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Across the UK, too many children disengage from STEM long before key subject or pathway choices are made.

This loss of confidence and connection sits beneath the skills gap and demands a response that starts earlier and goes deeper.

Cambridge Science Centre exists to respond to this challenge. By partnering with industry, academia and communities, we translate complex STEM into accessible, awe-inspiring experiences that build confidence, belonging and agency over time.

We focus on long-term, community-rooted engagement, shaped by evidence rather than assumption. A research-backed theory of change brings consistency, depth and accountability to everything we deliver.

Over the next five years, we will position Cambridge Science Centre as a recognised centre of excellence in community-led STEM engagement. Through sustained programmes, strong partnerships and sector leadership, we will act as a catalyst for innovation, collaboration and national influence.

This strategy sets a clear direction for how Cambridge Science Centre will help make that future possible.

Our Vision Statement

Hear from our CEO,
Rebecca Porter

Long Term Goals

Over the next five years, we will position Cambridge Science Centre as a recognised centre of excellence in community-led STEM engagement and as a catalyst for innovation, collaboration and national influence.

Theory of Change: Impact Architecture

Long-term goal: that Cambridge Science Centre’s Impact Architecture becomes recognised across the sector as a model of best practice in evidence-led STEM engagement.

Community based impact

Long-term goal: for Cambridge Science Centre to be a leader in community based engagement, building belonging, confidence and opportunity for children across the East of England.

Sector leadership

Long-term goal: for Cambridge Science Centre to be recognised as both a trusted local anchor institution and a national reference point for effective and equitable science engagement.

Industry deep-dives

Long-term goal: for Cambridge Science Centre to be recognised nationally for delivering long-term, industry-aligned STEM Programmes for early years and primary-aged children.

Science Communicator specialism

Long-term goal: for Cambridge Science Centre to be recognised as a national leader in developing Science Communicators and shaping training and talent development across the UK.

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