxford Boat Challenge and hold tight for a… Read More
Physics ‘Fran’ Fiction – Oxford physicist takes the stage at Edinburgh Fringe If you’re heading to Edinburgh and fancy some science-inspired comedy covering everything from physics, feminism to Gandalf, then be sure to get along to Physics Fan Fiction, a fantastic one-woman show by Fran Day…. Read More
Science Oxford’s Big, Friendly Library Tour! Celebrate 100 years of the world’s greatest storyteller Roald Dahl and join our family team in libraries across Oxfordshire this summer from 25th July to 11th August for a spectacular science… Read More
BIG SCIENCE EVENT 2016 WINNERS Some of the region’s top young primary science prodigies have been battling it out to win the Big Science Event 2016 – a Science Oxford science competition in which primary… Read More
Extreme Science at Cheltenham Science Festival From ‘Extreme medicine’ to G-Astronomy, Science Oxford’s Rowena Fletcher-Wood practises her poker-face and shares a taste of this summer’s Cheltenham Science Festival. “We have three support systems: our body, our planet and our civilisation”. At… Read More
Free summer science clubs for children (2016) If you live in the Leys, Rose Hill, Barton, Wood Farm, Littlemore, Northway, Cutteslowe, East Oxford and Cowley your children could enjoy this week of cool scientific activities for local families!… Read More
New report highlights impressive growth of science and technology business base in Oxfordshire George Freeman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary and Minister for Life Sciences, today launched a report which assesses the progress Oxfordshire has made over the last few years in realising the growth… Read More
Textbook win for The Oxford Trust’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 Dave Sherwood recently won The Oxford Trust’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 award for his online academic book business Bibliotech. Here he talks about how growing up in a… Read More
Beating us at our own game – can we take the Risk with AI gamers? Could you outmanoeuvre a computer? Mathematician, recent winner of the JOSH Award and game enthusiast Katie Steckles investigates the latest developments in the slightly scary world of AI Gaming. One of the… Read More
How to Live Well – a new health and wellbeing research project in Oxford Living Well Oxford is a collaborative public engagement project between Science Oxford, the Oxford AHSN and the Oxford Health Experiences Institute to support the exploration and understanding of health and… Read More
Science takes to the streets with the Oxfordshire Science Festival 2016! Have you ever held a martian rock? Now’s your chance! From astronauts to astrophysicists, science fairs to Space Day, try something new as science takes to the streets of Oxford… Read More
G-Astronomy, robots and other exciting science! Events Officer Rowena Fletcher – Wood visits the Imperial College London Science Festival and feasts on algae popcorn and g-Astronomy jelly.. The Imperial College London science festival aims to attract alumni and… Read More
The Importance of Maintaining Mobility in Ageing and Dementia Dementia has become a major challenge for our society. We have an increasing population of adults aged over 65 years and the number of people living with dementia in the… Read More
How a singing maths teacher won hearts and minds at Famelab 2016 Famelab 2016 winner Kyle Evans explains the inspiration behind his folk-math style which won him top spot at the Oxford regional heats and the national finals. Having toured the UK… Read More