Cafés des Sciences

OIBC in Schools

This programme is not currently running

Cafés des Sciences create opportunities for children to engage in interactive workshops on important contemporary scientific issues. The Café brings together around 50-80 pupils  and focuses on a particular cutting-edge scientific topic, with input from OIBC scientists, many of whom are leading scientists in their field. The pupils are provided with the research topic beforehand to carry out some prep work, which includes each school/group of participating pupils producing in advance a poster on the topic.

Programmes can be tailored to suit children at Key Stage 2, 3 or 4.

The programme was officially launched on Saturday 24 November 2007, at St Edward’s School Oxford, by Prof Richard Dawkins.

Previous events:

  • 2014 Shark Attack (Corngreaves Primary School, West Mids)
  • 2014 Shark Attack (Rowan Prep School, Surrey)
  • 2013 Shark Attack (William Hulme’s School,Manchester)
  • 2013 Shark Attack (Paddington Academy, London)
  • 2013 Coral Reef Crisis (SES, Oxford)
  • 2011 Coral Reef Crisis (SES, Oxford)
  • 2010 Biodiversity (SES, Oxford)
  • 2010 Diamond Light (SES, Oxford)
  • 2009 Shark Attack (SES, Oxford)
  • 2008 The evidence of Evolution (SES, Oxford)
  • 2007 Climate Change Challenge (SES, Oxford)