Add 5-14 March to your diaries for British Science Week 2027 and get ready to explore the theme of ‘Creativity’! Building from British Science Week 2026’s theme of ‘Curiosity’, this year’s ‘Creativity’ theme explores how creative ideas can spring from curious questions, in ways that can powerfully improve people’s lives and change the world around … Continued
The theme for 2027 is 'Creativity'
Add 5-14 March to your diaries for British Science Week 2027 and get ready to explore the theme of ‘Creativity’! Building from British Science Week 2026’s theme of ‘Curiosity’, this year’s ‘Creativity’ theme explores how creative ideas can spring from…
Winners of the 2026 poster competition announced
We’re happy to announce the winners of this year’s British Science Week poster competition! For 2026 we teamed up with NUSTEM team at Northumbria University and the Government Office for Science for a special competition exploring what children and young…
Winners of the 2024 poster competition announced!
We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s British Science Week poster competition! Based on our 2024 theme, ‘Time’, this year’s entries really highlighted the brilliant ideas, passions and dazzling imaginations of almost 5,000 burgeoning young artists from…
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…
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…
Poster competition winners 2019 announced!
We are delighted to announce the winners and runners up of this year's poster competition! The theme for 2019 was journeys, and we received over 6,000 entries! We have one winner and two runner ups for each of the 4…
Get a digital badge when you take part in British Science Week!
Our new British Science Week (BSW2016) Digital Badges are now LIVE!
Our new British Science Week (BSW2016) Digital Badges are now LIVE on www.makewav.es/britishscienceweek Digital badges are a fresh way to encourage and recognise students’ achievements, and we are really excited to be piloting them this year. Varying levels of participation…
British Science Week 2015: a huge success!
This year’s British Science Week was a huge success, with over 5000 events and activities taking place nationwide.
This year’s British Science Week was a huge success, with over 5000 events and activities taking place nationwide, engaging over 1.6 million participants. Everyone from children to research scientists got involved in everything from policy debates to science fairs and…