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E-van trial creates a BUZZ
Wednesday 6th November 2019
Electric vehicle mavericks buzzEV are loaning one of their fleet of electric vans to our outreach team to assist in the delivery of our STEM outreach programme to primary schools across the region. London-based buzzEV offers electric cars and vans for rental to business, sporting and educational establishments across the UK. They’ll soon be providing […]
The Future of Artificial Intelligence? with IF Oxford
Wednesday 23rd October 2019
Recently put on the map with the canonisation of Cardinal Newman, University Church again became the focus of attention last night with a discussion between Rt Revd Steven Croft, the Bishop of Oxford and Professor Luciano Floridi, hosted by Jory Fleming. The event was organised for IF Oxford – the science and ideas festival, of […]
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 week, Science Oxford was delighted to welcome seventy-three Oxfordshire secondary students with such attributes to the perfectly neo-gothic University of Oxford Museum of Natural History […]
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. Councillors Glynis Phillips, Roz Smith and Chewe Munkonge have all donated funds to support the project to develop a special area of the woodland that […]
Teachers! Get a taste of our new education centre
Tuesday 15th October 2019
If you’re looking for inspiration for a unique, enriching STEM activity or trip for your class to enjoy, look no further than here. Our popular teacher taster sessions, which give early years and primary school teachers the opportunity to come and explore our new Science Oxford Centre, run every Thursday from 4-6pm. These FREE twilight sessions […]
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 […]
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 with STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, we will be bringing an inflatable planetarium to schools in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire next January. Starry Skies is a planetarium […]
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 Thursday 03 October. The celebration evening is our opportunity to recognise the hard work and dedication of those students who took part in their summer […]
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 opening of the centre at the start of September. We’ve been running trial visits from schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire since June to help us […]
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 primary schools across Oxfordshire and Bucks. So far we’ve welcomed over 1400 children (aged 3-11), from 51 primary school classes, to the centre and they’ve […]
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 […]