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The science of gardening – top tips for National Gardening Week
Monday 26th April 2021
As spring arrives, we’re championing the great outdoors for National Gardening Week – the UK’s biggest annual celebration of gardening, organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) 26th April – 2nd May. We’ve all appreciated our green spaces during lockdown, and new research from an RHS study announced this week shows that gardening just two to […]
Science Oxford receives Project Inspire grant for digital engagement
Friday 12th March 2021
Science Oxford is delighted to announce successful funding from the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC) for their Project Inspire: Digital Engagement and Innovation Programme. The project is in collaboration with the Inspiring Science Fund, a partnership between UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Wellcome. Science Oxford is one of eight UK Science […]
Oxford Trust life science lab in Headington gets funding
Wednesday 10th March 2021
Funding is in place for a new half million-pound life sciences centre in the city, creating 100 jobs – in the Oxford Mail.
Big data, little data: insight into STEM Careers
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
As we celebrate National Careers Week, a UK initiative to empower and inform students about the world of work, we highlight Science Oxford’s STEM Careers Programme — designed to inspire young people considering a career in science, technology, engineering and maths. Our virtual STEM Insight Week took place during February half-term, where we introduced 22 […]
Nest Generation: celebrating National Nest Box Week at Science Oxford
Wednesday 10th February 2021
Britain’s wildlife is close to all our hearts, especially at the moment during lockdown. To celebrate National Nest Box Week – starting on 14th February, we take a look at our nest box programme in the woodland surrounding our Science Oxford Centre and see what families can do to get involved at home. Why celebrate […]
Science Oxford – year in review and hope for 2021
Wednesday 13th January 2021
What a year! 2020 started with our programmes in full swing – our new Science Oxford Centre was booked with school visits until July, our public family days were continually sold out and the outreach team were busy running activities in local schools. As with many other organisations across the country, we had to suspend […]
Branching out: celebrating National Tree Week at the Science Oxford Centre
Tuesday 24th November 2020
Planting trees seems more important than ever under the current circumstances – a chance to create positive change. This year we have been funded by the Tree Council Branching Out Fund to plant 25 trees in the 15-acre woodland surrounding our Science Oxford Centre in Headington. These will be dug in by a group of […]
Celebrating the region’s best school scientists
Wednesday 18th November 2020
Every year Science Oxford celebrates outstanding Year 13 science students across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire at our Young Scientists of the Year Award. Usually, the event is held amongst the dinosaurs at the Oxford University Natural History Museum and the cutting edge technology at the Bucks New University, but this time round the celebrations took place […]
Results of Thinking, Doing, Talking Science programme now published
Wednesday 11th November 2020
The impact on pupil attainment and attitudes of Science Oxford and Oxford Brookes University’s Thinking, Doing, Talking Science professional development programme for teachers has just been published in the International Journal of Science Education. Thinking, Doing, Talking Science – or TDTS – was developed by Bridget Holligan, Science Oxford’s Director of Education and Engagement, in […]
Science Oxford’s STEM Insight Week goes virtual
Monday 9th November 2020
In October half-term, Science Oxford’s STEM Insight Week gave a group of secondary school students a virtual insight into some of the most cutting-edge biomedical science organisations in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The idea of our STEM Insight Weeks is to give students the opportunity to find out about possible career opportunities as well as introducing […]
Jude Bennett joins our Board of Trustees
Tuesday 13th October 2020
The Oxford Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Jude Bennett to the Board of Trustees. Jude is Headteacher of St Andrew’s Primary in Headington, close to our Science Oxford Centre and Wood Centre for Innovation. Jude says, “I am delighted to be joining the Trust and supporting the invaluable work being undertaken to […]
Science Oxford one of 150 signatures to call for support for UK science centres
Thursday 8th October 2020
Science Oxford is one of 153 signatures from the UK’s STEM community to have signed an open letter to government, including leading lights Professor Brian Cox, astronauts Major Tim Peake and Helen Sharman, Professor Sir Robert Winston, Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, Professor Alice Roberts, Professor Jim Al-Khalili and eight Nobel prize winners. The letter, from the […]