British Biology Olympiad (BBO)

UK Biology Competitions(UKBC) registered as a charity in England and Wales number 1191037 in 2020, after operating as independent group for 26 years with extensive experience in writing biology exams for all ages of secondary school students. Every year, they deliver 3 high quality exams for over 60,000 students. UKBC work closely with the Royal Society of Biology and University of Warwick to bring these exams to as many students as possible.

The British Biology Olympiad was created in 1995, stimulating students with an interest in Biology to expand and extend their talents. It is one of the largest science competitions in the UK with more than 7,200 high school students participating in 2016. Each year an outstanding team of high school students is then selected to represent the UK in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). It enables students to demonstrate their knowledge and to be suitably rewarded and publicly recognized through the award of medals, certificates and other prizes. It is hoped that by competing in this Olympiad, students who are already interested in this valuable, wide-ranging and rewarding subject will be encouraged to continue their studies beyond A-level.

Official Website: https://ukbiologycompetitions.org/index.html

Contest questions

Multiple-choice questions, 90 minutes

Awards

Global awards:

Gold
Silver
Bronze
Highly Commended
Commended

(For judging the global awards, British competitors will be ranked first by their overall scores creating boundaries for the gold, silver and bronze awards. Competitors from other countries are not ranked together with their British competitors, but are compared by boundary. Chinese competitors with good results will therefore have an increased chance of receiving an award.)

1、Can the students bring a calculator to BBO?

Students can bring simple calculators without any programming function.

2、Can the students bring a dictionary to BBO?

The students can bring a printed version dictionary.

3、Refund policy

If, for some reason, the student is unable to attend after paying the fee, please contact us. If you apply before the registration deadline, 25% of the registration fee will be deducted as academic materials and service fees. If you apply after the registration deadline, no refund will be given.

4、How to prepare for this competition?

We offer some Biology references.

Campbell Biology (International Edition)

Authors: Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson
Publisher: Pearson Education;
Copyright: 2011
Published: 1/6/2011
Print: ISBN-10: 0321739752 | ISBN-13: 978-0321739759
Pages: 1464

Understanding Biology for Advanced Level

Authors: Glenn Toole, Susan Toole
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Copyright: 1999
Print: ISBN-10: 0748739572 | ISBN-13: 978-0748739578
Pages: 704

Biological Science 1 and 2: v. 1&2 by Taylor, D. J., Green, N. P. O., Stout, G. W. 3rd (third) Edition (1997)

Authors: D. J., Green, N. P. O., Stout, G. W. Taylor
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ASIN: B00CF683H4