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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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A uni-verse of talent at UK FameLab Final 2019

Monday 17th June 2019

Our Events Officer Rowena Fletcher went along to the UK FameLab 2019 science communication competition at Cheltenham Festival to cheer on Sam Hatfield, an atmospheric physics PhD student at the University of Oxford, who won the Oxford heats and was named UK runner up in the final. Putting the verse into uni-verse, Rowena waxes lyrical […]

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Oxford Student Storms FameLab national finals 2019

Friday 14th June 2019

After winning the Oxford heats of FameLab back in March, we were delighted to see Sam Hatfield, an atmospheric physics PhD student at the University of Oxford, be named Runner Up in the competition’s national finals held at the Cheltenham Science Festival in June. Sam ‘stormed’ it with a talk on the hot topic of […]

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Make a difference for Oxford Green Week

Thursday 6th June 2019

It’s Oxford Green Week (OGW) and Science Oxford is lending its support with events and activities for all the family on the theme of One Planet Living. OGW is a summer festival that uses culture, creativity and community to inspire local people to take action against climate change in and around Oxford. It’s a celebration […]

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Wildlife competition winners announced at festival

Thursday 6th June 2019

The winners of our My Planet Earth – Wildlife in my neighbourhood photography competition have been announced! Judges Cllr Roz Smith and wildlife photographer Ross Mackenzie picked their 12 favourite photos from over 60 entries, and the finalists’ pictures were displayed at Headington Festival last weekend. The wildlife captured on camera in and around Headington included slimy slugs and […]

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Following the scent – badger project comes to Stansfeld Park

Friday 24th May 2019

What a strange request – to be asked for a urine sample to be used as part of a study into the olfactory responses of badgers. And what a strange experience to carry my little pot of wee along the sparkling, clean corridors of our new offices and take part in clandestine ‘handover’ of said […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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