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📢 Updates to your profile

We’ve added a new section to your profile, across the l’m a…projects: “How I use…”

This short section is your chance to show students how your work connects to the project, and how different areas of STEM overlap in real jobs.

Please take a moment to complete this new section. You can do so by going to your Dashboard and clicking ‘Edit your profile’. Continue reading →

Posted on October 10, 2025 by modjamie in Candidates | Tagged , , | Comments Off on 📢 Updates to your profile

Students gain real insights into studying STEM at university

Across the summer term, sixth formers participated in the I’m a Scientist Sixth Form STEM Chats Programme. They connected with people who’ve studied, or teach, STEM subjects to explore what it’s really like to study science at university.

Weekly, 3-hour drop-in Chats each focused on a popular university subject. Students explored courses and career paths that interest them, and got personalised responses from people with first-hand experience. Here’s the run-down on how the Sixth Form STEM Chats went!

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Posted on July 18, 2025 by modjamie in Candidates, News, Teacher | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Students gain real insights into studying STEM at university

🚀 New Physics themes just launched

Thanks to new funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), there’s now even more on offer from I’m a Scientist. Increased capacity makes a big difference, so we’re ‘physched’ to have STFC onboard.

…and you should be too! Find out below what we’re up to, what it means for you, and how you can get involved.

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Posted on March 21, 2025 by modjamie in Candidates, News, Scientist, Teacher | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on 🚀 New Physics themes just launched

💡Kip’s top scientist tips for British Science Week

Our busiest time of the year, British Science Week (7 to 14 March), is just around the corner. There’ll be a lot happening during the week, so we wanted to share some insider info to help you get the most out of your participation.

With over 100 Chats under her belt, several of them during last year’s British Science Week, scientist Kip knows her stuff!
Here are her top tips: Continue reading →

Posted on March 4, 2025 by modjamie in Candidates, Scientist | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on 💡Kip’s top scientist tips for British Science Week

📢 New privacy features for Scientists

Based on your feedback, we’ve introduced 2 new privacy features that allow you to:

  1. Hide your profile from search engines by limiting indexing
  2. Limit who can view your profile

You can now find these options via your dashboard, but please note that increasing the privacy of your profile does limit its impact.

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Posted on January 31, 2025 by modjamie in Candidates, Scientist | Tagged , , | Comments Off on 📢 New privacy features for Scientists

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