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Oxford champion will go to FameLab UK final

Tuesday 10th March 2020

We celebrated the launch of British Science Week with the Oxford FameLab Regional Final 2020 at our new Science Oxford Centre Theatre at Stansfeld Park. Our eight brave and brilliant finalists battled it out on stage but it was Maria Violaris who won the day and was crowned the queen of science chatter! With just […]

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Explore our world with British Science Week

Friday 6th March 2020

British Science Week is officially here. The Science Oxford team is excited to bring hands-on science-inspired fun to over 5000 school children, families and adults across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire over the next three weeks! The national celebration runs 6–15 March 2020 and champions science, technology, engineering and maths with the theme of ‘Our Diverse Planet.’ […]

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FameLab back with a Bang – Oxford’s battle of the brains begins

Monday 17th February 2020

This February, we put science centre-stage and hosted FameLab UK’s first round of Oxford heats, where sci-curious stars of the future battle it out for a place in the nation’s favourite science competition, in partnership with Cheltenham Festival. With the help of makeshift props and witty bants, thirteen contestants had just three minutes to entertain […]

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Getting brains buzzing for February half term

Monday 10th February 2020

Looking for something different for February half term? Look no further, as Science Oxford offers a fabulously fun programme of events for children and families to get budding brains buzzing! Did Humpty Dumpty fall, or was he pushed? We’re calling all super sleuths to crack unsolved cases CSI-style at Saturday Science Club in Nursery Rhyme […]

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Year in review 2019: One giant leap for Science Oxford…

Friday 13th December 2019

In a year which saw the 50th  anniversary of the 1969 Apollo moon landing celebrated globally, Science Oxford took a giant leap of its own and launched the brand-new Science Oxford Centre in Headington. From hands-on schools exploration and family visits, to woodland walks and expert talks, we’ve welcomed over 2700 pupils from 37 schools […]

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Search for new science stars comes to Oxford

Wednesday 27th November 2019

It’s time to nourish those neurones as the UK’s longest running competition for the science stars of the future comes to Oxford this winter.  Science Oxford is delighted to announce the launch of FameLab UK 2020 and applications are now open. FameLab is a UK-wide competition to find the new voices of science and engineering. […]

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ISEN-sational news for Science Oxford

Friday 22nd November 2019

Sophie Batin, our education outreach manager, has become a member of the British Science Association’s new Inclusive Science Engagement Network (ISEN). This national network aims to support members to make their workplaces and activities more inclusive. The first area of focus for the network is helping members to develop, review and strengthen an internal Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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’- […]

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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 […]

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