Experiment with Outdoor Science Want to take part in our Big Science Event at home this summer? Are you looking for outdoor projects that you can do with all the family? It’s the perfect… Read More
Take part in our Big Science Event at Home! Ever wondered ‘why?’ ‘how?’ or ‘what if …?’ Follow your curiosity and take part in our Big Science Event at Home this summer. All you need to do is come… Read More
Summer science outdoors – top 5 things to do for families It feels like summer is almost here! The sun is shining and the flowers are coming into bloom in our woodland at Stansfeld Park. As lockdown eases, it’s time to… Read More
Science Oxford’s spring news With the temporary closure of our Science Oxford Centre and programmes in March, we said farewell to some members of our amazing Science Oxford team before they went on furlough…. 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
Oxford champion will go to FameLab UK final We celebrated the launch of British Science Week with the Oxford FameLab Regional Final 2020 at our new Science Oxford Centre Theatre at Stansfeld Park. Our eight brave and brilliant… Read More
Explore our world with British Science Week British Science Week is officially here. The Science Oxford team is excited to bring hands-on science-inspired fun to over 5000 school children, families and adults across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire over… Read More
FameLab back with a Bang – Oxford’s battle of the brains begins This February, we put science centre-stage and hosted FameLab UK’s first round of Oxford heats, where sci-curious stars of the future battle it out for a place in the nation’s… Read More
See the World Differently Bookmark Design Competition for World Book Day See the world differently this half term and enter our Family Open Day Bookmark Design Competition for World Book Day! We are looking for colourful and imaginative designs of pairs… Read More
Year in review 2019: One giant leap for Science Oxford… In a year which saw the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo moon landing celebrated globally, Science Oxford took a giant leap of its own and launched the brand-new Science… Read More
It’s elemental, my dear student Science Oxford’s Rowena Fletcher-Wood went along to a celebration of all things chemistry at Wychwood School in Oxford last month, as students gathered for a competition to mark the International… Read More
Search for new science stars comes to Oxford It’s time to nourish those neurones as the UK’s longest running competition for the science stars of the future comes to Oxford this winter. Science Oxford is delighted to announce… Read More
Engineering a perfect STEM Experience Week At the beginning of the October half term week, all that could be heard was the dull thrum of the minibus’ diesel engine as fifteen Year 10 and 11 girls… Read More
E-van trial creates a BUZZ Electric vehicle mavericks buzzEV are loaning one of their fleet of electric vans to our outreach team to assist in the delivery of our STEM outreach programme to primary schools… Read More
The Future of Artificial Intelligence? with IF Oxford Recently put on the map with the canonisation of Cardinal Newman, University Church again became the focus of attention last night with a discussion between Rt Revd Steven Croft, the… 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
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
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
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
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
Treating our one planet well at Maker Club The importance of looking after our planet is becoming an increasingly hot topic. The stats are simple: we’re currently using the resources of four planets. But we only have one…. 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
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
Brexit to Beds in the NHS with Keith Willett With only 31 days to go until the UK leaves Europe, we were very lucky to welcome Keith Willett, the newly-appointed Strategic Commander for the EU exit process for the… Read More
Nothing neurotrash about our new theatre We are thrilled to announce the very first public event to take place in the theatre at our new Science Oxford Centre, which opens later this year. Debunker of sexist… Read More
The new science of psychedelics Science Oxford recently teamed up with the Ultimate Picture Palace to screen Magic Medicine, a documentary film by filmmaker Monty Wates. The film follows a cohort of patients with chronic… Read More
Evolutionary tales – Storytelling at the Presenter Network A magician, a librarian and a dinosaur scientist walk into a room…. Well, after all, this is Science Oxford, where absolutely anything can happen! Especially in a Presenter Network storytelling… Read More
FameLab-ulous week for science stars Science Oxford has had an absolutely FameLab-ulous week, with 27 brave contestants performing a combined 2 hours and 15 minutes worth of sci-comm gold in front of judges and audience… Read More
Kyle D Evans reads your Pop Pedantry tweets Kyle D Evans – the one-man venn diagram intersection of maths, pop and comedy – returns to the Old Fire Station, Oxford on the 21st February with the highly anticipated… Read More
A year in review The Oxford Trust 2017/18 We have just published The Oxford Trust Annual Review 2017/18 and are super-proud to share with you all the activities we’ve been doing through our education and engagement programmes this… Read More
Earth to humans – Lewis Dartnell talks Origins: Oxford, Brexit and Alien Invasion Here at Science Oxford we’ve moved heaven and earth to invite Lewis Dartnell, astrobiologist, writer and Professor of Science Communication at the University of Westminster, to join us in Oxford to… Read More
Over the moon for team Science Oxford selfies Have you seen the moon-selfie viral craze taking over social media this week? “Take a selfie through a toilet roll and pretend you’re the moon.” is the premise, where you… Read More
Tune In to Science Oxford for 2019 The arctic winds are circling and the central heating is maxed out so why not stay in, switch off Brexit, snuggle up on the sofa and be ‘The Best We… Read More
From the Slime to the Riddikulus – Science of Magic evening enchants and entertains For those quick enough to ‘Accio‘ a hot ticket, sixty Harry Potter enthusiasts jumped on their Nimbus 2000s, dockless bikes or the park and ride – and descended on Oxford… Read More
Science on Your Doorstep revs up for winter season with F1 expert In advance of our new Science Oxford Centre and Wood Centre for Innovation opening at Stansfeld Park in 2019, Science Oxford has been running a series of talks in Headington… Read More
Science stars in the making – Sign Up for FameLab 2019 now! Nourish your neurones and enter FameLab UK 2019, where explaining your research to a lay audience happens against the clock. All the lab’s a stage, and nowhere more so than… Read More