On Tuesday 14 November, the British Science Association hosted its thought leadership event, For Thought. Speakers and attendees explored the role of science and innovation in the future of food, education, and health. Read more
To mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, we spoke to secondary student Nikola and her teacher Cath about Nikola's Silver CREST Award project, Adolescent Mental Health Room Design. Nikola investigated the science behind certain colours, textures and more to design a calming space for young people with mental health issues. Read more
The British Science Festival 2023 took place in Exeter, hosted in partnership with the University of Exeter. Read our highlights, and view some photos from the events. Read more
Director of Curieus Games, Miguel Trenkel-Lopez, tells us about his experience at the Conference Of Parties as a youth advocate, and why engaging with the next generation is key to developing successful climate and clean energy policies. Read more
Our blog covers a wide range of topics in science and how it is communicated. We are interested in many different aspects of science policy, education, public engagement, funding and how science fits in our culture and society.
Hilary Newiss, our Chair, and Hannah Russell, our Chief Executive, discuss the wider context of the BSA's new business plan on our blog. Read more
For Neurodiversity Celebration Week (18 to 24 March), we’re speaking to André Skepple, Founder & CEO of FullSpektrum to dig deeper into his thoughts around neurodiversity within the STEM sector. Read more
British Science Week has begun, and this year the first day (8 March) fall son International Women's Day! To celebrate this happy coincidence, we've brought together the women who are featured in our Smashing Stereotypes campaign this year, and explored the new classroom resource. Read more
The British Science Association (BSA) want to support, grow and diversify the community of people who are interested and involved in science. Every year, as part of the British Science Festival (BSF), we do this through our Community Grants programme. Read more
In February 2024, Vijay Jassal joined the British Science Association as our new Director for Development and External Relations. In this blog we get to know more about him, including his professional background, what he hopes to achieve in the role, and his party trick! Read more
Secondary science teacher Kim Vale hosted pupils from local primary schools for a fun day of SuperStar CREST activities at The Holmesdale School in Kent. Kim spoke to us about how this instilled confidence in the pupils, benefitted the Year 8 helpers, and offered tips for other teachers on how best to plan their own SuperStar day. Read more
As part of a work experience placement , Richard Turay came up with the idea for his Gold CREST Award project - an app that lets users track the connection between their diet and mental health. Richard spoke to us about how he came up with the idea, and how his achievement has helped him since he finished school. Read more
Natalie Whitehead, co-founder and co-director of Exeter Science Centre, discusses her experience of working with the British Science Association as a Community Partner during the British Science Festival 2023 Read more
The British Science Week 2024 activity packs for children and community groups are out now! The theme of the packs is 'Time', and in this blog, we look at activities across all four packs that look at the relationship between time and the steps we can take to protect the environment. Read more
In part 1 of this blog, D&T teacher in Wales Matt James told us how CREST and D&T complement each other. In this part 2, he shares how running CREST in lesson time helps to align D&T with the four purposes of the Curriculum for Wales, and ensures that all students reap the benefits of earning a CREST Award. Read more
The Education Endowment Foundation have released new recommendations for how to improve teaching primary science. In this blog, our Head of Education, Maria Rossini, shows teachers how running CREST Awards can help teachers achieve each of the six recommendations. Read more
In our final blog post of the year, we wrap up all our hard work and achievements from 2023, including British Science Week, how science was brought to life at the British Science Festival, and the ways we've worked to engage diverse voices plus, much more... Read more