FOREST SCHOOL REOPENS AT STANSFELD PARK Thanks to the generosity of three Oxford councillors, Science Oxford has been able to reopen a Forest School space in the woodland at its new Stansfeld Park home in Headington…. Read More
Edina Trust funds travel bursary scheme for targeted schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire We are delighted to announce that we have secured funding that will help more schools to visit our new Science Oxford Centre. The Edina Trust has generously offered to support… Read More
Teachers! Get a taste of our new education centre If you’re looking for inspiration for a unique, enriching STEM activity or trip for your class to enjoy, look no further than here. Our popular teacher taster sessions, which give… Read More
Countdown to Oxford’s science and ideas festival With only two weeks to go, we’re getting super-excited about the IF Oxford science and ideas festival, which we are delighted to support once again as associate partners. Amid a flurry of… Read More
Planetarium Tour for Primary Schools is back for 2020! With 2020 due to be a stellar year for space exploration (SpaceX, Mars 2020 Rover, OSIRIS-Rex) we’re about to relaunch our very own space-themed show tour for primary schools. In association… Read More
Celebration evening showcases student success Batteries, chocolate eclairs and broad smiles were the order of the evening, as Science Oxford welcomed twelve students, their families and placement providers to the Work Experience Celebration event on… Read More
Fabulous feedback from schools The education team at Science Oxford has been kept busy over the past few months, making sure that our new Science Oxford Centre is ready to go for visits from… Read More
A touch of summer magic for Oxfordshire libraries This summer, a fairy godmother from Witney waved their magic wand and conjured up sparkling fairy dust so that Cinderella could go to the ball, or rather – kindly offered… Read More
Teacher taster sessions to restart this September Calling all primary school teachers in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire! Our popular teacher taster sessions, which give early years and primary school teachers the opportunity to come and explore our new… Read More
Design student bookmarked for success See the world differently? Science Oxford does. We employed an A level arts student to get a fresh new look and design a range of fun, eye-catching bookmarks to spread… Read More
New grant will open science clubs up to all Science Oxford has received a grant from The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust to support free places at our science clubs for children from areas of socio-economic deprivation in Oxford… Read More
Badger project at Stansfeld Park wins University award We’re delighted to share the news that WildCRU PhD student Tanesha Allen has been given a University of Oxford Vice Chancellor Public Engagement Award for her citizen science project, How… 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
New course will help teachers bring creativity and skills to science lessons If you’re a primary school teacher looking to develop creative and challenging science lessons which encourage children to use critical thinking skills, look no further. We’ve just launched the latest… Read More
Muir Gray celebrates 75 years and talks the Elixir of Life “I’m going to make a donation to the new centre because it needs a clock!” said NHS health expert and anti-ageing champion Sir Muir Gray, as he began his talk on… Read More
Green For Go at Maker Club 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,… Read More
Primary schools to battle it out to win science competition 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… Read More
Summer at the Science Oxford Centre 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… Read More
Summer RoboCamp now open for booking 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… Read More
A uni-verse of talent at UK FameLab Final 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… Read More
Oxford Student Storms FameLab national finals 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… Read More
Students sample Biomedical STEM careers in Oxfordshire 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… Read More
Free Teacher Taster Sessions at the Science Oxford Centre Our new primary science education centre in Headington, Oxford opens in September and we’re giving teachers a special preview. We’re running free twilight tours for teachers to show them the… Read More
A big thumbs up from first school visitors to new centre 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… Read More
Make a difference for Oxford Green Week 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… Read More
Wildlife competition winners announced at festival 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… Read More
Following the scent – badger project comes to Stansfeld Park 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… Read More
My Planet Earth – Headington children’s photography competition 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… Read More
Diamond investment in Big Science Event 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… Read More
Kid’s Cosmic Competition launch 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… Read More
Science Oxford Centre announces special opening event for families 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… Read More
Big Science Event is back 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… 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
