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More Mentors Needed for Spring 2026 Online Mentoring!
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Online Mentors empower young people aged 13-19 to think about their future in STEM. All active STEM ambassadors with a current DBS are eligible to take part – however, we still particularly need more mentors with backgrounds in Biology/Medicine, Chemistry, Physics and Computer Science for the next mentoring cycle running 16 March – 24 April 2026 - could you help?  

To take part, please just sign up by 11 March 2026 via our online form and we will provide you with some short training materials to complete. Our partner organisation, Brightside, will also send you an invitation to the Online Mentoring platform where you will be able to create your profile before getting started. 

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Online Mentoring Team at students@stem.org.uk. 

The Big Bang Competition
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Just 1 week to go!

There's just 1 week left until The Big Bang Competition closes for entries! If you've been working on STEM project, don't forget to enter by 4 March at 5pm.


Projects don't need to be perfect or finished - it's all about the journey. Our judges can't wait to see your students' work! Everyone who enters will get personalised feedback from a team of real STEM professionals.

Log in and enter your project today!


 

As the initiative develops, further opportunities for involvement will also be available.

Express your interest here: Expression of Interest: STEM Learning Focus Group Primary – Fill in form  or contact cerian.angharad@see-science.co.uk for the link




Gopher Science Laboratory
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RSB Gopher Science Lab day grants for schools

The Royal Society of Biology (RSB) is offering state-funded secondary schools in the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. An opportunity to run a Gopher Science Lab day with invited primary schools' pupils being taught hands-on science by your pre-trained students. Supported by a grant of £600, access to RSB’s Gopher Science Lab online training course and a GSL teacher mentor, to help you train your students. Science teachers can email RSB to apply for a grant on behalf of their school.

Cardiff Scientific Society - Science Competition
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We’re celebrating the Cardiff Scientific Society’s centenary by inviting students across Wales to create a science poster on the theme “Science for the Future.” Entries welcome in Welsh or English.

Closing date 18 March 2026

  • Theme: Science for the Future
  • Format: Poster (A1 design) + ≤ 250-word caption (English or Welsh)
  • Disciplines: Any STEM areas
  • Presentation: Shortlisted entrants should be ready to give a 3–5 minute presentation on the research behind their poster and how they developed it.
  • Who: Students in Years 10–13 at schools across Wales (state and independent).
  • Language: Welsh or English — bilingual participation welcomed.
  • Entry type: Individual entries (one teacher point-of-contact per school).
  • Winner: £100 + £50 to the winner’s school
  • Runners-up (×2): £50 each + £50 to each school
  • Shortlisted students: Certificates; posters exhibited at a CSS lecture in the Autumn term 2026, Cardiff (TBC)
  • Presentation opportunity: Top three (winner and two runners-up) will be invited to present their posters at a CSS lecture during the centenary season.



The Big Bang Competition
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About The Competition

Inspire students to bring their ideas to life with The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition. Got a class who love solving problems? Enter a STEM project with your students. The Competition rewards and recognises young people’s bright ideas. From climate change to robots to life-saving healthcare, The Big Bang Competition celebrates projects of all shapes and sizes. 

Free to enter for students aged 11 to 18 in state-funded secondary schools, The Big Bang Competition supports young people to ask questions, challenge facts and invent solutions. Entries are open! Enter by 4 March 2026.

More information here