Meet the judges celebrating young people’s STEM skills
13 Feb 2025
The Big Bang Competition is gearing up for an exciting 2024/25 season with a newly revealed panel of VIP judges.
The Big Bang Fair 2025 open for registration!
07 Feb 2025
Schools can register for the STEM event of the summer - The Big Bang Fair returns to the NEC in Birmingham in June
How to enter The Big Bang Competition
03 Feb 2025
Have you got a STEM project to showcase to the world? Here’s a simple guide on how to enter.
5 inspiring project ideas for The Big Bang Competition
20 Jan 2025
Want to enter The Big Bang Competition? Here are 5 inspiring project ideas that might spark your imagination.
Schools get hands-on with STEM careers at Big Bang on Location
02 Dec 2024
Over 400 students from Grimsby and Rugby got stuck in at the exciting Big Bang on Location events in November.
Big Bang Competition students amaze Parliament
26 Nov 2024
The UK’s top young STEM stars from The Big Bang Competition, were invited to Westminster for Big Bang at Parliament
Drumroll…. and The Big Bang Competition Award winners announced!
19 Jun 2024
Our awesome Big Bang Competition winners were announced by TV presenter and conservationist Megan McCubbin.
The 2024 finalists for The Big Bang Competition have been announced
09 May 2024
Schools around the UK showcase their projects as finalists in this year’s Big Bang Competition
Discovering STEM at The Big Bang Fair
26 Feb 2024
Dorra, a science teacher at Colton Hills Community School shares how The Big Bang Fair helps her students discover STEM careers.
Meet the VIP judges for The Big Bang Competition
06 Feb 2024
The Big Bang Competition, the UK’s top annual science, engineering and technology competition for young people has unveiled the inspiring panel of VIP judges for 2023/24.
Inspire the next generation with The Big Bang Fair!
31 Jan 2024
Schools can now book tickets for the much loved Big Bang Fair! The UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people is back again this summer.
Young innovators create a Big Bang at Parliament
29 Nov 2023
Big Bang at Parliament is back! On Monday, some of our incredible previous competitors of The Big Bang Competition attended The Houses of Parliament to showcase their STEM projects.
Celebrate creative young minds with The Big Bang Competition
18 Oct 2023
Students aged 11 to 18 across the UK are being invited to think big, challenge facts, ask questions and get creative by entering a STEM project into The Big Bang Competition.
New Big Bang Challenges to inspire your class
11 Sep 2023
Inspire the incredible young people around you this September – with 4 brand-new Big Bang Challenges!
Female Students Crowned UK Young Engineer and UK Young Scientist Of The Year
23 Jun 2023
Ranita Ariyibi and Kaycee Deery have scooped the top awards in the prestigious national Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition.
The Big Bang Fair is almost here
08 Jun 2023
With just 2 weeks to go, we’re so excited for The Big Bang Fair – the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people in the UK.
Meet The Big Bang Competition finalists
27 Apr 2023
Meet the incredible young people who are one step closer to being crowned UK Young Scientist or UK Young Engineer of the year.
5 reasons to volunteer with the Big Bang
21 Mar 2023
Do you have a passion for STEM inspiration? Are you ready to meet the next generation of superstar inventors, innovators and creatives? Volunteer with the Big Bang!
Raising aspirations in STEM
02 Mar 2023
A blog from Rose Russell at the Ursuline Academy Ilford on why we should never underestimate the value of extra-curricular activities.
Ignite a passion for STEM at The Big Bang Fair - registration now open!
22 Feb 2023
Tickets for the much-loved Big Bang Fair are now available!
Create your own STEM day with Big Bang at School Blueprint
29 Nov 2022
Looking to bring STEM to the classroom? You can discover how to make some magic, in a way that suits you and your students, with our brand-new blueprint – all for free!
Entries are open for The Big Bang Competition!
31 Oct 2022
Yes, it is that time of year again! You can enter your projects into The Big Bang Competition for 2023.
The Big Bang Competition is back!
05 Oct 2022
The Big Bang Competition is back! Inspire students to work together, problem solve and come up with amazing ideas to solve real issues in STEM. Entries will open soon, so you’ve got plenty of time to get started.
The Big Bang Fair is back for 2023!
21 Sep 2022
We're back! The Big Bang Fair was so much fun in June, and we're so excited to return to The NEC for another year of incredible STEM careers inspiration.
A year of magic with Big Bang at School
27 Jul 2022
School’s out! The academic year has come to an end, and schools and teachers have been busy creating their own Big Bang excitement with Big Bang at School.
The 2022 special award winners
22 Jun 2022
The winners of the special awards have been revealed.
Big Bang announces the UK Young Scientist of the Year
22 Jun 2022
Connie Gray, a year 9 student from Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, has won the title of UK Young Scientist of the Year for her research comparing the structure of the features of birds from different climates and environments to each other.
Big Bang announces the UK Young Engineer of the Year
22 Jun 2022
Avye Couloute, a year 9 student from Surbiton High School, has been crowned as the UK Young Engineer of the Year for her project invention which seeks to improve indoor air quality by monitoring and reacting to CO2 levels.
10 ACTIVITIES to get stuck into at THE BIG BANG FAIR UNLOCKED
17 Jun 2022
The Big Bang Fair opens its doors next week, and we’re so excited! Take a sneak peak of the top things to do this year including slime making, flying drones and virtual reality!
Big Bang Digital Returns for 2022!
28 Apr 2022
Big Bang Digital returns to inspire and is back for a third exciting year, 22 to 24 June 2022!
Young people create a Big Bang at Parliament!
27 Apr 2022
Secondary schools students impress and excite MPs and parliamentarians with project work they had entered in The Big Bang Competition
The Big Bang Fair fully booked
04 Apr 2022
The Big Bang Fair is fully booked! Due to high demand, registrations to attend The Fair are now fully booked for schools groups.
My experience of The Big Bang Competition
31 Mar 2022
Bethan Padbury, Event Executive and previous winner of The Big Bang Competition, blogs about her experience and how it has shaped what she is doing today.
The Big Bang Fair is almost fully booked!
28 Mar 2022
Tickets for The Big Bang Fair on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 June have now sold out! Book now to avoid disappointment.
Book your free tickets to The Big Bang Fair
24 Feb 2022
Don’t miss out! Make sure you book your tickets to The Big Bang Fair 2022.
The Big Bang Competition is now open for entries
07 Dec 2021
It’s that time of year again! You can enter your projects into the Big Bang Competition for 2022.
The Big Bang Fair to return in 2022
25 Nov 2021
After 2 long years without The Big Bang Fair to attend, it’s finally back!
Discover Big Bang World
13 Oct 2021
From transport and art to humanitarian aid and space, explore inspirational STEM activities, videos and career talks in the brand-new Big Bang World!
Big Bang announces GSK UK Young Scientist of the Year
23 Jun 2021
Kell Johnston, a Year 12 student from Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham, Northumberland was awarded GSK UK Young Scientist of the Year for his project, ‘Does Willow Extract Have Beneficial Impact When Rooting Cuttings?’
Big Bang announces GSK UK Young Engineer of the Year
23 Jun 2021
Kaede Sugano, a Year 12 student from Rugby School was crowned GSK UK Young Engineer of the Year for her project, ‘RIHLA’.
10 inspiring young people shortlisted for top prizes
16 Jun 2021
From designing cheap inserts to improve the function of face masks to writing algorithms to compare package holidays, 10 remarkable projects from young people aged 13 to 18 have been shortlisted to compete for a major national title as part of this year’s finals of The Big Bang Competition.
Dates and theme booked for the Big Bang Digital
26 Mar 2021
Big Bang Digital will be back for a second exciting year
