Six students from London, including one from Kingston, have scooped awards in The Big Bang Competition, a prestigious nationwide competition for young engineers, scientists and technologists. A further nine students were announced as runners-up.

Sahasra Bendalam, a year 12 student from The Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston, won the Senior Technology award. Sahasra's project Quintec: quantum in technology explored how quantum sensors could be used to detect cancer earlier and more accurately.

By showing that quantum sensors can detect very small changes, the design highlights their potential to improve early diagnosis and increase survival rates.



Sahasra Bendalam, a year 12 student from The Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston, won the Senior Technology award (Image supplied)

Other winners include students from Wilson's School (Wallington) and Lampton School (Hounslow).

And the runners-up attend Featherstone High School (Southall), Newstead Wood School (Orpington), Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School (Barnet) and Imperial College London Mathematics School (Barnet).

The winners of the competition, which recognises and rewards talented young innovators, were announced at an awards ceremony at The Big Bang Fair.

The Fair is the UK's largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people held at Birmingham's NEC over 9 June to 11 June.

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Dr Hilary Leevers, Chief Executive of EngineeringUK who run The Competition and The Fair said: "Massive congratulations to Jonathan, Rizane, Alisha, Season, Ikjot, Sahasra and all the runners-up.

"Their curiosity and creativity have driven them to produce some brilliant STEM projects addressing some really big societal problems.

"They should all be very proud of their dedication and hard work. Competitions like The Big Bang Competition help young people connect their passions with making a real-world difference, it shows young people a future in engineering and technology is possible for them."

To find out more and discover all the winners and runners-up of The Big Bang Competition 2026, click here.

To find out more about The Big Bang Fair, which is running at Birmingham's NEC from 9 June to 11 June 2026, click here.

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