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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 2024!
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…
Join children’s writer and presenter Konnie Huq for British Science Week events
A celebration of books and reading might conjure images of perhaps children dressed as their favourite fictional characters, rather than conducting a science experiment. But did you know reading can have significant benefits for learning science, technology, engineering and maths…
One month to go until British Science Week 2022!
British Science Week 2022 is just one month away! The Week, supported by UK Research and Innovation, will take place between 11-20 March and whether you’re a school, a community group, or planning to celebrate at home there are still…
Join in the NFU's Live Lessons!
Head to the farm for British Science Week 2022! To celebrate British Science Week, NFU Education are hosting a range of exciting curriculum-linked lessons - live from farms across England and Wales! There are three lessons across the Week for…
Top ten tips for British Science Week 2022
British Science Week is now just weeks away, kicking off on 11- 20 March, but there is still plenty of time to plan and run and event! Check out our top ten tips for bringing the Week to your school…
British Science Week is back for 2022!
The British Science Week 2022 activity packs are now available for download from the website.
We’re excited to say that British Science Week 2022 is going ahead at full steam, and the run up officially begins now as we launch our activity packs! You have hopefully been enjoying our taster packs, which were published in…
Download your British Science Week 2022 taster packs now!
As the nights draw in and the winter clothes come out of the cupboard, it’s time to get cosy and start looking ahead to British Science Week 2022! The next British Science Week will take place from 11-20 March and…
Apply now for a British Science Week 2022 grant!
Grants for British Science Week 2022 are now open for applications!
We’re thrilled to announce that our British Science Week 2022 grants are now open for applications! Our Kick Start Grants and Community Grants give schools and community groups respectively the means to organise their own events and activities during the…
‘Growth’ – our theme for 2022!
We are thrilled to announce our theme for the 2022 British Science Week activity packs and poster competition – ‘Growth’! A fitting theme for what has been a turbulent time for all of us, ‘Growth’ links with multiple areas across…
Winners of the 2021 poster competition announced!
We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s British Science Week poster competition! Based on our 2021 theme, ‘Innovating for the future’, this year’s entries certainly fulfil the brief and showcase the wonderful imaginations of well over 2,500…