NSRC

The national stage for research before university.

Present completed work, defend it before academics and enter the conference proceedings.

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The UK’s sharpest young minds. One national stage.

Presented, defended, published.

Thursday 26 November 2026. One day on the national stage.

  1. Entries openNow open
  2. Submission deadline1 November
  3. Results10 November
  4. Conference day26 November

Why NSRC. One conference, four returns.

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Viva & publication

Every accepted project is questioned by subject specialists and included in the annual NSRC publication.

  • 1.1 Formal viva voce
  • 1.2 Specialist academic feedback
  • 1.3 Annual NSRC publication
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Community

Present your work to a wider audience and meet young researchers working across every discipline.

  • 2.1 Present to students, teachers and academics
  • 2.2 Every discipline in one room
  • 2.3 Meet young researchers from across the UK
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Talks & guidance

Hear from working researchers through keynote speeches, academic panels and practical guidance.

  • 3.1 Keynote speeches
  • 3.2 Academic panels and discussion
  • 3.3 Guidance on research, peer review and publication
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For the winners

The top three projects each receive a scholarship from Lumiere Education to continue their research through Lumiere’s Individual Research Program or its Publication Extension Program, whichever they choose.

  • 4.1 First place: full scholarship
  • 4.2 Second place: 50% of fees
  • 4.3 Third place: 25% of fees
Travel grants

On offer for every school that needs one.

Access

We fund the journey.

Judging weighs the work, never the postcode. If a train ticket is what stands between a young researcher and the room, we would rather buy the ticket than lose the mind — what they bring is worth more than what it costs to get them there.

Bursaries cover pupil travel and are applied for in minutes from the teacher portal, with amounts agreed before the day.

How bursaries work →