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Science Oxford at Oxford Literary Festival 2025
Tuesday 8th April 2025
‘Could there be aliens hiding in our Solar System’ and ‘what if aliens are smart?’ To get answers to these intriguing questions and more, Francesca MacLennan, Director of Science Education at the Oxford Trust | Science Oxford, introduced astronomer and author Dr Matt Bothwell at the Oxford Literary Festival
Government Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Dame Angela McLean visits Science Oxford Centre
Friday 21st March 2025
Professor Dame Angela McLean, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, and Rachael Tapping, Head of Communications, Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC), visited Science Oxford Centre.
‘If you build it, they will come’
Tuesday 18th February 2025
We do what we can to help our local avian population. In addition to our bird ‘café’, we provide homes and have over fifty bird boxes in our current offering, available to residents on a first-come, first-served basis.
Families celebrate National Astronomy Week at the Science Oxford Centre
Wednesday 12th February 2025
Starry Night evening as families and community celebrate National Astronomy Week
Wild tracking
Monday 10th February 2025
Recently, ahead of the upcoming Wild Trackers Nature Club, I’ve been delving into animal tracking and the clues and signs animals leave behind that tell us about their daily lives – what lives where, what they eat and how they move.
Exclusive for 2025: Free Thinking, Doing, Talking Science CPD course
Wednesday 8th January 2025
Thanks to the generous support of The Oxford Trust, the upcoming 2025 Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTScience) continued professional development course for primary teachers is free to all participants.
Badgers set to benefit from new government strategy
Tuesday 15th October 2024
We’re big fans of badgers here at Science Oxford; they can be slightly unruly tenants from time to time, prone to leaving trails of destruction and digging latrine pits wherever they chose, but I love them. That’s why we were interested to read the announcement by the government at the end of August about their new strategy that will help better understand a deadly disease, improve the health of badger populations, and bring an end to the controversial badger cull.
Top Tips for IF Oxford, Oxford’s science and ideas Festival
Thursday 3rd October 2024
Read our top tips for IF Oxford, Oxford’s science and ideas Festival 2024! With over 100 events for all the family from 6 October until 3 November, there really is something for everyone.
Taiwanese delegation visits the Science Oxford Centre
Thursday 26th September 2024
On Wednesday 25th September, The Oxford Trust welcomed representatives from the Taipei City Government Department of Education in Taiwan to the Science Oxford Centre as part of their trip around the UK to gain insight from organisations in the field of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) education and draw inspiration to enhance the development of STEAM education within Taiwan’s basic education system.
Magic summer of science inspires Oxfordshire communities
Monday 16th September 2024
Science Oxford’s summer tour visited libraries and community hubs
The Oxford Trust appoints new Director of Science Education & Engagement
Wednesday 14th August 2024
The Oxford Trust has appointed Francesca MacLennan as the new director of science education & engagement to lead Science Oxford, the Trust’s public-facing brand which delivers the charity’s STEM education and engagement programmes.
Expectation versus reality in the woodland
Tuesday 13th August 2024
Every adventure has some risks. And even though the outdoor activities at the Science Oxford Centre are a wonderful way to explore nature, part of my job is to assess and describe their risks so that all our visitors can be prepared.