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The British Science Week 2024 taster packs are out now!
What’s that coming over the hill? It’s British Science Week 2024! Next year’s British Science Week is an extra special one – it marks the 30th anniversary of the very first Week way back in 1994! (Hands up if that…
Applications for British Science Week 2024 grants are open!
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for… British Science Week 2024 Grants are open for applications! Schools and community groups can apply for Kick Start Grants and Community Grants respectively to fund, organise and run their own events and activities…
*CLOSED* Win a copy of 'How to Spaghettify Your Dog' for your school!
We're delighted to partner with Bloomsbury Children’s Books on a giveaway of their brand new book, 'How To Spaghettify Your Dog: and other science secrets of the universe'! We've got five copies up for grabs, so why not enter and…
A conversation with the senior poster competition winner!
That's a wrap on the British Science Week 2023 poster competition, we have our winners! We received so many fantastic posters this year on such a diverse range of subjects related to connections, and we’re fascinated by how the children…
Winners of the 2023 poster competition announced!
We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s British Science Week poster competition! Based on our 2023 theme, ‘Connections’, this year’s entries really highlighted the brilliant ideas, passions and dazzling imaginations of over 4,000 burgeoning young artists from…
The theme for 2024 is...'Time'!
We are excited to announce our theme for the 2024 British Science Week activity packs and poster competition – ‘Time’! Next year is the 30th anniversary of British Science Week, so this theme celebrates the passing of time since the…
Guest blog | Norman Lockyer Observatory runs stellar British Science Week celebration for local families
The Norman Lockyer Observatory (NLO) in Sidmouth, Devon, is a historical observatory and home to an active amateur astronomical society. It is a centre for amateur astronomy, meteorology, radio astronomy and the promotion of science education. It is regularly open…
Use British Science Week activities for CREST!
Did you know that you can use or adapt activities from the British Science Week 2023 activity packs to submit for CREST Awards? Selected activities in the Early Years and Primary packs, indicated by a special CREST logo, can be…
'Connection to science' campaign
The British Science Association (BSA), who run British Science Week, is always keen to find out how young people feel about science, scientists and other issues. The BSA have conducted surveys in recent years to hear what older secondary school…
Food and British Science Week
Food, as they say, is the great leveller. We all need to eat, whether we lean towards savoury or sweet, quick and easy or a labour of love, eating is ever-present. Choosing, sourcing and cooking food might not seem to…
Smashing Stereotypes returns for another British Science Week
We are thrilled to announce that our highly-anticipated ‘Smashing Stereotypes’ campaign will return for this year’s British Science Week – celebrating the diverse people and careers in science and engineering!
We are thrilled to announce that our highly-anticipated ‘Smashing Stereotypes’ campaign will return for this year’s British Science Week – celebrating the diverse people and careers in science and engineering! Since its launch in 2020, the Smashing Stereotypes campaign has…
Seven top tips for celebrating British Science Week 2023!
1. Get volunteers from the community involved Send a message around to parents and carers to find out if they work in STEM, and would be keen to share their experiences as part of British Science Week. This is a…
You can start celebrating British Science Week 2023 now!
British Science Week 2023 is fast approaching, kicking off 10-19 March. But there’s no need to wait until then for the fun to begin, as we launch our British Science Week activity packs, designed to be run in education settings,…
Download your British Science Week 2023 taster packs now
Get started with planning your British Science Week 2023 events and activities
British Science Week 2023 is coming! It might not be kicking off until 10-19 March 2023, but the British Science Week fun has started now! We’re excited to announce that we have released our free taster packs: the Early Years…
Applications for British Science Week 2023 grants are open!
Exciting news… our British Science Week 2023 grants are now open for applications! Our Kick Start Grants and Community Grants provide schools and community groups respectively funds to organise and run their own events and activities during British Science Week, which…
Interview with senior poster competition winner!
The British Science Week 2022 poster competition is a wrap, we have our winners! As we get so many brilliant posters on a diverse range of subjects, we’re fascinated by how the children and young people behind them come up…
Winners of the 2022 poster competition announced!
We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s British Science Week poster competition! Based on our 2022 theme, ‘Growth’, this year’s entries really hit the mark and showcased the wonderful imaginations, passions and ideas for the future of…
The theme for 2023 is...'Connections'!
We are delighted to announce our theme for the 2023 British Science Week activity packs and poster competition – ‘Connections’! As we celebrate togetherness, after a period where isolation was a sad but necessary reality, ‘Connections’ is an apt theme…
British Science Week 2022 grew into something great!
From classroom activities and in-person events, to online lessons and messy demonstrations, we’re excited to share some of the highlights with you.
Another British Science Week has come to an end but the celebrations don’t stop here. The theme for British Science Week 2022 was ‘Growth’ and we’re sure that many of you can relate to this, particularly with all the growing…
Celebrating feats of UK science during Covid
Sir Patrick Vallance reflects on the scientific achievements of the last two years.
By Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Adviser Three days ago - Friday 11 March - marked two years since the World Health Organization officially declared Covid-19 a pandemic. And although the pandemic is not over, we have reached a…