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Big Ideas Competition 2024 National Final: The Results

Big Ideas Competition 2024 National Final: The Results

Our Big Ideas Competition 2024 National Final was incredibly special. Not only was it our 10th anniversary of the competition, but it was set against the backdrop of a General Election. Where we'd usually hold the event at the Houses of Parliament and be joined by a...

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North England Regional Final: University of Sunderland

North England Regional Final: University of Sunderland

Our final Regional Final for the Big Ideas Competition 2024 will be taking place at the University of Sunderland on Friday 24th May and is sponsored by Husqvarna. We’re excited to be joined by 10 teams from 4 schools in North England who will present their Big Ideas...

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South England Regional Final: University of East London

South England Regional Final: University of East London

Our fifth Regional Final for the Big Ideas Competition 2024 will be taking place at the University of East London on Thursday 23rd May. We’re excited to be joined by 11 teams from 4 schools in South England who will present their Big Ideas to a panel of judges, made...

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Central England Regional Final: University of Wolverhampton

Central England Regional Final: University of Wolverhampton

Our fourth Regional Final for the Big Ideas Competition 2024 will be taking place at the University of Wolverhampton on Tuesday 21st May. We’re excited to be joined by 9 teams from 4 schools in Central England who will present their Big Ideas to a panel of judges,...

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North England Regional Final: University of Bradford

North England Regional Final: University of Bradford

Our third Regional Final for the Big Ideas Competition 2024 will be taking place at the University of Bradford on Wednesday 15th May. We’re excited to be joined by 11 teams from 5 schools in North England who will present their Big Ideas to a panel of judges, made up...

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Central England Regional Final: STEAMhouse, Birmingham

Central England Regional Final: STEAMhouse, Birmingham

Our second Regional Final for the Big Ideas Competition 2024 will be taking place at STEAMhouse, Birmingham on Tuesday 14th May. We’re excited to be joined by 11 teams from 4 schools in Central England who will present their Big Ideas to a panel of judges, made up of...

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South England Regional Final: University of Portsmouth

South England Regional Final: University of Portsmouth

Our first Regional Final for the Big Ideas Competition 2024 will be taking place at the University of Portsmouth on Monday 13th May. We’re excited to be joined by 10 teams from 2 schools in South England who will present their Big Ideas to a panel of judges, made up...

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CREST Awards and the Big Ideas Programme

CREST Awards and the Big Ideas Programme

What is CREST? CREST is a scheme run by the British Science Association that inspires young people to think and behave like scientists and engineers. CREST stands for "CREativity in Science and Technology." It is a nationally recognized scheme for student-led project...

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S4TP go offsite on site

S4TP go offsite on site

The Solutions for the Planet team have been lucky enough to visit a couple of our long-standing business partners recently with trips on-site to Tarmac's Asphalt Plant and Northern Gas Networks' Hydrogen Homes and Customer Energy Village. Both trips were like getting...

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S4TP Book Recommendations

S4TP Book Recommendations

To celebrate Read a Book Day, we asked our team for their recommendations of books that have inspired them and this is the list they came up with…

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And the winners are…

And the winners are…

The Big Ideas Competition 2023 National Final took place at the Palace of Westminster on 5th July and it was a day to remember! We were joined by 50 students from 12 schools, plus representatives from our brilliant Business Partners, judges, teachers and MPs to listen...

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North England Regional Final: University of Bradford

North England Regional Final: University of Bradford

Our final Regional Final for the Big Ideas Competition 2023 will be taking place at the University of Bradford on Friday 26th May. We’re excited to be joined by 12 teams from 3 schools in North England who will present their Big Ideas to a panel of judges, made up of...

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Central England Regional Final: University of Wolverhampton

Central England Regional Final: University of Wolverhampton

Our second Regional Final in Central England for the Big Ideas Competition 2023 will be taking place at the University of Wolverhampton on Wednesday 24th May. We’re excited to be joined by 12 teams from 4 schools in Central England who will present their Big Ideas to...

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