Another British Science Week completed, and 2026 was a fantastic one! We hope you had a wonderful time celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). Thank you to everyone for taking part and sharing all the fun you had running events and activities, we loved seeing it. Do keep tagging us on social media with photos and videos with the hashtag #BSW26.
While we encourage celebrations during British Science Week, it’s actually all about sparking an engagement and enjoyment of STEM that keeps going all year round. We have loads of resources still available and free to use.
Activity packs
The three activity packs are still available to download FREE from our website. You can also access the archive of activity packs from British Science Weeks gone by, dating back to 2018.
The activities are designed to align with the national curricula of the UK, so they can be incorporated into lesson plans, used in after-school STEM* clubs, at home or in community group settings.
The activities could even inspire a project for a CREST Award.
Why not put ‘What sort of vehicle would be best on the moon’ – an activity in the Primary pack that has children designing their own rovers – towards a SuperStar CREST Passport.
Young people could adapt ‘What’s the best light colour for plant growth’, and many activities besides, from the Secondary pack into a Bronze CREST project.
Smashing Stereotypes
Our collection of almost 70 Smashing Stereotypes profiles is available year-round, and showcases to people of all ages – from young children to adults – how STEM professionals come from all walks of life and took all sorts of routes to get to where they are now. Their roles don’t always look like what we might imagine a scientist does, but that’s the beauty of STEM, how broad and diverse the careers can be.
Our Smashing Stereotypes Discussion Pack is back for 2026 – designed to spark discussion and empower young people to think about following a STEM path.
This year’s profiles include Ayesha Mustafa, found of sustainable fashion brand, Everyday Phenomenal. Ayesha was inspired by childhood experiences with her grandmother of using materials she’d collected to make clothes. She combines the sartorial with STEM by exploring the most eco-friendly materials and methods to use, reckoning with the fashion industry’s impact on the environment.
Joining her this year is Daniel Clarke. Daniel didn’t enjoy school and left with C, D and E grades for his GCSEs – limiting his apprentice options. Not one to give up, Daniel went to college to do an entry level maths and engineering course, did an apprenticeship the following year and is now Head of Project Engineering at Urenco.
Each profile includes a written blog and video, in which each individual tells us why they’ve chosen a career in science and engineering, how they followed their passions, and the stereotypes they’ve smashed along the way.
Curiosity video campaign
The theme for British Science Week 2026 was ‘Curiosity…what’s your question’, inspiring children and young people to think about what questions they have about the world, and maybe even how those questions could lead to a career.
To show just how this is possible, we made a series of short videos with scientists and engineers about how their childhood curiosities led them to where they are now. Are they discovering the answers to the questions their younger selves grew up asking?
The curious cohort includes archaeologist Flint Dibble. Flint is now an Archaeology Teacher at Cardiff University with a focus on foodways in ancient Greece. As a child he was curious about people and how their lives worked, and he now studies ancient people and how they adapted to their circumstances.
Stefania Soldini wanted to know the answers to life’s big questions when she was younger – in fact the biggest of all; how was the universe formed? Today Stefania is an Associate Professor in Space Engineering and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Liverpool, researching asteroids.
The videos are available on our YouTube channel, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.
Watch the ‘Are you curious about…? videos
During the Week, CEO Hannah Russell of the British Science Association visited Winton Primary School to see their wonderful celebrations. Watch the video below to hear more from Hannah about the Week.