Get creative with STEM
Take part and build students’ confidence, practice STEM skills and get expert feedback with the UK’s top science and engineering competition. The Big Bang Competition helps young people take their ideas and bring them to reality through project work. Every student who enters The Competition gets personal feedback from a real STEM professional. They're encouraged to reflect on their new skills and see just how far they’ve come.
I found the entire experience incredible. I've learnt a lot. I'm very glad I've had this opportunity and to have been able to meet so many like-minded people.
— Pacha Pritchard, Big Bang UK Young Engineer of the Year 2024
Enter The Competition
The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition is free to enter. It's open to young people in the UK aged 11 to 18 in state-funded secondary education, who are home educated, or who enter as part of a community group.
The Big Bang Competition is currently closed for entries. Be the first to find out when we open in 2025/26.
