UK Biology Competitions
UKBC encourages the study of biology at all levels by providing biology competitions for secondary school students
25 years of UKBC
UKBC has extensive exam expertise, having been providing the British Biology Olympiad for 25 years
A chance to compete internationally
The British Biology Olympiad presents students with the chance to compete in the International Biology Olympiad
COVID-19 ready
All of our exams are sat online in our bespoke exam portal, allowing teachers to remotely invigilate students
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Register students for the BBO2021 and sit the exam.
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Biology Challenge
You will be able to sign-up your students for the Biology Challenge via your teacher account.
Biology Challenge must be carried out under normal examination conditions, except in countries where in-person teaching is banned.
Intermediate Biology Olympiad
You will be able to sign-up your students for the Intermediate Biology Olympiad via your teacher account.
Sign-up closes 31st May.
The Intermediate Biology Olympiad must be carried out under normal examination conditions, except in countries where in-person teaching is banned.
British Biology Olympiad
The competition is now finished and results have been finalised. Results will be available within your teacher account in early April. We will email you when results are released.
We wish to congratulate all the schools and students who competed so successfully in very difficult circumstances! We hope you enjoyed the questions and our brand new exam system.
International Biology Olympiad
The UK team will be selected from the top performers in the British Biology Olympiad. Team selection will be hosted virtually by the University of Warwick School of Life Sciences. Teachers of students eligible for team selection have been contacted.
The Lisbon International Biology Olympiad will be replaced by an online challenge.