Oxfordshire Young Scientists of the Year 2019 Wednesday 23rd October 2019 To be a Young Scientist of the Year, you need attributes such as enthusiasm, creativity and a willingness to take on-board new ideas, all whilst being determined and focussed. Last… Read More
FOREST SCHOOL REOPENS AT STANSFELD PARK Friday 18th October 2019 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
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… Read More
Planetarium Tour for Primary Schools is back for 2020! Friday 11th October 2019 With 2020 due to be a stellar year for space exploration (SpaceX, Mars 2020 Rover, OSIRIS-Rex) we’re about to relaunch our very own space-themed show tour for primary schools. In association… Read More
Celebration evening showcases student success Thursday 10th October 2019 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 Friday 20th September 2019 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 Friday 6th September 2019 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
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… Read More
Design student bookmarked for success Thursday 22nd August 2019 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 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… Read More
Badger project at Stansfeld Park wins University award Tuesday 30th July 2019 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 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… Read More