Devon schools make national finals of the Big Bang Competition
Students from two schools in Devon are among those named as national finalists of the popular Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition.
This year’s finalists include:
- West Exe School with the project ‘Project mAVES’ - a sustainable urban air mobility system - from Tobias Frost, Laila-Rose Hutt, Tom Ryder, Stanley Thomas, Teniola Rojugbokan, William Whitney-Morris, Natan Radecki, George Smith, Amelie Walch and Jack Merredew
- Petroc College with the project ‘Automatic irrigation system’ from Daisy Pash and Hannah Chambers
The Big Bang Competition recognises and rewards young people’s science and engineering project work. Finalists have the opportunity to win a range of prizes and could be crowned UK Young Engineer or UK Young Scientist of the Year with a prize of £1,500.
Phil McShane, Associate Director of The Big Bang programme, comments “This year we’ve had over 500 young people enter the competition and the standard of the projects has been really high. The Big Bang Competition judges were extremely impressed with the creativity and innovation shown to solve real-world challenges demonstrated by all the young people who participated.”
The winners of The Big Bang Competition will be announced at the Award Ceremony at The Big Bang Fair on Thursday 22 June at the NEC in Birmingham. The much-loved Fair – which is the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people in the UK - runs from Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 June. There are limited tickets remaining for schools during the day, however families are welcome to join on Wednesday 21 June from 4:30pm to 7:30pm at The Big Bang Fair Unlocked. Free to attend and aimed at 11 to 14s, it includes inspirational talks, interactive workshops, and hands-on exhibits and careers information from STEM professionals.
Good luck to the finalist students from West Exe School and Petroc College.
To find out more and discover the 2023 finalists visit Big Bang website.
