Psychology + Public Health and Epidemiology
Study how sleep relates to mood and concentration
Survey classmates anonymously on sleep hours, mood and focus and look for a relationship.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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Pure Mathematics + Cybersecurity
Break a secret with number theory: how RSA works
Encrypt and decrypt a message with small primes by hand, then in code, and see why large primes matter.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Applied Mathematics + Sociology
Model the spread of a rumour
Build a logistic model of how a rumour spreads through a school and test it with a class game.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Artificial Intelligence + Statistics and Probability
Predict house prices with linear regression
Use a public housing dataset to predict price from size, rooms and location.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Pure Mathematics + Biology
Explore the Fibonacci sequence in nature
Count spirals on pine cones, sunflowers and pineapples and test whether they are Fibonacci numbers.
- Beginner
- 2–7 days
- Free
Biology + Data
Compare a DNA sequence across species with free tools
Download one gene from six species, align the sequences and build an evolutionary tree.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Cybersecurity + Pure Mathematics
Implement classic ciphers and break them
Write Caesar and substitution ciphers, then crack them with frequency analysis.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Literature and English + Data
Analyse word use in a novel with a computer
Count words and character mentions in a public-domain novel and see what the numbers reveal.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Biology + Environmental Science
Map the biodiversity of a school ground
Survey plants and small animals with quadrats and calculate a biodiversity index for different areas.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Applied Mathematics + Finance and Banking
Study compound interest and inflation
Model how savings grow with interest and how inflation changes their real value.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Behavioural Economics + Psychology
Test the anchoring effect on price estimates
Show two groups a high or low number first and compare their estimates of an unrelated price.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
History + Geography
Map a historical event with digital tools
Plot the route of a march, a trade route or a campaign on a map and tell the story stage by stage.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Finance and Banking + Development and Applied Economics
Track a virtual stock portfolio for a month
Invest imaginary money in five companies and an index, track them and explain what moved them.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Public Health and Epidemiology + History
Map a disease outbreak like John Snow
Recreate the 1854 cholera map from public data and show how it pointed to one water pump.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Geography + Environmental Science
Study a river or lake near you
Document the condition, uses and problems of a local water body and suggest how to protect it.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Biology + Sports and Exercise Science
Measure how exercise changes pulse rate and recovery
Record pulse before, during and after exercise for several volunteers and compare recovery times.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Free
Behavioural and Cognitive Science + Graphic and UI/UX Design
Test the usability of two apps or websites
Give five users the same three tasks on two competing apps and record time, errors and comments.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Environmental Science + Data
Analyse 50 years of your city's temperature data
Download long-term temperature records and test whether your city has warmed, and by how much.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Public Policy and Governance + Macroeconomics
Analyse a government policy from start to result
Choose one policy and assess its goal, design, cost and results with published data.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Behavioural and Cognitive Science + Teaching and Learning
Compare study techniques with a memory test
Test whether self-quizzing beats rereading for remembering a passage a week later.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Literature and English + Photography, Film and Animation
Compare a novel with its film adaptation
Analyse what a film keeps, cuts and changes from the novel, and why.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Marketing + Graphic and UI/UX Design
Analyse the brand identity of two competing companies
Compare two rival brands on logo, tone, pricing, audience and advertising, and judge which is clearer.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Agri-business and Food Science + Development and Applied Economics
Follow a crop from farm to market
Track the price of one crop at each step from farmer to consumer and find who gets what share.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Astronomy and Space + Pure Mathematics
Measure the Earth's circumference like Eratosthenes
Measure a stick's shadow at local noon in two cities and calculate the size of the Earth.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Free
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