• Volunteer at your local Big Bang Near Me

  Volunteer your time to inspire young people in science, technology, engineering and maths careers through attending your local "Near Me" fair. Fairs take place across the UK.

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• Register and get your school involved in 2013!

  Registration for 2013 is now open and The Big Bang Near Me needs you - there are so many ways for students and teachers to get involved and we've got lots of advice and guidance for what you can do...

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• What is The Big Bang Near Me?

  Looking to inspire your students or children about science, technology, engineering and maths? Look no further than The Big Bang Near Me - coming to a postcode near you...

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• The National Science + Engineering Competition

  The National Science + Engineering Competition is open to all students aged between 11-18 who have worked on a project exploring science, engineering or technology. You can enter the project through The Big Bang Near Me.

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What's on

Registration for 2013 is now open! You can attend The Big Bang Near Me as a visitor or bring a student project along to demonstrate and much more...

Locate your nearest Fair, find out when it's happening and what you'll be able to see by typing your postcode into the box below...

Why should I attend?

Are you a teacher looking to inspire your students about science, engineering and technology? Then look no further because The Big Bang Near Me is for you!

Give your students a taste of the cutting-edge jobs that people do outside the classroom, bring the fantastic science and engineering projects that you've been working on at school or come along for inspiration and to pick up some ideas for lesson plans, activities and much more...

Student projects

If your students have produced a great science or engineering project then they can bring it along to The Big Bang Near Me...

It's open to all students aged between 11 and 18 who've been working on a project related to science, technology, engineering or maths. Students can talk to scientists and engineers about their project, meet other young people with similar interests locally, boost their presentation skills and enter their project for a chance to win a variety of prizes!

The Big Bang @ events

One for your diary: All the details of all the events around the country!

As well as The Big Bang Near Me Fairs across the UK regions there are the "Big Bang @..." events on a smaller scale dotted around the country. Schools, colleges and community groups can get involved with exciting science and hands-on engineering in their immediate community and we have all you need to know in our table of events...

Watch us

Setting up STEM clubs plus find out about support and sponsorship