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Nest Generation: celebrating National Nest Box Week at Science Oxford

Britain’s wildlife is close to all our hearts, especially at the moment during lockdown. To celebrate National Nest Box Week – starting on 14th February, we take a look at…

Science Oxford – year in review and hope for 2021

Wednesday, January 13

What a year! 2020 started with our programmes in full swing – our new Science Oxford Centre was booked with school visits until July, our public family days were continually…

Branching out: celebrating National Tree Week at the Science Oxford Centre

Tuesday, November 24

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…

Celebrating the region’s best school scientists

Wednesday, November 18

Every year Science Oxford celebrates outstanding Year 13 science students across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire at our Young Scientists of the Year Award. Usually, the event is held amongst the dinosaurs…

Results of Thinking, Doing, Talking Science programme now published

Wednesday, November 11

The impact on pupil attainment and attitudes of Science Oxford and Oxford Brookes University’s Thinking, Doing, Talking Science professional development programme for teachers has just been published in the International…

Science Oxford’s STEM Insight Week goes virtual

Monday, November 09

In October half-term, Science Oxford’s STEM Insight Week gave a group of secondary school students a virtual insight into some of the most cutting-edge biomedical science organisations in Oxfordshire and…

Update on Science Oxford and COVID-19, November 2020

Wednesday, November 04

In line with new Government restrictions from 5 November to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have temporarily closed our Science Oxford Centre and paused our face-to-face programmes until 2nd December….

Jude Bennett joins our Board of Trustees

Tuesday, October 13

The Oxford Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Jude Bennett to the Board of Trustees. Jude is Headteacher of St Andrew’s Primary in Headington, close to our Science…

Science Oxford one of 150 signatures to call for support for UK science centres

Thursday, October 08

Science Oxford is one of 153 signatures from the UK’s STEM community to have signed an open letter to government, including leading lights Professor Brian Cox, astronauts Major Tim Peake…

Anneliese Dodds MP visits the Science Oxford Centre

Monday, September 28

Anneliese Dodds MP took time out to visit our Science Oxford Centre recently with her daughter for one of our Family Open Days. During the week, the Centre is open for…

Celebrating 30 years of science magic

Tuesday, September 15

This October we mark the 30-year anniversary of CuriOXity, our very first science centre, which opened to the public in the Old Fire Station, George Street in 1990. To celebrate…

Science Oxford programmes re-open for schools

Wednesday, September 09

With the start of the new academic year, we are pleased to announce that we are now re-opening all our programmes for schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Over the summer…

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