By tomorrow afternoon, scientists and students will have taken part in more than 200 live chats across the event; live chats are the bread and butter of the I’m a Scientist competition, so what better way to end the two weeks than with an afternoon-long open-chat?

On Friday afternoon we’ll be opening up the live chats in all the zones to any students who want to chat with the scientists.

The live chats will be open from 12 pm to 3 pm, when scientists and registered students are invited to drop in and out for one final live chat!

Keen students will be able to log in in their own time to chat with the scientists, get in some last minute questions, and give the finalists a chance to pick up those all-important eleventh-hour votes, before the winners are announced at 3 pm.

We’re always really impressed to see how many evicted scientists still take part in live chats; and of course, all scientists — evicted or not — are welcome to join in this open live chat.

To access the open live chat session, just go to the CHAT page on your zone between 12 pm and 3 pm on Friday 27th June.