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Open to all health and social care pre-qualifying students
Any team of up to four pre-qualifying students can enter.
An International competition · 2026
The International student simulation design competition. Design, build and showcase your scenario on the ASPiH stage in Harrogate.
2025 winners, Swansea University, delivering their scenario at ASPiH Bournemouth. Four shortlisted teams will have the same chance to shine in Harrogate this November.
Student-Sim Stars is a collaboration between iRIS and ASPiH that gives pre-qualifying students the chance to design, build and deliver their own simulation scenario — and have it recognised by the UK's leading simulation community. Teams get free access to the iRIS Student-Sim platform, expert support, and the chance to present at the ASPiH 2026 conference in Harrogate.
Any team of up to four pre-qualifying students can enter.
Scenarios should be built around the next era of simulation.
Four shortlisted teams will be supported to attend and deliver their scenario at the ASPiH 2026 conference in Harrogate.
Up to four (4) pre-qualifying students and a designated facilitator.
No longer than ten (10) minutes, focused on enhancing the capabilities of the future workforce in health and social care which incorporates one element of ASPiH's professional development framework.
We'll send your team logins and your scenario link.
Thinking about entering? Join one of our live briefings — we'll walk through the platform, the brief and last year's winning scenario, and answer any questions.
iRIS & ASPiH Student-Sim Stars Competition 2026
Hear from the ASPiH organising committee and the iRIS team on how to enter, how the platform works, and what made last year's winning scenarios stand out.
Lead representatives can register their team in under five minutes.
Register for Student-Sim Stars 2026 →