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My Planet Earth – Headington children’s photography competition
Wednesday 15th May 2019
We’re thrilled to be teaming up with Headington Action once more to launch an exciting children’s wildlife photography competition for 2019 on the theme of My Planet Earth, which aims to capture and explore the wonderful wildlife living in our neighbourhood. The competition is for children aged 4-11 who live or go to school in […]
Diamond investment in Big Science Event
Tuesday 14th May 2019
We’ve got a brand new supporter for the Big Science Event. Science Oxford is excited to welcome Diamond Light Source as an associate partner for our popular school competition, which challenges primary-aged children to create their own science experiments. Diamond joins long-standing sponsors Playforce and Abbott Diabetes Care. Diamond joins to support the Big Science […]
Kid’s Cosmic Competition launch
Wednesday 8th May 2019
With the night’s sky holding more secrets than science currently knows, why not use our galaxy as a source of creative inspiration? 2019 marks 50 years since humans landed on the moon, and to celebrate, we are launching a competition for children of Oxfordshire, aged up to 12 years old. All you need to do […]
Treating our one planet well at Maker Club
Wednesday 8th May 2019
The importance of looking after our planet is becoming an increasingly hot topic. The stats are simple: we’re currently using the resources of four planets. But we only have one. We believe that if everyone does their bit, everyone will notice the difference. Even small changes will teach good habits to future generations and make […]
Science Oxford Centre announces special opening event for families
Wednesday 8th May 2019
Our new Science Oxford Centre, the UK’s first science education centre to feature both indoor and outdoor activities, will be hosting a very special opening event on Friday 31st May to celebrate the completion of the project and the launch of this fantastic new resource for young people and their families/carers across the region. The […]
Big Science Event is back
Friday 3rd May 2019
From May 7th the Science Oxford team and experts from education, business and science engagement will be heading out to primary schools across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to meet pupils involved in the Big Science Event 2019 and judge their presentations. The Big Science Event is a competition for primary school pupils which encourages them to […]
Explore your universe
Thursday 4th April 2019
Science Oxford has been named as one of eight science centres or organisations across the UK that will participate in the next phase of a community-engagement research project being run by the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC). The ASDC, in partnership with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), has been running […]
Science Oxford Centre – Special Family Launch Day and Live Show
Thursday 4th April 2019
Celebrate the late May half term with a preview of the beautiful new Science Oxford Centre, which will be fully open from September this year. We’re offering you the chance to come and take an ‘early-doors’ look on Friday 31st May. The centre, targeted at ages 3-11, is all about investigation, discovery, and seeing the world differently. […]
Science Poetry Competition for Oxfordshire’s young wordsmiths
Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Are you 16 or under and can you write a terrific science-inspired poem? If so, you’ve got until 30th April to enter the IF Oxford 2019 Poetry of Science Competition for a chance to win some fantastic prizes. The winning poems plus runners-up will be performed at IF Oxford, the city’s science and ideas festival […]
British Science Week Wows
Thursday 21st March 2019
We’re celebrating our biggest British Science Week tour ever! Eight members of our schools outreach team have been out and about across the region to deliver hands-on activities in 35 schools – that’s an amazing total of 70 workshops, shows and science-themed assemblies. Even more amazing is that they have reached over 2000 young people in […]
Science Oxford announced as partner in national programme to encourage more diversity in science
Wednesday 20th March 2019
Science Oxford is delighted to announce that we have been selected as partners for a new national programme to increase diversity and inclusion in science. We are one of just 15 organisations nationally who will be delivering initiatives as part of the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres and the Science Museum Group’s ‘Science […]
New Science Oxford Centre one step closer
Friday 15th March 2019
We’re one step closer to opening our brand new science centre this week, as the team at the Oxford Trust (the charity behind Science Oxford) received the keys to the revolving doors of the Science Oxford Centre and the adjoining Wood Centre for Innovation (WCFI) at Stansfeld Park in Headington. From September 2019, our Science […]