British Science Week

British Science Week (BSW), run by the British Science Association, is an annual event celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths. It provides a platform to support teachers, STEM professionals and the public in delivering STEM activities and events across the UK.

BSW 2025 

We’re already looking forward to next March’s British Science Week, which has the theme, ‘Change and adapt’. This lends itself perfectly to amateur radio in the 21st century.

We’re calling for ideas of wireless communications activities which we could submit to national BSW packs to show how relevant amateur radio is to the STEM curriculum and how much fun it is for anyone to get involved!

If you have an idea for an activity which could be used in schools and community settings, we’d love to hear from you. Ideas could cover any area from construction to propagation, from making QSOs under supervision, to space and satellites.

Please send your ideas to the RSGB British Science Week Coordinator Prof. Ian Neal, M0KEO via bsw@rsgb.org.uk

BSW 2024

You can read our British Science Week report in June 2024’s RadCom.

Feeling inspired? Why not give one of our Time-related activities a go at your local school, Scout/Guiding group or youth club?

• Take a look at the great activity ideas and lesson plans you could use to get young people excited about wireless communication

• Want some tips on how to approach your local school? Head over to our resources page…

And don’t forget, our Time-related challenge is running until 1 September. It is open to all age groups and there are prizes to be won!

BSW 2023

The 2023 theme was ‘Connections’. Take a look at our British Science Week report in June 2023’s RadCom.

Discover more

Take a look at our Youth web page to find out more about our work with young people. Watch our video and be inspired!