Alex White, winner of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair prize at the UK's Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair, flew to the US this weekend to compete in what has been termed 'the Olympics of science competitions'.

The 2008 BA Award Lecturers will discuss a wide range of fascinating subjects: from how the analysis of text messages can put criminals behind bars, to the prediction of disease outbreaks...

CREST Star Investigators, a new UK-wide scheme to support science clubs in primary schools, has received a positive response from children and organisers, according to preliminary evaluation results.

The report results, published on 11 March, highlight a strong public desire for scientists to explain and discuss their work. The BA calls on all scientists to regard such public discourse as a professional responsibility.

To help answer the popular Big Question 'Is there life on other planets?' for National Science and Engineering Week, a group of leading scientists have created a spectacular vision of a dark underwater alien world full of glowing jelly creatures...

17-year-old Elisabeth Muller was among those who won awards at the prestigious UK Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair on Friday (7 March), gaining two amazing prizes for her project analysing the mineralogy of a lunar meteorite.

Help create the biggest database of "autobiographical memories" ever attempted by adding yours.

Is there life on other planets? Can I live forever? Who's got greater will power, men or women? And can chocolate save your life?

Britain's rising science and engineering talent will showcase their outstanding projects at the UK Young Scientists' and Engineers' Fair on Friday 7 March at the Centre of the Cell in Whitechapel, London.

At a recent event at the Multi-Faith Centre in the University of Derby, cosmologist Professor Peter Coles talked to people of many faiths and of no faith about the theory, engaging the audience in an evening of information and discussion.

You'll be amazed what's on offer during National Science and Engineering Week (7-16 March)...

The programme details the full exciting line-up coming to York from 9-15 September and is now available, so you can hand pick from the jam packed schedule at your own leisure.

The BA has recognised the great contribution that two committed volunteers have made to engage and inspire adults and young people with science and technology, by presenting them with the Sir Walter Bodmer Award for Volunteers.

Holly Batchelor, the 2007 BA CREST Award winner, has won an impressive three prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

Sir David King will take over as President of the BA for the year 2008 after he steps down as the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser at the end of 2007, it is announced today.

Holly Batchelor will be carrying the hopes of the UK with her when she lands in America to represent our top young scientists at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Marine ecology, the origins of human speech and face identification in our surveillance society are amongst the topics which have scooped the prestigious 2007 BA Award Lectures for science communication.

The BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) responds to the Conservative Party 'STEM and Society' Consultation Paper

Sodium bicarbonate rockets have been voted "The Nation's Favourite Experiment" in a nationwide poll carried out as part of National Science and Engineering Week.

An underwater city featuring seaweed farms, recycling plants and air-powered transport to the surface has been named the winning eco-city of the future in a design competition run by the BA for National Science and Engineering Week

The nationwide launches of National Science and Engineering Week started the celebrations which will see over two thousand events taking place across the UK from 9-18 March, exploring every aspect of science.

The talents of the UK's brightest young scientists were rewarded on Friday as they won prizes at the prestigious national BA CREST Science Fair held at the Royal Society, London.

The North Wales Branch of the BA is organising a new sciBAr - where you can find out about hot science topics in an informal environment, while enjoying a casual beverage.

Marco Colombo, from the school of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh has won this year's perspectives poster competition.

To celebrate National Science and Engineering Week and the release of Disney's new animated adventure, the BA has launched a competition for 5-14 year olds...

From chocolate cravings to the UK's future in space, the BA Festival of Science featured heavily in the news. Read on for some of the week's big stories.

UK student Galen Brown, 17, wins trip to CERN at the prestigious EU Contest for Young Scientists in Valencia.

Sarah Collins, a PhD student from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge, has won this year's perspectives poster competition at the BA Festival of Science, for her poster expressing the risks and the benefits of volcanic eruptions.

The BA welcomes the publication of a Royal Society report on the findings of a major study into the factors affecting science communication by scientists and engineers.

The BA's Statutes have been revised and are now available.

Lord Browne of Madingley, the Group Chief Executive of BP plc, has pledged to switch his electricity to a green energy supplier to help in the fight against climate change.

A stunning image of a clam’s siphon is amongst the winners of the Illuminate competition to capture the colour in science.

Prime Minister Tony Blair, Olympic athlete Colin Jackson and TV scientist Professor Robert Winston are all joining in Click for the Climate and promising to reduce their energy consumption over National Science Week.

The BA issued a challenge to the five major supermarket chains to reduce the price of their energy-saving bulbs during National Science Week - find out how they responded.

People from Afro-Caribbean groups may be amongst the most under-represented in science, but as National Science Week nears, two scientists from the Black community are leading the fore to engage young people in science

Lydia Arnold's plans to study medicine have been given a hand thanks to her award-winning project – a robotic hand. Lydia won one of the top prizes at this year's BA CREST Science Fair.

A young scientist from Dorset has shown for the first time that caterpillars recruit ants by using acoustic signals in a project which is amongst the entries to this year’s national BA CREST Science Fair on 27 February.

A young scientist from Dorset has shown for the first time that caterpillars recruit ants by using acoustic signals in a project which is amongst the entries to this year’s national BA CREST Science Fair on 27 February.

Which of these words do you wish applied to your job: creative, challenging, exciting, unusual or stimulating?

After just four hours, could a practising scientist pass herself off as a bona fide journalist?

Science is a colourful subject, both literally and in its exciting discoveries, so as part of National Science Week 2006, we are launching Illuminate, a photography competition aimed at capturing the colour in science.

On 16 September five British teenagers flew to Moscow to take part in the EU Contest for Young Scientists.

A schools-industry initiative started by the BA has been picked out for a prestigious award present by Tony Blair.

This year’s Perspectives winner was Nicola McLoughlin, a PhD student from the Department of Earth Sciences at Oxford University.

For all the latest news from this year's BA Festival of Science, visit the Festival website.

Sir David King will be discussing climate change with Charlie Kronick, Chief Advisor for Greenpeace, and Sarah Mukherjee, Environment Correspondent at the BBC live on the web.

Micheál Martin, Ireland's Minister for Enterprise Trade & Employment, officially launched the programme of activities for the BA Festival of Science yesterday.

Over 150 students aged between 11 and 19 from the Ireland and Northern Ireland have been showcasing their science and engineering projects at the annual Seagate Young Innovators event in Belfast.

Volunteers in the North West of England have been rewarded for giving tens of thousands of young people the chance to explore science in fun and educational activities.

If we are to engage and inspire young people with science, it is important that we listen to their hopes and concerns, argues Sir Roland.

Gurjit Singh Sidhu, 17, from Dundee has scooped a $1,000 (£543) prize at an international science fair in Phoenix, Arizona.

When Gurjit Singh Sidhu touches down at Phoenix airport, Arizona, he will be carrying with him the hopes of the UK.

The 2005 Scottish Final of the BA CREST Awards took place at Dundee University on Thursday, 21st April. With 50 projects entered, 27 of them at Bronze level, this was the largest Scottish final ever.

Identity theft, silent aircraft and cell suicide are amongst the topics which have scooped prestigious awards for science communication.

The BA today called for a better understanding of what underlies people’s attitudes towards science. The call coincides with the release of the BA’s comprehensive review of research on science in society, Connecting Science.

The BA calls for a culture change in science, with recognition and reward for scientists engaging with the public, and a climate of greater openness and public consultation on science issues.

Out of more than 2,000 entries, we've selected the winners to our National Science Week Universe poetry competition. Find out who the winners are here.

Mr Jim Wallace MSP, Scotland's Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise & Lifelong Learning, launched National Science Week in Scotland at St Andrew's golf course.

Professor Robert Winston, President of the BA, today launched National Science Week (11-20 March) with a call for more openness in science.

Projects studying students’ attitudes to vaccination, developing a hepatitis B genotyping tool and designing a bridal gown won prizes at the BA CREST Science Fair.

Scientists are being invited to find out how the media work as part of the BA's Media Fellowship scheme.

You’ll be amazed what you could find out during National Science Week, from why you shouldn’t play with Frisbees in the snow to how chimpanzees talk.

The festive period is over and we have all made our New Year resolutions. But will any of us actually stick to them?

Terry Pratchett, Sir Patrick Moore and the Muppet scientists are just some of the people to have submitted poems for our universe competition.

Lord Browne of Madingley, Group Chief Executive of BP plc, will take over as President of the BA in September 2006, it is announced today.

The winner of this year's Perspectives competition was announced at the BA Festival of Science.

From man to maggot to anthrax to science comics... Find out what went on at the BA Festival of Science in Exeter.

Their experiments rarely go right and usually result in serious injury for one of them, but Dr Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker have been voted the UK’s favourite screen scientists.

Cory Black from Dumfries Academy has won a national competition with her poster telling scientists what she would like them to research.

Are men really from Mars and women from Venus? Maybe not, but apparently they do see the world differently according to one of the winners of the Daily Telegraph BASF Science Writer Awards 2004.

Do supermarkets do their best to support farmers or are they suppressing them? Air your views in a lively debate to be held during this year's BA Festival of Science.

The BA’s latest Honorary Members were last night announced at the BA Festival of Science Dinner.

Heavy rain and high winds didn’t stop more than 1,500 people from taking part in the BA’s activities at this year’s Royal Highland Show.

The BA and bbc.co.uk/cult launch vote to find the UK's favourite screen scientist.

Girls are not as turned off by science as is commonly believed but they are much more concerned than boys about the ethical issues surrounding the subject, according to a new study.

This month marks the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Sir Richard Owen, the Lancashire-born scientist who coined the phrase 'dinosaur'.

The RAF Falcons Parachuting Display Team will sky-dive into Exeter City Football Club’s grounds to launch this year’s BA Festival of Science.

During three days in June (15, 16 and 17) hundreds of children in Wales will celebrate their achievements in science and technology.

On 8 June, Venus passed across the face of the Sun for the first time since 1882 and hundreds of thousands of people across the UK made sure they witnessed this rare event.

Judith Willetts of DrugScope discusses the UK's drugs policies in Science & Public Affairs.

The BA announces winners of inaugural Sir Walter Bodmer Award for Volunteers.

Scottish student wins fourth prize at international science fair.

Pupils at schools around Exeter will be exploring science and medicine through art in a project for the BA Festival of Science.

The BA holds a SPA Forum looking at how best to communicate the risks associated with severe weather.

Suzi Leather, Chair of the Human Fertility and Embyology Authority, is to speak at the x-change.

Young people across the UK are being asked their opinions on the direction that science takes in the future and how they believe scientists should act.

Two students from the UK are set to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair at Portland, Oregon at the beginning of May.

During the week, it seemed that everyone was involved in a science activity somewhere.

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What did the second half of 2004 have in store for us?

2004 was a year of clones, hobbits and 21-year old babies, of 4x4s, missing Beagles and kamikaze pigeons. And, of course, George Bush.

Science is fun – “Oh yes it is!” – for thousands of children in the North East who were treated to a special panto.

As part of Black History Month, the x-change will be looking at the issue of genes and drugs and asking how we can ensure that different ethnic groups receive the correct medicines.

Investigation, experimentation and exploration with the Edinburgh and South-East Scotland Branch of the BA.

Over 400 pupils from Glasgow primary schools tested their green credentials and learnt about the environment as part of an “ECO Day”.