Samsung UK Tech for Good at Big Bang Fair 2025
Insights | 23-06-2025 | By Matthew Walker
Key Takeaways:
- Over 1,500 students participated in Samsung’s tech-for-good design sprint at the Big Bang Fair 2025.
- 442 innovative ideas were submitted, including emotion-sensing wearables and health-tracking smart devices.
- The Solve for Tomorrow Next Gen programme reaches over one-third of secondary schools across the UK and Ireland.
- Schools can still enter the challenge until 25th July 2025 for a chance to win Samsung tech prizes.
At this year’s Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair, Samsung UK showcased a compelling vision of how technology can contribute to a healthier, happier world. Their presence at the Birmingham NEC centred around the theme “Living Well: Tech for a Happier, Healthier World”, inviting students to explore how digital innovation can drive real-world wellbeing outcomes.
This initiative is part of the Solve for Tomorrow Next Gen programme—Samsung’s nationwide education campaign designed to inspire students aged 11–15 to become changemakers through tech. By combining creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving, the programme equips young people to address some of society’s most pressing challenges.
With wellbeing, mental health, and responsible technology at its core, Solve for Tomorrow Next Gen encourages youth to design for impact. These young innovators aren’t just learning about the future—they’re building it, one idea at a time.
Inside the Fair: Creative Problem Solving in Action
At the heart of Samsung UK’s presence at the Big Bang Fair 2025 was an immersive, hands-on experience that brought the theme of wellbeing to life. Held at the Birmingham NEC, the stand invited students to engage in a fast-paced design sprint—a challenge that called on them to create original “tech for good” solutions to real-life wellbeing issues.
Students explored the potential of technology through guided activities that emphasised creative problem-solving, empathy, and innovation. They were encouraged to think critically about the challenges people face in everyday life and design technology that could make a meaningful difference.
Across the three-day event, over 1,500 students took part, submitting an impressive 442 unique ideas. Some of the most standout concepts included:
- Smart trainers capable of tracking steps, movement, and providing real-time health insights.
- A responsive first-aid kit equipped with sensors to detect injuries and provide immediate guidance.
- A gender-neutral emotion-sensing bracelet designed to help users monitor and regulate their mood and mental wellbeing.
To celebrate their creativity, Samsung awarded daily prizes—Galaxy Buds—to the best ideas submitted by individuals or small teams of up to three. Winners are set to be announced the following week.
The Solve for Tomorrow Impact: STEM Access at Scale
More than just a one-off event, the Solve for Tomorrow Next Gen programme is making a nationwide impact across the UK and Ireland. Now reaching over one-third of secondary schools, the initiative is helping embed meaningful STEM learning experiences into classrooms at scale.
Teachers are supported with a suite of curriculum-aligned resources, covering essential topics such as online safety, AI literacy, design thinking, and career pathways in technology. These ready-to-use lessons are designed to engage students with real-world relevance, while being easy to implement in a variety of educational settings.
Speaking about the programme’s success, Jessie Soohyun Park, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Samsung UK, said: “It was great to welcome so many passionate young people to our stand at Big Bang Fair. We were blown away by their innovative tech for good ideas that really could make a meaningful difference to people’s lives. Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Next Gen is all about inspiring the next generation of innovators.”
By removing barriers to participation and offering resources for free, Samsung is making it easier for educators to bring future-focused learning into their classrooms, regardless of background or school setting. This commitment to accessibility is helping to create a more inclusive and inspiring STEM education landscape for all.
Beyond the Fair: A Call to Create
While the Big Bang Fair may be over, the opportunity for schools to get involved in the Solve for Tomorrow Next Gen challenge is still open. Secondary schools across the UK and Ireland can register for free and submit their students’ tech-for-good ideas by the 25th of July 2025.
The programme continues to serve as a powerful platform for encouraging purpose-driven technology development, fostering early design thinking skills, and building awareness around digital responsibility. It empowers young people to become not only consumers of technology, but creators of solutions that address real societal challenges.
What begins as a classroom activity has the potential to grow far beyond the school walls. With the right encouragement and tools, today’s students could be designing the technologies that improve our health, wellbeing, and lives tomorrow.
