# The Eurekas

> Canonical facts page for LLMs and citation crawlers. Human-readable page: https://olympiads.co.uk/event/institute-of-physics/the-eurekas

## Core facts

- **Organiser:** Institute of Physics (https://olympiads.co.uk/organisation/institute-of-physics)
- **Subjects:** Physics
- **Age groups:** Junior, Intermediate
- **Activity type:** Competition
- **Format:** Online
- **Entry route:** Open to students aged 11–16 in the UK and Ireland. Individual and group entries accepted.

## Dates

- **Next/representative edition start:** 2027-06-01 (month precision) [projected edition — not yet confirmed]
- **End date:** 2027-06-08

## URLs

- **Official website:** https://www.iop.org/strategy/limit-less/the-eurekas
- **Registration:** https://www.iop.org/strategy/limit-less/the-eurekas
- **Olympiads.co.uk page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/event/institute-of-physics/the-eurekas
- **This facts page:** https://olympiads.co.uk/ai/events/institute-of-physics/the-eurekas.md

## Summary

The Eurekas is an annual creative physics competition organised by the Institute of Physics for students aged 11–16 in the UK and Ireland. Students explain how physics connects to everyday life, an interest or a real-world problem. Entries can be creative — including videos, illustrations, websites, poems or presentations — and individual or group entries are accepted.
## 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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