Continuing VICTA’s commitment to changing stereotypes and promoting inclusivity in the STEM fields for children and young people with vision impairments, we are delighted to once again be official community partners of British Science Week.
British Science Week 2025 is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will take place between 7-16 March 2025. This year’s theme is ‘Change & Adapt’. Find out all of the ways we are supporting the week and how you or your children can get involved.
The VICTA Science Fair 2025 is live!
Start exploring the VICTA online Science Fair which runs until the end of British Science Week 2025. The fair is full of activity ideas to try at home and wonderful incentives to encourage blind and partially sighted children to start taking part. By giving the activities a try we hope to unlock new passions for the STEM subjects and give vision impaired young people who love science the chance to showcase what they can do! Children and young adults aged 0 to 29 years can enter their experiments and investigations into our competitions for the chance to win a voucher for a science-themed day out or to spend in the Science Museum online shop, so they can continue to feed their curiosity!
Start exploring the Science Fair at: victa.org.uk/victa-science-fair
Find us in the British Science Week Community Activity Pack!
The free activity packs for British Science Week 2025, are available to download now! The packs provide fun and engaging ways to introduce the theme of ‘Change & Adapt’ and you’ll find VICTA’s activity, to create a reused bottle garden, in the Community Pack.
Download your free Community Activity Pack at:
britishscienceweek.org/activity-packs
Free Alexa devices and Hot Wheels Braille Racers for VI children and young adults
Thanks to our partners at the British Wireless for the Blind Fund, VICTA is delighted to be offering free Echo Dot Kids and Echo Shows to children and young people with sight loss. The smart technology allows people who are blind or partially sighted to be able to access information in an accessible way.
For more information on the offer and to find out if you are eligible to apply, visit:
victa.org.uk/science-bwbf-amazon-devices
Mattel has provided the VICTA Science Fair with unique Hot Wheels Braille Racer Cars to accelerate the children’s investigations.
Find out more and apply for a Hot Wheels Braille Racer at:
victa.org.uk/science-hot-wheels
Child ticket offer
To encourage engagement, VICTA is offering to reimburse the cost of your VI child’s ticket to your local science centre up until the end of British Science Week 2025. It could be the perfect half-term activity!
Find out more about the offer and how to apply at:
victa.org.uk/science-ticket-offer
Inspiring VI scientists!
We’ve added to our bank of interviews with inspiration vision impaired people working in STEM careers. Find out what it’s like to be a blind archaeologist!
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