When is bio olympiad

International Biology Olympiad. Biology in the News! Shape-shifting worm blobs could inspire future robot swarms. Reg istration closes After registering your school, you will be sent to the Test Administrator site to register yourself as a Test Adminstrator.

Your account cannot be activated until the registration fee has been received. Once the registration fee is received, your account will be activated. However, they may take part in the British Biology Olympiad. Students who usually have extra time in public examinations may have the appropriate proportion of extra time to complete the British Biology Olympiad.

It is up to the invigilating teacher to facilitate this correctly. Eligibility for the team selection round to represent the UK at the International Biology Olympiad, and the nature of team selection, closely mirrors the International Biology Olympiad, and is at our discretion. We will contact the teachers of the best performers from the British Biology Olympiad to discuss this and arrange invitations to participate in team selection.

We are currently expecting invitations for team selection to be sent two weeks after the British Biology Olympiad, and for team selection to take place in the Easter holiday. The School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick have carried out outstanding team selection rounds for many years. Where schools are unable to open, or students are self isolating, teachers will be allowed to invigilate them remotely so they can participate from home. The International Biology Olympiad is currently scheduled to take place in Yerevan, Armenia, but may also take place remotely.

The British Biology Olympiad is not primarily a test of knowledge. We do not expect students to know things from beyond the normal A level syllabus, and we do not expect teachers to make special preparations for their students to perform well in the British Biology Olympiad.

However, the British Biology Olympiad will cover topics which all students are unfamiliar with. Questions will ask students to use their biological intuition, logic and imagination to answer questions. They will be expected to apply basic principles which they are familiar with to new topics. The British Biology Olympiad is a challenging problem solving competition, however, there will be some quickfire questions of basic knowledge, since students enjoy these.

The British Biology Olympiad is administered as an exam. Therefore, only your teacher can register candidates, and invigilate them. If you want to take part you must convince your teacher to make the arrangements! You could politely and kindly explain that the competition sign-up is simple, the vast majority of participating schools receive at least one medal, and that invigilation could be as simple as watching you during a lunch-break.

You'll also learn how to:. How to prepare for the biology olympiad? Read biology textbooks Check out the recommended book list and get started with reading. Gain practical skills Practical skills in the lab are crucial for success in any biology olympiad so check out our resources and start developing your practical skills. Practice doing past papers Practice past papers from your national biology olympiad and check out other olympiads as well.