2024 IBB World Championship Winner Announcement

On Saturday 5 October, the Australian Brain Bee champion, 16 year old Sam Richards from WA (pictured above) was announced the winner of the 2024 International Brain Bee!

Sam won the WA regional finals and the National Finals at ANS2023 in Brisbane and many of you will remember his incredibly detailed answers in the final round that wowed the judges and most of the audience.
 
Sam also won the 2024 IBB Neuroanatomy/Histology Award sponsored by Professor Linda Richards (no relation). Rewarding the competitor with top scores in the neuroanatomy and neurohistology components of the competition.

Sam acknowledged the incredible support he received from Charles Watson and Matt Kirkcaldie when studying for the competitions, in particular neuroanatomy. Also thanks to ANS and the National Brain Bee coordinators (Matt Kirkcaldie, Jenny Rodger, Bruno van Swinderen) for supporting his discovery of the fascinating world of the brain.

You can read the full 2024 International Brain Bee post-event announcement here.