48th Physics Olympics

Event Date:
2026-02-28T08:00:00
2026-02-28T18:00:00
Event Location:
UBC-V campus
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This event is for registered participants. We wish all teams the greatest of luck and happy preparing!

Event Information:

UBC Department of Physics & Astronomy is proud to present the 48th UBC Physics Olympics on Saturday, February 28th, 2026 on UBC-V campus.

This multi-event competition will host 84 teams of students from high schools around the province in an energetic, intellectual and hands-on building and testing challenge, showcasing creative physics and engineering talents!

Competition Highlights

Competition participants will engage in teams across six events:

  • Two pre-build events
  • Two mystery labs 
  • One Fermi questions event (order-of-magnitude questions)
  • Quizzics!, a physics game-show-style event

The team with the highest overall score receives a trophy for their school, as well as other awards. Up to five students from a team can participate in any given event, and different students from a team can participate in different events. As such, teams may have between 1 and 30 students.

For students and their teachers & coaches, this is the greatest amount of competitive physics fun and games in one event in the country! 

We wish all participating teams the best of luck! See you all at the competition!

Add to Calendar 2026-02-28T08:00:00 2026-02-28T18:00:00 48th Physics Olympics Event Information: UBC Department of Physics & Astronomy is proud to present the 48th UBC Physics Olympics on Saturday, February 28th, 2026 on UBC-V campus. This multi-event competition will host 84 teams of students from high schools around the province in an energetic, intellectual and hands-on building and testing challenge, showcasing creative physics and engineering talents! Competition Highlights Competition participants will engage in teams across six events: Two pre-build events Two mystery labs  One Fermi questions event (order-of-magnitude questions) Quizzics!, a physics game-show-style event The team with the highest overall score receives a trophy for their school, as well as other awards. Up to five students from a team can participate in any given event, and different students from a team can participate in different events. As such, teams may have between 1 and 30 students. For students and their teachers & coaches, this is the greatest amount of competitive physics fun and games in one event in the country!  We wish all participating teams the best of luck! See you all at the competition! Event Location: UBC-V campus