Science Oxford fires up enthusiasm for science during British Science Week The Great Kimble Primary School hall echoed with gasps of awe and delight. Alice had just set a puff of cornflour alight and a cloud of fire flashed in front… Read More
Do Look Up! Book our amazing planetarium show for your school The Science Oxford outreach team are enjoying taking our new inflatable planetarium dome to primary schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire this term. It’s an exciting time for science, with images… Read More
Update on Science Oxford and COVID-19 Following Government recommendations to minimise the risk of person-to-person transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have temporarily closed our Science Oxford programme. This means our Science Oxford Centre is shut and… 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
Amazing Animals new school show announced for KS1 and FS After numerous requests from Key Stage One teachers for a show for their classes that covers some of the biology content of the curriculum, we’ve been working hard over the… Read More
Primary schools Planetarium show goes on tour – booking open! Our super-popular planetarium show is going back out on the road this November and now’s your chance to book it for your primary school. Our Schools Projects Officer Ian will… 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
