Some thoughts from Miriam Gifford, Kevin Moffat, Leanne Williams, Emily Breeze, Rebecca Freeman and all at Warwick’s School of Life Sciences. The image was used on a gift from the School on her 90th birthday. “It feels almost wrong to try and sum Norma up… Read More »Norma Broadbridge MBE
The volunteers of the British Biology Olympiad are deeply saddened to announce the passing of their longstanding friend and colleague, Norma Broadbridge MBE, on 31 October 2026. Norma established the British Biology Olympiad in 1996, following an invitation for the UK to participate in the… Read More »Norma Broadbridge MBE
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… 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… 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… 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!… Read More »Results of the British Biology Olympiad are out!
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 –… 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… 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… 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… Read More »Biology Challenge 2022 results