15th SEPT 2011

New developments for The British Physics Olympiad 2011/2012

o   Name changes to the papers – please see below
o   New email address for enquiries - BPhO@physics.ox.ac.uk
o   Online ‘Question of the Month’ with book prizes - to be launched in October 2011
o   Deadline for BPhO Round 1 entry brought forward (Mon 31 October 2011)
o   Quicker turnaround times for BPhO Round 1 marks and certificates– marks will be
     available  before Christmas and all certificates will be sent out by 20 January 2011
o   Free electronic copies of AS Challenge and GCSE Challenge
o   New developments to the websites including a FAQ section
o   Online sign-up for mailing list.

Names changes for the competitions:

o   The British Physics Olympiad - BPhO Round 1 (previously Paper 2)
o   A2 Challenge (previously Paper 1)
o   AS Challenge (previously AS Competition)
o   Physics Challenge
o   Experimental Project