Robot battle competition comes to Oxford This Saturday (30thNovember), we will be welcoming robot fans from across the country to the Science Oxford Centre for the Antweight World Series 60 (AWS 60) competition. AWS is a… Read More
ISEN-sational news for Science Oxford Sophie Batin, our education outreach manager, has become a member of the British Science Association’s new Inclusive Science Engagement Network (ISEN). This national network aims to support members to make… 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
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
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
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
Thumbs up for first ‘official’ school visit Today we welcomed Year 2 & 3 pupils from Oakley Church of England Combined School to the Science Oxford Centre (SOC) – our very first ‘paying visitors’ after the official… 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
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
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 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
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
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 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
A man for all seasons Celebrate the first day of spring as our man for all seasons and Outdoor Learning and Ecology Manager, Dr Roger Baker reports on the recent unseasonably warm weather spell and… Read More
The new Science Oxford Centre on film From September 2019, our new Science Oxford Centre in Headington will be fully open to visits for primary schools and early years groups from across the region. The new centre… Read More
Thinking, Doing, Talking Science trial results published Evaluation of the latest trial of our flagship professional development programme in science teaching – Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) – has shown that pupils’ interest in, and self-efficacy towards,… Read More
Team Science Oxford Dig Deep for Tree Week Roger Baker, our ecology officer, celebrates National Tree Week with Science Oxford’s slightly soggy team Away Day at Stansfeld Park. It’s National Tree Week and, like good woodland managers across… Read More
Bluebells to bloom with Headington schools’ woodland experiment We walked within an ancient wood Beside the Heart-of-England way Where oak and beech and hazel stood, Their leaves the pale shades of May. The Bluebell Wood, by Felix Dennis… Read More
Fall for beautiful woodland at next Stansfeld Park conservation day Gather your gloves and wellies this autumn and join our Oxford Conservation Volunteers (OCV) led Conservation Day on Sunday 23rd September. Building work on our new Science Oxford Centre and… Read More
Local primary schools to get first sight of new science education centre Pupils from four primary schools in and around Headington are getting the chance to go on site at Stansfeld Park in Headington Quarry this week, to see how work is… Read More
Super-weekend kicks off June events programme They say that good things come in threes and we certainly support that theory, as we have a bumper weekend of activities coming up at the start of June that… Read More
Signs of Spring at Stansfeld Park From newts to badger cubs and bluebells, signs of a new season are springing up across the fifteen acres of woodland at Stansfeld Park, home to our new science and… Read More
Wildlife in your neighbourhood – Children’s Photo Competition for Headington Festival 2018 We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Headington Action to launch an exciting new children’s wildlife photography competition, which aims to capture and explore the wonderful wildlife living on our… Read More