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- UK team win four medals at IBO 2026 in LithuaniaThe 37th International Biology Olympiad was held in Vilnius, Lithuania from the 12th to 19th July, 2026. A huge well done to the UK team who were all awarded medals! Claire Delaney (Solihull School), Daniel Ward (Royal Grammar School Guildford), Oliver Jing (Winchester College) received silver medals, and Ellie Bloxam… Read More »UK team win four medals at IBO 2026 in Lithuania
- Success at the 36th International Biology Olympiad 2025Congratulations to the UK team who were awarded four medals at the 36th International Biology Olympiad held in Quezon City, the Philippines! Alexia Brazil (St Paul’s Girls’ School), Aryan Chandel (Bancroft’s School), Joseph Wong (Liverpool College) won silver medals and Olivia Hall (Benenden School) won a bronze medal. 298 students… Read More »Success at the 36th International Biology Olympiad 2025
- Team selection for the 2025 International Biology OlympiadSchools 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
- Success at the International Biology Olympiad 2024 in Kazakhstan!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 selected to represent the UK at the International Biology Olympiad 2024Four 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