We’re really excited to announce the finalists for the TeenTech Awards. At a time when life at school and home has been so disrupted, our judges were in awe at how students had given so much time, energy and ‘a phenomenal amount of work’ to develop their own ideas to make life better, simpler safer or more fun.
One judge commented,
‘I was honestly blown away by the quality, skills, storytelling, perspicacity and the sheer amount of work these projects had poured into them. Every single person and school should be so immensely proud of their work and know you have gone above and beyond. I truly hope that everyone involved goes on to keep up their efforts and goes onto have amazing lives and careers.’
Judge – Creative Media and Animation
All the judges commented on the high standard of entries. Brett O’Brien from BT who judged Digital Skills said,
‘Several in our category were of university standard. Ultimately, we believe the projects chosen as finalists will make a very big impact on the world but we were very impressed with the efforts made by all applicants’.
Brett O’Brien, BT – Judge, Digital Skills
With ideas ranging from automatic page-turning devices for musicians, a covid friendly bus, ingenious ways to collect hockey balls off the pitch, to imaginative designs for Eco Fun parks, young people have tackled real-world problems, large and small to find solutions of their own.
The TeenTech Awards consistently see a high number of entries from girls. This year 62 girls and 33 boys have reached the final.
The finalists will now prepare for a special week in July where they will be able to explain their ideas to panels of experts in a process carefully designed to be valuable to all students. This video from former finalists explains how they benefitted from the year-round structure of the TeenTech Awards.
Our thanks go to all the teachers, parents and mentors who have supported students in the midst of this challenging year. A special mention goes to teacher Abi Hooper who ate her way through over 50 packets of raisins to provide the packets for the student’s model.
We’ll be showcasing the finalists’ projects, and announcing the winners, during the TeenTech Awards final, which we will be streaming on Monday July 12th.
Finalists 2021
CATEGORY
PROJECT
STUDENT NAMES
BEST INNOVATION
AN END TO MUSCLE WASTING
AMELIA
BEST INNOVATION
COVID FRIENDLY BUS
MATTHEW
BEST INNOVATION
FURNITURE INSPIRED BY NATURE
MEG
BEST INNOVATION
MOBILITY DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN
ABI
BEST INNOVATION
SAFETY SCAFFOLDING AND LADDER SYSTEM
JACOB
BEST INNOVATION
SPACE DEBRIS CLEANER
ALI
BEST RESEARCH
FUTURE OF BIOMETRICS
AMNA, AMMARA, UMAR
BEST RESEARCH
GOLDMINING – DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM NATURE
PETER
BEST RESEARCH
PRELIMINARY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THERMAL IMAGING OF DECOMPSING PIG REMAINS IN WATER AND ON LAND
DYLAN
CREATIVE & DIGITAL MEDIA
CHILLY SPINE MUSIC
HARRY
CREATIVE & DIGITAL MEDIA
DIGITREES
ISLA, ISOBEL
CREATIVE & DIGITAL MEDIA
GHOST ANIMATION MEME
ZOEY
CREATIVE & DIGITAL MEDIA
MY LEGO ANIMATIONS
DANIEL
CREATIVE & DIGITAL MEDIA
ROBOBUDDY
JENNIFER
CREATIVE & DIGITAL MEDIA
THE HIDDEN TRUTH BEHIND BT
KAUSHIK
DATA SCIENCE
PROJECT DASH
ASHISH, ANSHUL
DATA SCIENCE
RECOMMENDATION ENGINE
LEWIS
DATA SCIENCE
UK NET ZERO EMISSIONS – WHEN?
VIDYA
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
BEE COMMUNITIES
KIRSTEN
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
HOME PLANTER GROW COMB
PHOEBE, MALEEHA, ZOE
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
REFUGEE RETHINK
FRANCES, MEGAN
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
USE OF BIOGAS TO CREATE ENERGY
LUCAS
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
WILDFIRE EXTINGUISHER
EMILY
DIGITAL SKILLS
AQUAPROTECT
EMILIA, ALIYA, DIYA
DIGITAL SKILLS
LANGUAGE LENS
OWAIN, GULLIVER, ANDREW
DIGITAL SKILLS
VISIFY
ELSPIE, LARA
EDUCATION
AUTOMATIC PAGE TURNER
JEMIMA
EDUCATION
ECOFUNPARK (WIND FUN SUN)
ALEXIS
EDUCATION
EXCELEGRADE
MEGHNA, ESHA, RIANA
EDUCATION
MATHSCLOUD
ROHAN, FRANK
EDUCATION
TERRAPEN
CATRIN, EMILY
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
EARTHIE
SRIDEEKSHA, NASIHA
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
HIGH TEC ECO BIN
IAN
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
MK AIRPORT
LAUREN
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
RED KITE
SAMUEL
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
WATERWASTE
CATE
FOOD & RETAIL
ECO MEAL MAKER
ELIZABETH
FOOD & RETAIL
THE MEAL MAGPIE
EVA, DANIELA, EBONY
FOOD & RETAIL
THINK FOOD
MOLLY, ATHENA, KHUSHI
FOOD & RETAIL
VEGEGAS
ELIZA, ERICA
HEALTH
INFECTION DETECTION
ROSIE, LILY, HONOR
HEALTH
MEDICATION TRACKER
LIBERTY
HEALTH
SYNTHETIC LIMBS AND ORGANS
SIENNA, JOSHUA
HEALTH
TOOTH DOCTOR
ALI, GARGI, SHREEVANI
SAFETY & SECURITY
BATHSAFE
RAQUEL, JACOB, HANIFA
SAFETY & SECURITY
HANDHELD MULTIFUNCTIONAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER
HANNAH
SAFETY & SECURITY
ILLUMINATE
KATIE, EMILY, SILVIA
SAFETY & SECURITY
LIFLO
AIMEE, SCARLETT, ELLA
SAFETY & SECURITY
THE CALM COLLAR
GRACE
TRANSPORT
AQUACRAFT
JOE
TRANSPORT
CHARGE AS YOU TRAVEL
DOUGLAS
TRANSPORT
MARS MONORAIL
CHARLIE, NIYAM
TRANSPORT
MULTIFUNCTIONAL TYRE
TOBY
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
CRICKET SAFETY
FREDDY
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
FLEXCHARGE
ANTIMA, ANUBHAV, ABDUR-RAHEEM
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
LANGUAGE LENS
OWAIN, GULLIVER, ANDREW
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
SLIDE YA SHOES
ELLIE-MAI, ISOBEL, MILLIE
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
SMART TENDON BOOTS
EVIE, LILY, IZZI
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
TACET PERSONA
PHOEBE