So how do things work this year? Early years and primary children are invited to enter our usual poster competition, linked to this year’s British Science Week theme of ‘Change and adapt’. You can find full details of the Change and adapt competition below.
Older primary children, aged 8-11, may also be interested in our special competition category and are welcome to enter this instead if they would like to.
Secondary aged young people should only enter this year’s special competition category, linked to the exciting work of a team of researchers at University College London (UCL). This is a fantastic opportunity to share ideas and thinking with a group of real
top scientists! We’ve opened up this special category to older students too, so young people aged 11-14, 14-16 and 16-19 are welcome to enter! Find out more about the scientists’ research in the Activity Packs, and by reading the competition brief below.
Each school, group or organisation can enter a maximum of five entries. We encourage you to run the competition with larger groups, so everyone has a chance to take part, but just submit your top five for judging. You can always award further prizes within
your school or organisation if you wish! Submissions from individuals will also be accepted. Please see the competition rules below for more details about how to submit entries.
This year, the competition will close for entries on Thursday 3 April 2025.
Early years and primary – ‘Change and adapt’ poster competition
The theme for 2025 is ‘Change and adapt, – there are loads of STEM topics to be explored. Pupils could create a poster
showing how plants and animals adapt to changing seasons or surroundings, or how humans have adapted to changing technology. They could look at climate change and how we can adapt our behaviours to protect the environment, or their favourite science experiment
and how it shows change. The more creative the interpretation of the theme, the better!
All information can be found here: Poster competition - British Science Week