UK Biology Competitions

We are delighted to announce the dates for our school biology competitions in 2023: British Biology Olympiad 2023 – Wednesday 1st – Friday 10th March 2023 Biology Challenge 2023 – Wednesday 3rd – Friday 19th May 2023 Intermediate Biology Olympiad 2023 – Wednesday 7th – Wednesday 14th June 2023 Teachers… Read More »Competition dates announced for 2023

This year saw the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) return to in-person in Yerevan, Armenia. Four students representing the UK were awarded medals at the competition. Senan Bottomley (St Paul’s School), Sri Nivasan Loganthan (Westcliff High School for Boys) and Jack Yu (Tiffin School) received silver medals and Kez Ward (Forest… Read More »UK team win medals as IBO returns to in-person

Over 12,000 students from more than 600 schools worldwide took part in this year’s Intermediate Biology Olympiad. The competition is open to students in the first year of post-16 and consists of a one-hour multiple choice paper. Students are tested on topics including cellular and microbiology and ecology. More than… Read More »Intermediate Biology Olympiad 2022 results

Over 41,000 students from 550 schools worldwide took part in this year’s Biology Challenge. Of this, more than 1,200 students achieved a Gold, Silver or Bronze award. The competition is aimed at participants aged 13 – 15 years old and consists of two 25-minute multiple-choice papers. The Biology Challenge stimulates… Read More »Biology Challenge 2022 results

Four students have been chosen to represent the UK at this year’s International Biology Olympiad, taking place in Yerevan, Armenia. The students selected are Senan Bottomley from St Paul’s School, Sri Nivasan Loganthan from Westcliff High School for Boys, Kez Ward from Forest School, and Jack Yu from Tiffin School.… Read More »Four students selected to represent the UK at the International Biology Olympiad