A world of Adventure with Wildlife Cameraman Doug Allan It can only can say good things about your character if one of your friends and work colleagues is Sir David Attenborough. Or that you’re willing to wait out a… Read More
Science Oxford launch Hub for The Presenter Network We’re excited to announce that Science Oxford is now running the Oxford hub of The Presenter Network (TPN) – a local, national and international network set up for presenters to… Read More
It’s a win at FameLab UK final! Lucy Guile, a junior doctor based in Bristol, has won the final of FameLab UK 2018. At a thrilling final in London yesterday Lucy, who came through the Oxford heats… Read More
Successful Science Partnership shortlisted for TES Schools Awards 2018 We are delighted that the Abingdon Science Partnership, which we have worked closely with over the past four years, has been shortlisted for the prestigious TES Schools Awards 2018 in the… Read More
Stage-tech takes Creation’s Dracula to a Brave New World Recent smash hit – Creation’s ‘Dracula’ – is a new adaption of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror, which was staged deep in the bowels of Oxford’s Blackwell’s Bookshop from 3rd… Read More
Cheeseology – Reinventing Cheese Who doesn’t love a slice of toast dripping in melted cheddar as the ultimate comfort food, or a beautiful platter of regional cheeses with precisely-selected homemade chutneys at the end… 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
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… Read More
Science Takes The Stage As FameLab Oxford Competition 2018 Heats Up A toga-clad mathematician, a corn-on-the-cob wielding virologist, and the youngest ever countdown competitor walk in to a bar.. Standard Oxford! Find out what happened next.. The FameLab regional final on March 7th saw seven brave… Read More
Oxford primary school design to fly in to space New Marston Primary School is celebrating after winning a competition to have a special mini-sculpture taken in to space. With support from Science Oxford, several schools from across Oxfordshire entered… Read More
Star Moments with Oxford’s Star Light, Star Bright Imagine if the stars shone just for you! Over the past six weeks, you may have noticed some strange, Black Mirror-esque installations pop-up around the streets of Oxford – maybe… Read More
Inspiring women in science 2018 looks to be an inspiring year for women and this Sunday, 11th February is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The number of women working in science and tech is… Read More
Scientists on point for Oxford’s FameLab heats Following talks as diverse as ‘How to build a mind,’ ‘Jungle remedies’ and ‘Scrambled flu and contagious eggs’, eight brave and brilliant performers have made it through to the final… Read More
Unravel the science behind M.E at ‘Unrest’ screening and talk at the UPP Our sci-screen partnership with the Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP) Oxford is all about exploring the science behind some of cinema’s most popular science-fiction movies. We watched Close Encounters of the Third… Read More
Event raises Wong-a for UNICEF A Science Oxford event aimed at inspiring people to eat better has also helped raise over £700 for UNICEF – the world’s leading organisation working for children in danger. In… Read More
‘Science on Your Doorstep’ turns a spotlight on Headington for new series of Oxford talks We are excited to be running a new series of events for 2018 that will showcase the scientists who live and work in the Headington area. Science on Your Doorstep will feature… Read More
Beer on Tap workshop makes perfect gift for Christmas If you’re stuck for a festive gift for the person who has everything – what about treating them to an evening at a microbrewery – but with a twist? Today… Read More
The Name Game: Kids competition to win a year’s free Saturday Club Membership We’re looking for a new name for our Saturday club for 9-13 year olds. And who better to ask than young people themselves? Our interactive and creative Saturday club is… Read More
An Oxford Touch Down For Astronaut Scott Kelly Last month Science Oxford welcomed retired astronaut Scott Kelly to the city, where he talked about his life, career and space. Jude Eades reports on a very special space landing…. Read More
Scooting through science on Rowena’s Roadtrip Chemist, science communicator, rock climber and avid scooter fan – find out what happened when our Events Officer Rowena Fletcher Wood took to her wheels and called in at two… Read More
Starry Starry night at the Oxford Christmas Light Festival We can’t wait for the Oxford Christmas Light Festival to begin later this evening – it’s a great chance for Science Oxford to celebrate all that glows, glistens and glitters. Start… Read More
Sign up now for FameLab 2018 – Can Oxford win the UK’s favourite science competition again? FameLab is back! Science broadcaster and astrophysicist Chris Lintott and science writer Georgina Ferry join Science Oxford on the hunt for the region’s best new science communicators.. Could it be… Read More
A-Z of the Science of Swearing with author Emma Byrne Ahead of her profound and profaine Oxford talk next week, Emma Byrne, author of Swearing Is Good For You, shares her titillating insights of the rise and fall of taking… Read More
Bonfires, brambles and bulbs – A 5th November to Remember at Stansfeld Park Conservation day The Eades Family enjoy woodland clearing and bluebell planting – helped along with marshmallows and hot chocolate – at our family conservation day at Stansfeld Park. Blog by Jude Eades…. Read More
Animal Agent Library Tour competition winners announced Over the summer, we toured libraries across the county with our Animal Agents show, which explored nature’s cleverest creatures and tested out their skills of camouflage, super-sense, defence and fighting…. Read More
It’s Treats all the way with our half-term Halloween programme We’re here, there and everywhere this Halloween as we thrill and wow children across the county with some spooky science. Our popular Halloween Show, which sells out every year, is… Read More
A new season begins for families at Oxford’s Botanic Garden Things are looking blooming splendid at Science Oxford this weekend as we celebrate everything that is fabulous about seeds. In partnership with University of Oxford’s Botanic Garden, we’re hosting a… Read More
Cogges Manor Farm turns crime scene for forensic challenge fun Lying broken on the cold dark stone beneath an open window, the body of a young farmhand has been discovered. Did she jump or was she pushed? Science Oxford, in… Read More
Astronaut and space travel record breaker coming to Oxford Coming to Oxford this November, Science Oxford will be beaming in Scott Kelly, retired astronaut and former commander of the International Space Station (ISS), who is the US record holder… Read More
Space To Dance – wannabe astronaut Merritt Moore talks TV, ballet and physics Merritt Moore, quantum physicist and professional ballerina, talks to Science Oxford’s Autumn Neagle ahead of appearing in ‘Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes?’ a new TV series launched on… Read More
High flyers bring fantastical new science show to Oxfordshire Lauren Hussein, Dawns Powys Dance project manager for spectacular science show Flying Atoms, talks to Science Oxford about engaging young people through dance and science, the inspiration behind the new show coming… Read More
Young Poets emerge from Oxfordshire Science competition In March 2017 we asked young people from schools in Oxfordshire to write a short poem inspired by science, in any style, as part of the Oxfordshire Science Festival (OSF), a… Read More
Vote NextGen Earth, the Great Debate It was very enthusiastic audience that met with our three panellists at Masters of Disaster: NextGen Earth, an interactive, proleptic, and kind of apocalyptic sustainability discussion that formed part of the… Read More
Carnival Time! We’re going to be busy this weekend as both Cowley and Eynsham go fiesta crazy! On Saturday 1st July we’ll be at Eynsham Carnival where entertainment includes a shirt race,… Read More
New grant puts science centre stage Thanks to a new scientific outreach grant from the Biochemical Society, Science Oxford will be teaming up with the Oxford Playhouse and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG)… Read More
Come to Next Gen Earth and think big – by Jude Eades As one of thousands of Oxford residents who cycles across the city to work every day, it really frustrates me to see the number of commuters who still insist on… Read More
Future Automatic by Luiza Patorski Stop and think for a minute, what would happen to Western civilisation if we switched off our online life-support system – the Internet? Can you imagine how you would cope?… Read More
Dance the Universe at the Oxfordshire Science Festival The Oxfordshire Science Festival, supported by Science Oxford, has launched its fantastic programme of events and activities for 2017. The festival takes place from 16-21 June this year and promises… Read More
Living well for Dementia Week at Templars Square There are just a few days to go until the launch of a week of unique dementia-themed events at Templars Square Shopping Centre as part of Dementia Awareness Week (15th-21st May… Read More
Volunteers wanted to help at Templars Square dementia events Are you interested in ageing and dementia and the science of getting older? Are you interested in volunteering at a unique Oxford event that promises to offer practical advice and… Read More