What’s on for British Science Week 2024? British Science Week takes place 8-17 March 2024 and this year is its 30th anniversary! We’re delighted to reveal the ways you can get involved. So, whether you’re a parent, teacher, community group leader or just want to try something new to celebrate science and its role in our daily lives, read on for inspiration and ideas… Visit britishscienceweek.org for more details. Young people’s feelings about the future, and science’s role in addressing the issues British Science Week takes place 8-17 March 2024 and this year is its 30th anniversary! We’re delighted to reveal the ways you can get involved. So, whether you’re a parent, teacher, community group leader or just want to try something new to celebrate science and its role in our daily lives, read on for inspiration and ideas… Young people’s feelings about the future, and science’s role in addressing the issues In September 2023, we published our Youth Data Insights, results and analysis of polling and Future Forum workshops, in which we found that 71% of young people aged 14-18 rank the climate crisis as a top concern when considering the issues they believe will impact their future. We also revealed that young people are concerned about mental health, with 91% of 14-to-18-year-olds indicating that providing such services for everyone is essential to supporting their wellbeing in the future. We’ll explore these topics and more in a special British Science Week ‘Question Time’ YouTube Live event on 7 March 2024, with a live audience of young people from London. Our speakers are: Nelufar Hedayat, journalist and director (moderator) Clover Hogan, Founder and CEO, Force of Nature Alex Holmes, Deputy CEO, The Diana Award Kai Leighton, Director of The Mental Shift CIC and youth board member at youth mental health charity Beyond Do you have a question for the panel? If so, submit it here. Tune in here The Live Assembly #BSW24 The Royal Observatory’s Curator of Time, Emily Akkermans, and long-time supporter of British Science Week Sergei Urban AKA TheDadLab, will be presenting a live assembly to kick off the Week’s celebrations. Emily and Sergei will be live from the observatory in Greenwich, London to show you a fascinating collection of timekeeping devices from centuries ago, telling tales of inventors and innovators who have helped us create the time systems we use in the present. Join the team live, Friday 8 March at 9:30am. Register your class to receive the link directly to your inboxes. Sign up here Nature’s Calendar – explore the signs of spring This year we’re partnering with Nature’s Calendar to get the British public spotting the first signs of spring. Nature’s Calendar is an almost 300-year-old record of observations in nature across the UK and indicates seasonal milestones such as flowering of plants, emergence of insects and migration of birds. The Nature’s Calendar team will be joined by none other than science, natural history and wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin, to talk about the importance of Nature’s Calendar and why we need people to observe their local wildlife. Join the team on Thursday 14 March at 6:00pm to learn more about how to record, tips for contributing to Nature’s Calendar and a question and answer session! Put Nature’s Calendar into your calendar Connecting community groups with the Week For the first time, we’ve pulled together resources that provide a starting point for community groups wishing to celebrate British Science Week. The Communities’ hub is a one-stop shop for accessible, fun and inspiring ways to get involved in British Science Week, with a range of options to suit mixed-aged groups. As well as getting involved in Nature’s Calendar, you could make use of our Community activity pack to get crafty and creative for the Week! Pop over to the hub Resources and more As with previous years, we’ve created our free-to-download activity packs, filled with things to try and do during British Science Week. You can make your own water clocks and sand timers, dream up a farm for the future, delve into the history of the universe and more. Loads of the activities use items you can obtain easily; we promise they’ll get your imagination going! Check out the 2024 packs For more tips and pointers, you can visit the British Science Week website: What’s on – a range of events you can get involved with from your own home Plan your activities – resources from British Science Week and other organisations to help plan your events Smashing Stereotypes – stories of STEM from people you might not have even associated with science. Keep your eyes peeled for this year’s campaign in early March Visit the British Science Week website Manage Cookie Preferences