Win medals. Build your résumé. Geek out with style. Date: October 11, 2025 Time: 4 pm EST Where: Online (Zoom – link after sign-up) With: Martyna Petrulyte, BSc, MSc Want to compete in the Biology Olympiad or Brain Bee… but not sure where to begin? Join this free webinar to learn exactly how to get…

The National British Neuroscience Olympiad 2025 brought together students, researchers, and educators for a dynamic virtual event showcasing neuroscience research, education, and competition. The event featured welcome talks, cutting-edge research presentations, a student competition, and an awards ceremony celebrating the next generation of neuroscientists. Event Overview Martyna, lead organizer of the Olympiad, opened the event…

So, you’re curious about the human brain? Good. That’s a great place to start—because curiosity is exactly what the British Neuroscience Olympiad is all about. The British Neuroscience Olympiad is more than just a competition. It’s a gateway into the incredible world of neuroscience for high school students aged 14–19. Whether you’re obsessed with memory, fascinated by…

Let’s be honest—getting into a top university is no walk in the park. The competition is brutal, the expectations are sky-high, and everyone seems to be launching startups or curing cancer in their free time. But if you’re serious about standing out and landing that coveted acceptance letter, here’s the reality check—and roadmap—you need. 1.…

A group of Edinburgh neuroscientists and students organised the annual Edinburgh Brain Bee competition, which was held at the University of Edinburgh on 22 February 2020. The event was funded by the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme at the University of Edinburgh and also supported by Edinburgh Neuroscience.  The Edinburgh Brain Bee championship promotes brain science…

South West Brain Bee 2020 – an absolute success!   The South West Brain Bee regional competition took place on 8th of February in Kingdown school, Warminster. 27 students across the South West, Midlands and Wales competed for a place in the national competition demonstrating their hard work across all exam sections. The day started…

About the Brain Bee The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition for teenagers aged 14 to 19 that was founded in 1999. Currently, there are more than 60 nations engaged in the competition. About 50,000 students participate across all six continents every year, and more than 600 neuroscientists have been involved with organizing and judging…

Neuroscience is the growing field of research and sciences. Undoubtedly, it is one of the most high growth industries in the future. Why? It influences our daily lives, health, the advancement of technology (including artificial intelligence, or AI), and the augmentation of our cognitive abilities (e.g., learning and memory). In fact, it touches every single little…

On the 10th of April, 23 school students from Scotland, Wales and England gathered to compete in the British Brain Bee 2018 neuroscience competition. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition (originally founded by Dr. Norbert Myslinski of the University of Maryland Dental School Department of Neural and Pain Science) held worldwide for secondary school…

London, UK – March 16, 2018 Three local British Brain Bee volunteers attended a local secondary school in Streatham, London, for a brain anatomy-related activity. More than 30 students from the Thomas Bishop Grant School attended the after-school event, where volunteers gave a brief introduction to brain structures and functions. Alongside the presentation, students dissected…

Brain Bee brings aspiring teenagers to the Sainbury Wellcome Centre Qualifying for nationals Future neuroscientists, psychologists, neurologists and doctors from secondary schools in London and beyond came together to participate in the annual London Brain Bee championship on Saturday 17th March at the Sainsbury Wellcome Center (SWC) for Neural Circuits and Behaviour. The event was…

For the first time ever, secondary school students from Aberdeen got a chance to show their knowledge and share their love for all things brainy! On the 21st of February 2018, students from Robert Gordon’s College and St Margaret’s School for Girls met at the Aberdeen Science Centre to compete against each other in a…

For the first time, high school students from Lothian (Edinburgh) competed against each other on questions relating to the functionality of the brain. The regional Brain Bee Competition, which took place on the 24 th of February (Saturday) at the University of Edinburgh, encourages participants to explore the diversity and depth of the mechanisms of…

Rogue Resolutions and British Brain Bee announces a partnership Today, Rogue Resolutions and the British Brain Bee announced a partnership to advance neuroscience education in secondary schools across the UK. The organisations will collaborate to raise awareness of brain sciences and a career in medicine and scientific research among teenagers. The initiatives will work on…

Professor Sir Colin Blakemore (left), one of Britain’s leading neuroscientists and director of the School of Advanced Study’s Centre for the Study of the Senses (CenSes), has been appointed patron of the British Brain Bee, a grassroots educational initiative which aims to promote the neurosciences to 14 to18-year-olds. An estimated 50,000 young people compete annually…

I BECAME INTERESTED IN NEUROSCIENCE, AND IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES IN PARTICULAR, WHILE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS A RESULT OF MY GRANDMOTHER’S STRUGGLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. IN THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT HER FORGETFULNESS WAS JUST “GRANNY BEING GRANNY.” OVER TIME, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THERE WAS MORE TO IT. IN FIFTH GRADE, I RESEARCHED ALZHEIMER’S AND…

As the world is becoming increasingly complex, STEM subjects are becoming more critical for the UK’s future success. Young people should be equipped with the skills that enable them to solve difficult problems, to gather and evaluate evidence, to make sense of information, and come up with logical, careful analyses to determine what is the…