United Kingdom secures joint second position in Astronomy Olympiad held in 2025
UK Team Shines at the 2022 International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA)
The United Kingdom's team at the 2022 International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) secured a commendable second place, just behind Iran and ahead of hosts India, Singapore, and Romania. The competition, which took place from August 11 to 21, 2022, in Mumbai, India, involved more than 300 students from 63 countries.
The UK team was led by two undergraduates from Oxford University - Charlotte from Brasenose College and Ben from Merton College. The team consisted of six exceptional students: Charlotte, Puyuan (a Year 13 student at Eton College, who won a Gold medal), Rory (also a Year 13 student at Colchester Royal Grammar School, with a Gold medal), George B (a Year 13 student at Wallington County Grammar School, another Gold medalist), Yuvan (a Year 12 student at RGS Guildford, who scored the 3rd highest Gold), George D (a Year 13 student at the Stephen Perse Foundation, who won a Silver medal).
The UK team's success is a testament to the rigorous selection process. Each year, five secondary level students are chosen for the UK team via the British Physics Olympiad Competition and several rounds of increasingly complex papers. The team is currently sponsored by G-Research, a company specializing in quantitative research and machine learning.
The UK's impressive performance at the IOAA is not a new phenomenon. In 2016, the team won a Gold, a Silver, and a Bronze medal in India, ranking 6th out of 42 countries. In 2015, the UK first entered three students in the IOAA in Indonesia, winning two Silver medals. In 2017, the team won one Silver and three Bronze medals in Thailand.
In 2023, all five team members were awarded Gold medals in Poland, including this year's team leaders Charlotte and Ben. Four members of the UK team won Gold medals, and one won a Silver. Notably, Yuvan from RGS Guildford scored the 3rd highest Gold medal in the competition.
The supervisor and team selector for the UK team is Dr Alex Calverley, the Head of Physics at Surbiton High School. Dr Calverley is also the recipient of the RAS Secondary Education Award, although the specific year is not specified in the text.
For the full results of IOAA 2025, please click the provided link. It's worth noting that Iran won the IOAA for the second consecutive year. The UK's consistent performance in this prestigious competition bodes well for future success.
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