The Jury

The jury is made up of leading scientists from both academia and industry. Before the event, the jury carries out a preliminary assessment of the entries. At the event, each team is grilled by at least three jury members. During these intense interviews, the jury is looking for the following:

• originality and creativity;
• skill and thoroughness in the way the project has been carried out;
• reasoning and clarity in the interpretation of the results;
• top class presentation of the project, both in the written work and during the interviews.

The judges also take into account how much support a team had from teachers and other mentors.