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In addition to the British Science Festival, the British Science Association organises the British Science Week (formerly National Science & Engineering Week), an opportunity for people of all ages to get involved in science, engineering, technology and maths activities, originating as the National Week of Science, Engineering and Technology. The Association also has a young people's programme, the CREST Awards which seeks to involve school students in science beyond the school curriculum, and to encourage them to consider higher education and careers in science. Huxley Summit Named after Thomas Huxley, the Huxley Summit is a leadership event run by the British Science Association, where 250 of the most influential people in the UK are brought together to discuss scientific and social challenges that the UK faces in the 21st century and to develop a link between scientists and non-scientists to ensure that science can be understood by society as a whole. On 8 November 2016, the British Science Association held the very first Huxley Summit at BAFTA, London. The theme of the summit was "Trust in the 21st Century" and how that would affect the future of science, innovation, and business. Media Fellowship Schemes The British Science Association's Media Fellowship provides the opportunity for practicing scientists, clinicians, and engineers to spend a period of time working at media outlets such as the Guardian, BBC Breakfast or The Londonist. After their time with the media placement, the fellows attend the British Science Festival which will offer these practitioners valuable working experience with a range of media organizations along with learning from a wide range of public engagement activities and be able to network with academics, journalists and science communicators.
== CREST Awards == CREST Awards is the British Science Association's scheme to encourage students aged 5–19 to get involved with STEM projects and encourage scientific thinking. Awards range from Star Awards (targeted at those aged 5–7) to Gold Awards (targeted to those aged 16–19). Overall, 30,000 awards are undertaken annually. Many students who do CREST Awards, especially Silver and Gold Awards which require 30 and 70 hours of work respectively, enter competitions like the UK Big Bang Fair.
== Patrons and Presidents of the British Science Association == Traditionally the president is elected at the meeting usually held in August/September for a one-year term and gives a presidential address upon retiring. The honour of the presidency is traditionally bestowed only once per individual. Written sources that give the year of presidency as a single year generally mean the year in which the presidential address is given. In 1926/1927 the association's patron was King George V and the president was his son Edward, Prince of Wales. The vice-presidents for the Leeds meeting at this time included City of Leeds Alderman Charles Lupton and his brother, The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of Leeds Hugh Lupton. The husband of the brothers' first cousin once removed - Lord Airedale of Gledhow - was also a vice-president at the Leeds meeting.
== List of annual meetings == 1831 (1st meeting) York, England. 1832 (2nd meeting) Oxford, England.
2013 (174th meeting) Newcastle upon Tyne, England. 2014 (175th meeting) Birmingham, England. 2015 (176th meeting) Bradford, England 2016 (177th meeting) Swansea, Wales 2017 (178th meeting) Brighton, England 2018 (179th meeting) Hull, England 2019 (180th meeting) Coventry, England 2020 No meeting due to the COVID pandemic 2021 (181st meeting) Chelmsford, Essex, England 2022 (182nd meeting) Leicester, England 2023 (183rd meeting) Exeter, England 2024 (184th meeting) East London, England 2025 (185th meeting) Liverpool, England 2026 (186th meeting) Southampton, England
== Structure == The organisation is administered from the Wellcome Wolfson Building at the Science Museum, London in South Kensington in Kensington and Chelsea, within a few feet of the northern boundary with the City of Westminster (in which most of the neighbouring Imperial College London is resident).
== See also == 1860 Oxford evolution debate American Association for the Advancement of Science Association of British Science Writers Café Scientifique EuroScience Glossary of astronomy Glossary of biology Glossary of chemistry Glossary of engineering Glossary of physics Guildhall Lectures National Science Week Royal Institution Royal Society Scandinavian Scientist Conference (1839–1936) Science Abstracts Science Festival
== References ==
== External links == Media related to British Association at Wikimedia Commons British Science Association British Science Festival British Science Association: Our history Digitised Reports 1833–1937, Biodiversity Heritage Library Reports of the meetings 1877–90 are available on Gallica The University of Toronto Archives and Record Management Services holds some papers of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
=== Video clips === British Science Association YouTube channel