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Magic summer of science inspires Oxfordshire communities
Monday 16th September 2024
Science Oxford’s summer tour visited libraries and community hubs
Working together to impact our communities
Tuesday 27th September 2022
It takes a team to achieve real and lasting impact. In her wisdom, Mother Teresa couldn’t have put it more simply when she said, “I can do things you cannot; you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” Her sentiments highlight the real value in our relationships and connections with partners within the communities we serve. Drawing on each other’s strengths, we can achieve more.
Gadgeteers enjoy inventive library tour this summer
Monday 26th September 2022
We were delighted to visit seven libraries across Oxfordshire this summer with our free Incredible Inventions family show…
A hot summer in the woodland
Tuesday 19th July 2022
As summer temperatures reach the highest ever recorded in the UK today, the effects on the natural world and how to look after our green spaces and wildlife is on our all minds. Luckily, we’re in good hands at the Science Oxford Centre with our Outdoor Learning and Ecology Manager, Dr Roger Baker — read his woodland update, and top tips to keep a cool head in these unprecedented times.
Summer of Science – hands-on family fun with Science Oxford
Thursday 7th July 2022
Summer is here and we’re looking forward to a jam-packed programme of hands-on science! Our popular Summer Science Camps are back at the Science Oxford Centre during the holidays, for children age 6-9 (August 15-19) and 9-12 (August 22-26). Our week long camps run from 9am – 3.30pm and are designed by our skilled staff for children who love science and want […]
Catapulting careers in STEM – meet our placement student
Wednesday 11th May 2022
If you’re considering a career in STEM, there’s a world of opportunity waiting! Earlier this year we were delighted to welcome a PhD student from Sheffield University, Ruth Thomas, who joined us for her Professional Internship placement. Ruth explored her interests in science outreach and communication with our thriving education and engagement programmes at the […]
A not completely alive Live Lab session
Tuesday 10th May 2022
If you visit the Science Oxford Centre for a Family Day this summer, you just might see something unusual. Our pop up ‘Live Lab’ is an interactive space where families get to meet a scientist, student or researcher – or one of our expert team.
String, the super-weird and the story of life – children inspired by ‘Extinct’ tales
Thursday 14th April 2022
School children from Oxfordshire were inspired by string, the super-weird and stories of life at a recent ‘Extinct’ talk with scientist and TV presenter Professor Ben Garrod, for Oxford Literary Festival. The Prof’s ‘Extinct’ book series examines the world’s mass extinctions from the point of view of creatures living at the time, and describes science as a […]
Children reach for the Stars with Dr Maggie’s Space tour!
Monday 15th November 2021
“She encourages you to reach for the stars…” Local school children were ‘over the moon’ to watch a Grand Tour of the Solar System with Space scientist and BBC The Sky at Night presenter, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock for the Oxford Literary Festival (OLF). Eight Year 5 pupils from St Andrews school in Cowley, Oxford and […]
Inspiring change at the Science Oxford Centre
Monday 27th September 2021
Science Oxford is delighted to have taken part in ‘Project Inspire’ with the Association of Science and Discovery Centres‘ (ASDC) this spring and summer and inspired change in our Centre! In March of this year, we were lucky enough to be chosen as one of eight UK Science Centres awarded a grant of £15,000, to […]
Summer woodland delights at the Science Oxford Centre
Wednesday 11th August 2021
Enjoying the outdoors this summer? We were delighted to finally welcome back visitors to our Centre this season, where we are lucky enough to have 15 acres of woodlands, grassland and ponds to explore. The Science Oxford Centre is the only indoor-outdoor science centre for children and families in the UK, and we love seeing people […]
The science of gardening – top tips for National Gardening Week
Monday 26th April 2021
As spring arrives, we’re championing the great outdoors for National Gardening Week – the UK’s biggest annual celebration of gardening, organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) 26th April – 2nd May. We’ve all appreciated our green spaces during lockdown, and new research from an RHS study announced this week shows that gardening just two to […]
Branching out: celebrating National Tree Week at the Science Oxford Centre
Tuesday 24th November 2020
Planting trees seems more important than ever under the current circumstances – a chance to create positive change. This year we have been funded by the Tree Council Branching Out Fund to plant 25 trees in the 15-acre woodland surrounding our Science Oxford Centre in Headington. These will be dug in by a group of […]
Cats, Easter eggs and Rube Goldberg machines – deliver the Science Oxford Challenge
Friday 10th April 2020
We’re all facing new challenges at the moment, and looking for creative ways to bring fun and learning into the home during ‘lockdown’. So why not get your household and family together and take our Easter Science Oxford Challenge, for the chance to win a free family visit to the Science Oxford Centre, Exploration Zone and […]
Explore our world with British Science Week
Friday 6th March 2020
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 the next three weeks! The national celebration runs 6–15 March 2020 and champions science, technology, engineering and maths with the theme of ‘Our Diverse Planet.’ […]
Getting brains buzzing for February half term
Monday 10th February 2020
Looking for something different for February half term? Look no further, as Science Oxford offers a fabulously fun programme of events for children and families to get budding brains buzzing! Did Humpty Dumpty fall, or was he pushed? We’re calling all super sleuths to crack unsolved cases CSI-style at Saturday Science Club in Nursery Rhyme […]
ISEN-sational news for Science Oxford
Friday 22nd November 2019
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 their workplaces and activities more inclusive. The first area of focus for the network is helping members to develop, review and strengthen an internal Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity […]
Countdown to Oxford’s science and ideas festival
Monday 14th October 2019
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 activity in the IF bunker, the countdown has begun for an inclusive science-tastic takeover of Oxford, featuring over 100 diverse events from 18-28 October 2019. IF Oxford […]
A touch of summer magic for Oxfordshire libraries
Thursday 29th August 2019
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 a generous donation so we could take our Science of Magic show on tour to six libraries in West Oxfordshire. Our head magician – ‘Magic-Ian’- […]
New grant will open science clubs up to all
Tuesday 30th July 2019
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 and Abingdon. The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trustgives grants to charities working with those in society who face the greatest challenges and whose opportunities are […]
New benches add unique style twist to Stansfeld woodland
Friday 19th July 2019
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 back of photo) will wrap around one of the trees and provide a comfortable seat to enjoy shade from the sun, while the curved one […]
Muir Gray celebrates 75 years and talks the Elixir of Life
Wednesday 26th June 2019
“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 ‘The Elixir of Life’ –holding court to a full house in the new Science Oxford Centre theatre. A clock was hastily provided, to the amusement […]
Green For Go at Maker Club
Wednesday 26th June 2019
We sowed the seeds of sustainability for Oxford Green Week at this month’s Maker Clubs by upcycling and re-purposing single-use plastics to help our garden birds. Our young club members, aged 9-17, made bespoke and bonkers bird-feeders in all shapes and sizes! But the fun came with an important message about one planet living. Living […]
Summer at the Science Oxford Centre
Friday 21st June 2019
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 or shine, there’s something for everyone to enjoy – it’s a completely new and unique experience for Oxford and one which might leave you seeing the […]
Summer RoboCamp now open for booking
Wednesday 19th June 2019
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 adding to that list of options with its first ever publically-bookable RoboCamp. RoboCamp is a cybertastic experience week for children aged 10-13 who love robotics […]
Make a difference for Oxford Green Week
Thursday 6th June 2019
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 summer festival that uses culture, creativity and community to inspire local people to take action against climate change in and around Oxford. It’s a celebration […]
Following the scent – badger project comes to Stansfeld Park
Friday 24th May 2019
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 experience to carry my little pot of wee along the sparkling, clean corridors of our new offices and take part in clandestine ‘handover’ of said […]
Kid’s Cosmic Competition launch
Wednesday 8th May 2019
With the night’s sky holding more secrets than science currently knows, why not use our galaxy as a source of creative inspiration? 2019 marks 50 years since humans landed on the moon, and to celebrate, we are launching a competition for children of Oxfordshire, aged up to 12 years old. All you need to do […]
Treating our one planet well at Maker Club
Wednesday 8th May 2019
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. We believe that if everyone does their bit, everyone will notice the difference. Even small changes will teach good habits to future generations and make […]
Science Oxford Centre – Special Family Launch Day and Live Show
Thursday 4th April 2019
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 to come and take an ‘early-doors’ look on Friday 31st May. The centre, targeted at ages 3-11, is all about investigation, discovery, and seeing the world differently. […]
Science Poetry Competition for Oxfordshire’s young wordsmiths
Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Are you 16 or under and can you write a terrific science-inspired poem? If so, you’ve got until 30th April to enter the IF Oxford 2019 Poetry of Science Competition for a chance to win some fantastic prizes. The winning poems plus runners-up will be performed at IF Oxford, the city’s science and ideas festival […]
Science Oxford announced as partner in national programme to encourage more diversity in science
Wednesday 20th March 2019
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 15 organisations nationally who will be delivering initiatives as part of the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres and the Science Museum Group’s ‘Science […]
New Science Oxford Centre one step closer
Friday 15th March 2019
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 revolving doors of the Science Oxford Centre and the adjoining Wood Centre for Innovation (WCFI) at Stansfeld Park in Headington. From September 2019, our Science […]
Sparkling minds in store at John Lewis
Friday 1st February 2019
We’re never too young to learn about the world around us, and Science Oxford is delighted to partner with John Lewis Oxford to offer a selection of science-inspired in-store sessions, designed to get mini-minds sparkling this February. ‘Sparkling Minds’ is a series of creative early years workshops for ages 2-4, where mini-scientists can have fun […]
Tune In to Science Oxford for 2019
Friday 18th January 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 Can Be’ with razor-sharp topics picked from the 2019 Science Oxford events programme! This winter we’ll be tackling hot-off-the-press topical themes such as NHS reform […]
What If? Our Top Picks for IF Oxford Science and Ideas festival
Saturday 15th September 2018
With over 100 events for all the family, next month’s Oxford Science & Ideas Festival – IF for short – is one to get in the diary ASAP. Running from 12-22 October 2018, IF promises a broad range of fascinating talks, shows and interactive activities that combine health, engineering and space with dance, hip-hop and […]