Well the event has got off to a flying start!
The site had almost 5,500 visits in the first day, with visitors viewing almost 47,000 pages altogether (average 8.5 pages per visit). Previously our busiest day ever on the site was about 2,000 visits – and at the time we were impressed with that.
Students have asked, so far, over 3,500 questions. That is really a lot of questions! Pity the poor scientists in Cancer zone who’ve had 546 questions already… Those questions have been amazing, with everything from ‘Do you have any superpowers?‘ to ‘What do you think the most important qualities in a Scientist are, morally as well as academically?‘
We’ve also had 34 live chats already, with hundreds more booked over the next two weeks.
As far as we know, there has never been an event bringing scientists and young people together, so closely, on this kind of scale, ever before. You’re all a part of making history.
Thanks! We hope you enjoy the rest of the event.
