UK Biology Competitions

With more than a 1000 schools registered to take the British Biology Olympiad (BBO), we are proud to present the writers behind the successful competition: Dr Matthew Johnston (MJ) and Dr Joshua Hodgson (JH)! Q: What is your history with Biology competitions in general? MJ: I was a year later… Read More »Meet the writers of the competitions: British Biology Olympiad

Schools in the UK with students who were awarded Gold in the 2025 British Biology Olympiad have been sent a document regarding team selection for this year’s International Biology Olympiad. The document includes eligibility criteria and important information about a scientific paper which students need to read before they sit… Read More »Team selection for the 2025 International Biology Olympiad

The 35th International Biology Olympiad took place in Astana, Kazakhstan 7-14th July. All four students representing the UK won medals at the competitions! Emily Wong (Colchester County High School for Girls), Poppy Pendergast (Beaulieu Convent School), Joaquin Anjarwalla (Latymer Upper School) received silver medals and Nikolaos Argyropoulos (Reading School) received… Read More »Success at the International Biology Olympiad 2024 in Kazakhstan!

Four students have been chosen to represent the UK at 2024 International Biology Olympiad, taking place in Astana, Kazakhstan. The students selected are: The team of four were chosen at the University of Warwick from sixteen finalists (listed below) who were selected from the highest scoring students of the British… Read More »Four students selected to represent the UK at the International Biology Olympiad 2024

The results of the British Biology Olympiad are now available for schools to download and distribute to their students. Almost 15000 students from over 1000 schools participated this year. Many congratulations to all those who have been awarded Gold, Silver, Bronze, Highly Commended and Commended! Students from schools in the… Read More »Results of the British Biology Olympiad are out!