British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will take place between 6-15 March 2026!

Activity packs

Activity packs

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Download your 2025 activity packs now, focused on our special 'Change and adapt' theme!

Plan your activities

Plan your activities

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Check out our brilliant British Science Week resources, available all year round!

What's on?

What's on?

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Browse the events and activities happening during British Science Week!

Smashing Stereotypes

Smashing Stereotypes

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Celebrating the diverse people and careers in science & engineering!

Communities' hub

Communities' hub

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Are you a community group looking for ideas to celebrate British Science Week? Look no further!

How to guides

How to guides

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Step-by-step tips and guidance on how to organise your events.

Apply for a grant

Apply for a grant

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Applications for British Science Week 2025 grants are now closed.

Our partners

Our partners

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A huge thank you to our supporters and partners.

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News & information

Winners of the 2025 poster competition announced
Winners of the 2025 poster competition announced

Winners of the 2025 poster competition announced

We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s British Science Week poster competition! Things were a little different in 2025. We ran our usual competition, this year based the theme, ‘Change and adapt', and a special category for students aged 8-18 created in partnership with University College London…

Learn outdoors this British Science Week!
Learn outdoors this British Science Week!

Learn outdoors this British Science Week!

British Science Week 2025 is just around the corner, which means so is our Smashing Stereotypes campaign! We love to follow the careers the people we’ve profiled for Smashing Stereotypes over the years, to see what brilliant things they get up to. Dr Sai Pathmanathan featured in the campaign way…

The British Science Week 2025 activity packs are out now!
The British Science Week 2025 activity packs are out now!

The British Science Week 2025 activity packs are out now!

The countdown to British Science Week 2025 has begun – 7-16 March is just under two months away! But there’s no need to wait until then to get stuck into STEM fun, start now with our British Science Week activity packs – available from today! The packs, available to download…