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
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Physics · Modern Physics
Measure Planck's constant with LEDs
Find the turn-on voltage of LEDs of different colours and get Planck's constant from the slope.
- Advanced
- 2–7 days
- 250–500
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
Artificial Intelligence · Machine Learning
Compare machine-learning models on one dataset
Evaluate five classifiers on the same public dataset with cross-validation and report the differences properly.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Applied Mathematics + Civil Engineering
Model traffic flow with cellular automata
Simulate cars on a ring road and show how jams appear from nothing above a critical density.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Systems and Cloud · System Design
Design the architecture of a food-delivery app
Design a system for orders, restaurants and delivery partners and justify each choice with numbers.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Data · Big Data
Analyse a large open dataset with SQL
Load a multi-million-row public dataset and answer ten business questions with efficient queries.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Biology · Microbiology
Investigate which mouthwash or toothpaste limits plaque bacteria
Compare how well mouthwashes inhibit bacterial growth on agar using the disc method.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
Data + Marketing
Mine association rules from shopping baskets
Find which products are bought together in a public transaction dataset.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Biology · Microbiology
Compare antibacterial effects of natural substances
Test garlic, neem, turmeric and honey against harmless bacteria using paper discs on agar.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
Artificial Intelligence · Time-Series
Detect anomalies in sensor data
Flag unusual readings in a temperature or power series using rolling statistics.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Artificial Intelligence + Earth Science
Forecast daily temperature with time-series methods
Forecast tomorrow's temperature from past data and beat the "same as today" baseline.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Physics · Nuclear Physics
Detect cosmic rays with a cloud chamber
Build a diffusion cloud chamber with dry ice and alcohol and count particle tracks.
- Advanced
- 2–7 days
- 500–1,000
Applied Mathematics + Programming
Solve the travelling salesman problem for your city
Find a short route through 15 places in your city and compare exact and heuristic methods.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Finance and Banking · Financial Models
Build a financial model for a tuition centre
Model three years of revenue, costs and cash for a small tuition centre with best and worst cases.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Systems and Cloud · Linux
Build a simple shell
Write a command-line shell that runs programs, handles pipes and redirects output.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Sociology · Inequality
Study how names and labels shape expectations
Show the same piece of student writing under different fictional author descriptions and compare the marks given.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Biology + Programming
Analyse a genome with code
Download a small public genome and compute base composition, find genes' start signals and translate a gene.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Physics · Electronics
Build a crystal radio receiver
Receive AM radio with no battery using a coil, a diode and a long wire aerial.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
Chemical Engineering + Mechanical Engineering
Study heat exchanger effectiveness
Build a tube-in-tube heat exchanger and compare parallel and counter flow.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- 500–1,000
Astronomy and Space · Planetary Science
Calculate the height of lunar mountains from a photo
Measure shadow lengths in a high-resolution Moon image and estimate the height of a crater rim.
- Advanced
- 2–7 days
- Free
Business Studies · Corporate Strategy
Analyse a company's strategy with Porter's five forces
Assess one industry's competitive forces and what they mean for a chosen company.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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