We’re go for launch!
From County Down to the Scottish Borders, Torfaen to Tower Hamlets, over fifty schools from across the UK participated in youth-run water rocket competitions in February and March 2025 as part of Rockets For All. After a series of space careers workshops in January,...
Our Digital Future
In today’s increasingly digital world, cyber security is more important than ever. However, for many young people, this critical field can seem out of reach, especially for those from underrepresented or underserved communities. That’s where the Cyber Super project...
Rockets for All: Mission Complete
On Monday 17th March 2025, nearly sixteen thousand students from around the UK joined the Rockets for All celebration event with Helen Sharman, the UK’s first astronaut, and explored the possibilities of a career in space. Helen shared her journey from working at the...
Students across the UK fall in love with maths
On Valentine’s Day 2025, thousands of students from across the UK discovered a new passion—maths! Big Ideas’ “My First Love: Maths” event brought together over 9,600 young people from 115 schools to celebrate the power of numbers and problem-solving. The event...
GLA Community Insights hub launches
The Community Insights Hub is a space designed to help connect community expertise to policy making to support policy design and policy change. The Hub is now live on the GLA website - click here to have a look around. In 2024 Big Ideas facilitated a content call for...
Rockets for All takes off!
Exploring the possibilities of a career in space science, close to four thousand students from around the UK joined our Rockets For All workshops. Experts in the space sector– Dr. Helen O'Brien, Taskeen Ali, Professor Mark Sephton, Dr. Simon Foster, Dr. Sunday...