Living Well Oxford secures Wellcome People Award Tuesday 18th October 2016 Living Well Oxford has recently secured a Wellcome People Award, to develop and run a “pop-up shop” entitled “Ageing: From Birth and Beyond” in Templars Square Shopping Centre in May… Read More
Meet our new Technology Projects Officer Tuesday 11th October 2016 We are delighted to welcome Sarah Townson to the Science Oxford team as our new Technology Projects Officer. She will be developing exciting computing and engineering activities and workshops for… Read More
Live streaming of Richard Dawkins in Conversation with Lord John Krebs Friday 7th October 2016 Watch a film of Richard Dawkins in conversation with Lord John Krebs on the OUP Academic Facebook . Science Oxford presented an evening with Richard Dawkins in conversation at Oxford’s beautiful Sheldonian Theatre, in association… Read More
November 1st registration date for the Big Science Event 2017 Wednesday 5th October 2016 The Big Science Event is a competition for primary school pupils across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire which asks them to create their own science experiment or investigation, and present their findings… Read More
A Full House with Science Oxford’s autumn programme Saturday 1st October 2016 The odds are good as Science Oxford kicks off its autumn events programme with a winning hand of films, comedy and gaming guaranteed to inspire and challenge you. Have a look at our… Read More
Stansfeld woodland restoration project – get involved! Friday 30th September 2016 If you love the outdoors and a spot of heavy-duty gardening, come along to Stansfeld Park on Sunday 6th November from 10AM – 4PM and join in with woodland clearing! We’ve… Read More
Book now for trip into space! Planetarium show tours schools this November.. Thursday 29th September 2016 2016 has been a busy year for space travel; we watched in awe as Tim Peake weightlessly described life on the International Space Station, celebrated when the Juno research craft… Read More
Make a splash at the Earth Trust Autumn Water Festival Monday 26th September 2016 Autumn has arrived, and we can look forward to some wonderful autumnal-themed festivals and events for all the family to enjoy! Join us on Sunday 2nd October between 11AM and 4PM… Read More
Young Scientists of the Year 2016 Sunday 25th September 2016 This celebration is an opportunity for Oxfordshire’s secondary schools to nominate their best Year 13 students in Physics, Chemistry and Biology to be acknowledged for their outstanding efforts in science… Read More
Science Oxford on board with maritime project to MAP the Black Sea Tuesday 6th September 2016 Roger Baker, Education Support Officer at Science Oxford, embarked on a unique and exciting research trip to the Black Sea where he spent ten days mentoring four A-Level STEM students selected for the trip of… Read More
Fran Day Stands Up for science at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Monday 5th September 2016 A few weeks ago I took my one-woman stand-up show Physics Fan Fiction to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Physics Fan Fiction takes an irreverent and occasionally surreal look at what… Read More
Catching the science bug: Apprentice Placement Scheme Success at the Dunn School Sunday 4th September 2016 Lab coats and safety goggles beckon for Oxfordshire teenagers Jasmin Ullaskumar and Elizabeth Moulson, who have been inspired about a potential career in science following Science Oxford work experience placements… Read More