Are you passionate about making a difference behind the scenes and in front of house? The Observatory Science Centre is recruiting for two exciting permanent roles: Catering Manager and Accounts Assistant. These exciting opportunities are perfect for enthusiastic, motivated individuals who want to be part of a vibrant and inspiring organisation. Whether you thrive on…
Are you passionate about creating unforgettable experiences for visitors? The Observatory Science Centre seeks an inspiring Head of Visitor Experience to lead our front-of-house team and ensure every guest has a safe, engaging, and memorable visit. This is an especially exciting time to join us as we begin the next chapter in the Observatory Science…
Science Projects Ltd and Bader College have signed a landmark 10-year agreement securing the future of The Observatory Science Centre at the Herstmonceux Castle Estate in East Sussex. This partnership guarantees the long-term continuation of one of the UK’s most distinctive and long-established interactive science centres, ensuring that generations of visitors can continue exploring hands-on…
Explorhino, Germany, 2025
Earlier in the year we travelled to Warsaw and London for two of our regular events – The Ecsite conference at Copernicus and BIG Event at the Royal Institution. As always, we enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues from past projects, make new connections and take part in wide-ranging discussions on interactive…
Ian and Keith will once again be exhibiting at the Ecsite Conference, this year in Warsaw. We will be on stand 42. Please come along and say hello!
Meet Jacqueline, our new Outreach Coordinator, who’s leading the development of our Travelling Exhibitions and Schools & Community Outreach programme. From touring exhibitions to pop-up science centres in schools, Jacqueline is helping us bring engaging, hands-on learning experiences to more communities across the UK and beyond.
New interactive exhibits bring energy and sustainability to life while visitors charge their cars We’ve started the next phase of our collaboration with Experimentarium, developing a new suite of large-scale interactive exhibits for the another electric car charging park from Norlys – Denmark’s largest integrated energy and telecommunications group. The park is designed not just…
We’re prototyping and building for Bizzy Me, a new set of interactive exhibits heading to Battersea Power Station later this year. Designed for a mini science centre on site, the experience includes a giant lever that lets children lift their friends, and a large-scale ball circuit exploring motion and cause-and-effect. The exhibits offer hands-on ways…
We are a small, friendly and experienced team. Roles are varied and duties will change from day to day – you may find yourself helping with an unusual task now and then! Our field is very specialised and extremely rewarding, and no two projects are ever the same. Our team of scientists, artists and engineers…
