Category: <span>Blogs</span>

A hot summer in the woodland

As summer temperatures reach the highest ever recorded in the UK today, the effects on the natural world and how to look after our green spaces and wildlife is on our all minds. Luckily, we’re in good hands at the Science Oxford Centre with our Outdoor Learning and Ecology Manager, Dr Roger Baker — read his woodland update, and top tips to keep a cool head in these unprecedented times.

Young scientists shine at Big Science Event summer finals

The sun shone for the finals of our Big Science Event 2022 this week. Held at the Science Oxford Centre in Headington on 11th & 12th July, children from 24 primary schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire were competing in this year’s grand final – a competition to find the county’s most engaging and experimental young scientists.

A hot summer in the woodland

Young scientists shine at Big Science Event summer finals

Summer of Science – hands-on family fun with Science Oxford

Teachers inspired at the Primary Science Conference

Catapulting careers in STEM – meet our placement student

A not completely alive Live Lab session

String, the super-weird and the story of life – children inspired by ‘Extinct’ tales

Woodland springs to life at the Science Oxford Centre

British Science Week – back with a bang!

Centre awarded Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge

Sir Martin Wood – engineer, philanthropist, and conservationist (1927-2021)

Children reach for the Stars with Dr Maggie’s Space tour!

Give a little love to our woodland and world at the Science Oxford Centre

Inspiring change at the Science Oxford Centre

Following the science – our new STEM Careers Programme launches this autumn

Summer woodland delights at the Science Oxford Centre

Wantage Church of England Primary and The Disraeli School win Science Oxford’s Big Science Event 2021

Abingdon’s ATOM Festival science challenge weekend

The science of gardening – top tips for National Gardening Week

Science Oxford receives Project Inspire grant for digital engagement

Big data, little data: insight into STEM Careers

Branching out: celebrating National Tree Week at the Science Oxford Centre

Celebrating the region’s best school scientists

Update on Science Oxford and COVID-19, November 2020

Anneliese Dodds MP visits the Science Oxford Centre

OxSource supporting Science Oxford’s STEM Careers Programme

STEM Club Workshops

Winners of the Big Science Event at Home announced!

Experiment with Kitchen Science

Experiment with Outdoor Science

Science Oxford supports Science Centres for our Future Campaign

Science Oxford’s Bridget Holligan wins Beetlestone Award

Cats, Easter eggs and Rube Goldberg machines – deliver the Science Oxford Challenge

Update on Science Oxford and COVID-19

Science Oxford and COVID-19 Information

Expert Explainers Tell All at the Science Oxford Centre

Helen & Douglas House children visit the Science Oxford Centre

Oxford champion will go to FameLab UK final

Explore our world with British Science Week

Science Oxford’s STEM Insight Week: A first byte into big data