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RSC Bill Bryson Prize


Calling all budding science communicators! 

If you're passionate about science and keen to get your message across, then this competition for you!

The RSC Bill Bryson Prize is an exciting science communication competition for schools.

The competition is judged in two categories: 

  • primary school 
  • and secondary school.               

Both individual and joint entries will be accepted.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the best entries (£500 to the schools and £100 to winning entries). An awards ceremony will be held in London in the Autumn term. 

Please note: Entries will NOT be returned.


2009 competition


A stop-motion animation, The other CO problem, has won the overall prize in the 2009 Bill Bryson competition.

  • Overall winner  - Ridgeway School, Plymouth
  • Secondary Schools winner - Taunton School, Somerset
  • Primary Schools winner - Whitehill Junior School, Hertfordshire

RSC Bill Bryson Prize 2009 winners

The winning entries for 2009

Food for thought...


This year the RSC is running lots of activities around the theme of Food. These will climax with Chemistry Week 2009 on 7-15 November 2009.

You may want to base your entry to the competition around the Food theme for the chance to be included in an exhibition which will take place during Chemistry Week

For inspiration on the theme of Food, or to find out more, visit the Food and Nutrition gateway. 


RSC Bill Bryson Prize 2008 winners

The winning entries for 2008

RSC Bill Bryson Prize 2007 winners

The winning entries for 2007

RSC Bill Bryson Prize 2006 winners

Details of the winning entries for the Bill Bryson Prize for Science Communication (2006)

History of the Prize

This competition has been set up with kind donations from Bill Bryson and his publishers, Transworld

News

Read press releases about our work with Bill Bryson and the competition

Food & Nutrition Gateway

Chemistry Week 2009

7-15 November 2009. This year's theme is 'Food'. Activities will be organised throughout the UK and Ireland.

Contact and Further Information

Education Department
Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BA
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7440 3344
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7287 9825