# Big Bang Competition

> Canonical facts page for LLMs and citation crawlers. Human-readable page: https://olympiads.co.uk/event/engineeringuk/big-bang-competition

## Core facts

- **Organiser:** EngineeringUK (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/engineeringuk)
- **Subjects:** Engineering, Physics, Biology, Chemistry
- **Age groups:** Junior, Intermediate, Senior
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** Hybrid
- **Entry route:** Open to UK students aged 11–18. Junior category: Years 7–9. Principally for state-funded schools, home education and eligible community groups.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2027-03-01 (month precision) [projected edition — not yet confirmed]
- **End date:** 2027-03-26

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://www.thebigbang.org.uk/the-big-bang-competition/how-to-enter/
- **Registration:** https://www.thebigbang.org.uk/the-big-bang-competition/how-to-enter/
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/engineeringuk/big-bang-competition
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/engineeringuk/big-bang-competition.md

## Summary

The Big Bang Competition is a UK science and engineering project competition for young people aged 11–18. Students enter individually or in teams with a science or engineering project; a physics experiment or engineering build would qualify. The junior category covers Years 7–9. Entry is free and open principally to state-school pupils, home-educated students and eligible community groups.
## Data provenance

- **Sources:** Supabase activity/event catalogue
- **Last generated:** 2026-06-17
- **Representative edition:** yes
- **Projected dates:** yes — treat as estimate

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