Special Event Archives - Science Oxford

Inquisitive young minds impress judges at the Big Science Event 2023

Science Oxford’s Big Science Event wrapped up the annual search for Oxfordshire’s and Buckinghamshire’s most engaging and experimental young scientists with the finals on 10th and 11th July.at the Science…

Playforce donates generous prizes for our Big Science Event 2020

Playground experts, Playforce are kindly donating generous prizes to the winners of our 2020 Big Science Event competition for primary school pupils. The winning schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire will…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Big Science Event challenge launched for 2019

Calling all Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire primary schools! We’re officially launching our hugely popular Big Science Event 2019 so why not get involved? The Big Science Event is a competition for…

Robertswood School wins Buckinghamshire Big Science Event 2018

Four ingenious primary school pupils from Year 3 at Robertswood School in Chalfont St Peter have been crowned winners of the Buckinghamshire Big Science Event 2018. The Big Science Event is…

Our Top 3 Spring Science Resources for primary schools

Spring has sprung and as the weather gets warmer, it’s becoming easier for teachers to take the curriculum outside. We’ve rounded up our favourite outdoor learning resources for primary schools, including…

IF you can dream – Science & Ideas Festival launches schools poetry competition

Science Oxford is proud to be supporting this year’s IF Oxford festival – formerly known as the Oxfordshire Science Festival – and the IF Oxfordshire schools poetry competition especially. The…

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…

Last call for primary schools to enter the amazing Big Science Event competition 2018!

Calling all primary schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, register now for the Big Science Event 2018 by 31st January! There’s still time to sign up for our hugely popular Big…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…