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Fungi Connect -
Information for organisers
Purpose of Fungi Connect:
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To help young people up to age 18 find out about the role of fungi in science, the environment, and biodiversity.
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To encourage cross-curricular links between Arts, Science, English, Music, History (or any other!) departments.
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To encourage young people to become inspired by the fungi around them so they submit creative or scientific pieces of work.
Who can take part:
Any group consisting of young people up to the age of 18 years, for example: schools; Scouts and Girl Guide groups; science or STEM clubs; family and friends; home-schooled children; outdoor education groups.
The group is the participating ‘Team’ and contributions are made by individual young people within that Team.
Individuals can also sign up to take part as a 'Team' of one, or they can get together with other young people to form their own Team.
How to enter and getting started:
The group's Team leader signs up via our form, giving the following information:
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The group name and address. (If it's an individual participant or an informal group, enter an individual or group name and address of the main contact.)
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Contact person.
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Email address.
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Team name (if different to the group’s name).
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Social media details (for tagging in posts about their contributions)
Once the form is received, the Team leader will be sent an email confirmation, and asked that all entrants use the Team name when uploading their contributions.
The Team leader will also sent a flyer by email to print and display, or to circulate as needed.
What can Team members submit:
Individual members of the Team can submit pieces of work from any discipline. The 5 most productive Teams, sending us more than 10 items, will receive a reward.
How to submit:
Via this website, here. Each person submitting a piece of work will need to give permission for us to share it online and on social media.
Key dates and deadlines:
This activity forms part of UK Fungus Day, an annual celebration of our fungal world, which is taking place on 10 October 2026. Fungi Connect contributions can be sent at any time in the autumn up until 18th December 2026.
Note for school-based Teams:
Schools should enter as one Team, rather than individual classes, because this is an interdisciplinary activity so work can come from various departments within the school. The school as a whole should be the Team.
Recognition for those submitting work:
We will aim to display all entries on this website and highlight the contributions via our social media channels.
Rewards for Teams taking part:
The 5 most productive Teams sending us 10 or more pieces of work will receive a reward for the Team as a whole, as well as a listing on the website, and work from their team highlighted on social media. We aim to highlight all work submitted, and all Teams taking part, regardless of the number of pieces of work received. IMPORTANT: Each person sending a piece of work must list the Team they belong to so the pieces can be counted correctly!
Work will be celebrated and shared with a broad online audience, including here on this website, as part of UK Fungus Day, and the top 5 Teams who send at least 10 pieces of fungus-inspired work will be rewarded for taking part!