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
The Big Science Event is back! It’s that time of year again when we open registrations for our hugely popular Big Science Event – a primary school competition that encourages young people to think creatively about… Read More
New funding boost for Science Oxford Centre at Stansfeld Park The Oxford Trust’s Stansfeld Park project has taken another exciting step forward with the news that we have been granted a Special Award from the Royal Commission for the Exhibition… Read More
SUMMER STEM IDEAS for Primary Schools The holidays are almost here, so if you’re looking for inspiration for September, book one of our brilliant hands-on science workshops or check out our Top 3 ideas to add a… Read More
Wolvercote Primary School wins Big Science Event 2017 Four super-scientist pupils from Wolvercote Primary School in Oxford have been crowned winners of the Oxfordshire Big Science Event 2017. The pupils, who are in Year 6 at the school,… Read More
Oxfordshire Primary Schools will fight it out to win Big Science Event 2017 Teams of budding young scientists from across Oxfordshire will be competing to win £1,000 worth of brand new science-themed Playforce playground equipment for their school at the grand final of… Read More
Science made fun for Buckinghamshire pupils – June 2017 We are delighted to be running the BigBang@Bucks this week, in partnership with the Buckinghamshire Learning Trust. Over 800 pupils from primary and secondary schools across Buckinghamshire will head to the… Read More
Oxfordshire Science Festival Schools Poetry competition 2017 From texting to celebrity tweeting, amusing memes or hashtag-ing lunch, the world around us has never been so obsessively observed and widely shared via technology – text is trending! Both… Read More
STEM volunteers receive Kellogg College Community Engagement Award Two of our STEM volunteers have been awarded a Kellogg College Community Engagement and Academic Merit Award, which celebrate those who have demonstrated their commitment to community engagement and academic… Read More
New Twilight CPD Courses for primary teachers Science Oxford specialises in providing CPD for primary teachers with a strong hands-on element – if you book or attend one of our courses then you will spend most of… Read More
Your Green Future careers event comes to Oxfordshire We’re excited to be taking part in an innovative green careers event that is coming to Oxfordshire for the first time this spring. The Oxfordshire Your Green Future event will take place… Read More
Science Oxford’s new science education centre for primary schools Excitement levels at Science Oxford have reached new heights following the granting of planning permission for our new education centre as part of a wider building development by our parent… Read More
Science Oxford to be new hub for Primary Science Quality Mark Science Oxford is excited to announce that from September 2017 we will be managing a new hub for the Primary Science Quality Mark in the region. PSQM is an award… Read More
Record registrations for Big Science Event The Science Oxford Big Science Event, our flagship science competition for primary schools, has seen a significant increase in registrations this year – a great indicator that the 2017 competition… Read More
Seeds of science – Flowers, trees, potatoes and tools for your school Science Oxford’s Education Outreach Manager, Sophie Batin, gets prepared for spring and sows the seeds for green spaces projects! It’s the perfect time of year to apply for free plants, trees and… 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
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
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
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
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
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
Lexi aged 9 takes a walk on the wild side with Science Oxford and tells the ‘tail’! Lexi Eades went along to animal show ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ at Abingdon School this February half-term, and met a colourful array of weird and wonderful creatures! Hear about the day in… Read More
Never stop exploring! Blog written by Dr Melanie Windridge What is so very wonderful about science is the opportunity to go out and explore, to learn something new, to keep asking “why?” We… Read More
Can we save the banana before it splits? Did you know.. The flavouring in banana sweets is derived from the Big Mike, not the Cavendish We consume over 100 billion bananas a year Bananas are clones Bananas are… Read More
‘I’m an engineer…get me out of here’ Stevie Wray is an electrical engineer at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. Last year he won ‘I’m an engineer…get me out of here’ – a free online X Factor-style competition between… Read More
The Big Science Event Oxfordshire The motivational power of cabbage If you ever needed a simple explanation of a complicated scientific concept I think I might just refer you to a nine year-old. Some of… Read More