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Spectacular Space

Tuesday 1st December 2015

On a wet and windy Saturday afternoon in November the Science Oxford family team made its way to the Earth Trust in Little Wittenham, near Abingdon, to run a Spectacular Space event….

In Good Taste

Friday 20th November 2015

We spend around five percent of our waking hours thinking about our next meal – cereal or toast, sandwich or sushi – but rarely think of the science behind what…

The Heart and the Head

Thursday 5th November 2015

I greeted the T-Rex, grabbed myself a paper brain and a paper heart and sat comfortably on my chair, listening to the sound of a folk band. No, this isn’t…

Can carrots help you see in the dark?

Friday 30th October 2015

Do carrots help you see in the dark? Chemist, teacher and author Andy Brunning explains the mysteries of how our bodies respond to the chemicals in carrots – click the player below…

Just for Graphs

Tuesday 27th October 2015

Maths is dull and boring – right? Something you have to learn in school and not the first thing you would think of as a topic for a successful comedy…

Scientists: behind the scenes

Thursday 22nd October 2015

What do scientists get up to on a daily basis? We’ve asked researchers working across the sciences to give some insight into what a typical work day involves. Here are some of their stories: …

A taste of our World of Work placements

Thursday 15th October 2015

As part of Science Oxford’s ‘STEM World of Work Programme’, on the 24 August 2015 we hosted a student interested doing an apprenticeship for a week so she could get…

Science at Cheltenham Literature Festival

Friday 9th October 2015

This week I have been at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2015, an uniquely cultured, highly-organised do where people get passionate about issues and insult each other in creative ways. Besides learning…

Making of the ‘Amazing Animal Record Breakers’ show

Monday 28th September 2015

Have you ever wondered which animal is the biggest, fastest, smelliest or loudest? This summer, Oxfordshire County Council invited us to put on a science show for children at libraries across the county. We…

Why do we think most of the universe is missing?

Friday 25th September 2015

About 380,000 years after the big bang, the universe cooled enough to allow protons and electrons to combine to form neutral hydrogen atoms. This is called ‘recombination.’ Photons that had…

Gunge for Grown-ups

Tuesday 22nd September 2015

It’s my second day at Science Oxford, and I’m already working an event – and not a straightforward, turn up, smile and take tickets on the door kind of event,…

Science at Edinburgh Fringe

Monday 14th September 2015

Having only been at Science Oxford for 6 weeks I was surprised and excited by the suggestion of going to see what the Edinburgh Fringe has to offer. As it was…

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