Experience physics & meet others: Sign up for the Women’s Weekend in Bern!

From September 4–6, 2026, the Physics Olympiad Women’s Weekend will take place in Bern. In addition to a workshop at TecLab and solving challenges together, the focus is on having fun and getting to know other physics enthusiasts. Sign up by May 31!

Here’s what it was like last year

Further articles

Physics

The International Young Physicists’ Tournament in Switzerland

From July 5 to 12, the International Young Physicists’ Tournament was hosted at ETH Zuric.. We asked one participant who came all the way from India how he experienced the week. Turns out he already had friends in Switzerland and Liechtenstein - thanks to Science Olympiads and similar competitions.

Philosophy

Association

What Role Does Trust Play in Science?

What does it take to work as a scientist? Many people would name characteristics like curiosity, intelligence, or rationality. According to philosopher John Hardwig, trust is also an essential part of scientific work. Ana from the Philosophy Olympiad explains why.

Biology

Association

"When you’re passionate about something, you try to give it your all to spark an interest in all your students."

Throughout our lives, certain people we meet have a particularly profound influence on the path we take. For Roshan, a volunteer with the Science Olympiad, biology teacher Nathalie Wehrli was one of those people.

Philosophy

Association

Why intergenerational mentoring is so important

On the news portal of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, Lara Gafner talks about her experiences at the Philosophy Olympiad and with the Swiss Study Foundation.

Association

Mathematics

Multitalent im Podcast

Eric Lüscher erzählt bei TOP³ von seinen erfolgreichen Teilnahmen an Olympiaden in Mathematik, Philosophie, Physik und Wirtschaft.

Chemistry

Vom Oberwallis an die Chemie-Olympiade: Ruben Locher misst sich erneut mit der internationalen Nachwuchselite

Kanal9, 15.5.2026: "Der ehemalige Lernende bei Lonza hat sich erneut für die Internationale Chemie-Olympiade qualifiziert und vertritt die Schweiz auf Weltniveau. Besonders bemerkenswert: Als Berufslernender bringt er praktische Laborerfahrung mit."