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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 […]
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 do badgers respond to scents from other species? She received a Highly-Commended in the Early Career Researcher Category. Part of Tanesha’s research took place in […]
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 back of photo) will wrap around one of the trees and provide a comfortable seat to enjoy shade from the sun, while the curved one […]
Headteacher with a special link to Stansfeld
Tuesday 16th July 2019
Andy Spooner is sitting on a stool in our Exploration Zone, keeping one eye on his Year 3 pupils who are zipping about between hands-on exhibits, while also trying to pose for a photograph and play with the circuit board challenge in front of him. Andy is Headteacher at St Nicolas Primary School in Abingdon […]
New course will help teachers bring creativity and skills to science lessons
Tuesday 2nd July 2019
If you’re a primary school teacher looking to develop creative and challenging science lessons which encourage children to use critical thinking skills, look no further. We’ve just launched the latest round of training days for our Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) CPD programme which equips teachers with strategies and activity ideas that can translate immediately […]
Muir Gray celebrates 75 years and talks the Elixir of Life
Wednesday 26th June 2019
“I’m going to make a donation to the new centre because it needs a clock!” said NHS health expert and anti-ageing champion Sir Muir Gray, as he began his talk on ‘The Elixir of Life’ –holding court to a full house in the new Science Oxford Centre theatre. A clock was hastily provided, to the amusement […]
Green For Go at Maker Club
Wednesday 26th June 2019
We sowed the seeds of sustainability for Oxford Green Week at this month’s Maker Clubs by upcycling and re-purposing single-use plastics to help our garden birds. Our young club members, aged 9-17, made bespoke and bonkers bird-feeders in all shapes and sizes! But the fun came with an important message about one planet living. Living […]
Primary schools to battle it out to win science competition
Wednesday 26th June 2019
Primary school children from 12 primary schools across Oxfordshire will be competing in the grand final of the 2019 Big Science Event next week – a competition to find the county’s most engaging and experimental young scientists. The Big Science Event, which is run by Science Oxford, challenges teams of children aged 5-11 to create […]
Summer at the Science Oxford Centre
Friday 21st June 2019
Pack the brain cells, a tonne of enthusiasm and your wellies and head on up to our Science Oxford Centre for a series of family open days this summer. Rain or shine, there’s something for everyone to enjoy – it’s a completely new and unique experience for Oxford and one which might leave you seeing the […]
Summer RoboCamp now open for booking
Wednesday 19th June 2019
These days, there’s a huge range activity options to keep most children entertained over the summer holidays – tennis camps, immersive theatre workshops, outdoor games etc. Science Oxford is now adding to that list of options with its first ever publically-bookable RoboCamp. RoboCamp is a cybertastic experience week for children aged 10-13 who love robotics […]