The Big Bang Challenge

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Build your own STEM project and help solve real-world issues using our handy, step-by-step guides.

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Build a STEM project, one step at a time

Help students develop STEM skills and explore real-world problems through creative project work. The Big Bang Challenge provides free, step-by-step resources to guide young people through building their own STEM project. 

Designed for ages 11 to 18, it develops creativity, problem-solving and STEM skills while encouraging young people to turn ideas into solutions. 

The Big Bang Challenge can also be a great starting point for The Big Bang Competition. Students can use The Challenge to develop a STEM project and, if they choose, enter it into The Competition and receive feedback from STEM professionals.

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Completing this project taught me that real growth happens when you challenge yourself with something unfamiliar.

— Student

Top young talent crowned winners of The Big Bang Competition 2026

Find out who are the new UK Young Engineer of the Year, supported by Thales, UK Young Technologist of the Year, supported by Siemens, and UK Young Scientist of the Year.

Talented students reach finals of prestigious national STEM competition

The Big Bang Competition 2026 finalists have been announced, ahead of the award ceremony which takes place at The Big Bang Fair in June

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Big Bang Competition winners shine at Parliament

Young STEM innovators from The Big Bang Competition were invited to Westminster as part of our Big Bang at Parliament event.

81%

of students said entering The Competition made them want to do more STEM activities

800+

young people entered The Competition in 2026

<200

secondary school students were announced as finalists

26%

of all Big Bang Competition projects submitted in 2025 used The Big Bang Challenge

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