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Design student bookmarked for success

See the world differently? Science Oxford does. We employed an A level arts student to get a fresh new look and design a range of fun, eye-catching bookmarks to spread…

New grant will open science clubs up to all

Tuesday, July 30

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…

Badger project at Stansfeld Park wins University award

Tuesday, July 30

We’re delighted to share the news that WildCRU PhD student Tanesha Allen has been given a University of Oxford Vice Chancellor Public Engagement Award for her citizen science project, How…

New benches add unique style twist to Stansfeld woodland

Friday, July 19

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…

Headteacher with a special link to Stansfeld

Tuesday, July 16

Andy Spooner is sitting on a stool in our Exploration Zone, keeping one eye on his Year 3 pupils who are zipping about between hands-on exhibits, while also trying to…

New course will help teachers bring creativity and skills to science lessons

Tuesday, July 02

If you’re a primary school teacher looking to develop creative and challenging science lessons which encourage children to use critical thinking skills, look no further. We’ve just launched the latest…

Muir Gray celebrates 75 years and talks the Elixir of Life

Wednesday, June 26

“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…

Green For Go at Maker Club

Wednesday, June 26

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,…

Primary schools to battle it out to win science competition

Wednesday, June 26

Primary school children from 12 primary schools across Oxfordshire will be competing in the grand final of the 2019 Big Science Event next week – a competition to find the…

Summer at the Science Oxford Centre

Friday, June 21

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…

Summer RoboCamp now open for booking

Wednesday, June 19

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…

A uni-verse of talent at UK FameLab Final 2019

Monday, June 17

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…

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