Evaluation

We’re constantly trying out new things in I’m a Scientist. When Radio Cardiff asked if they could get involved by producing a radio programme during the event featuring one of the zones in March 2012 we thought it would be a great idea and good experience for the scientists. So we said ‘why not‘? Naturally it wasn’t quite as simple as that. There were other questions to consider too. Which scientists would take part? 5 scientists from the Selenium Zone – Vicky, Ken, John, Jarvist & Indi. Would it be live or pre-recorded? Both! Pre-recorded profiles of each scientist and a live broadcast for scientists to answer questions on the spot, in a Science Question Time style session. When would it be broadcast? On Rhys’s (former IAS contestant and Radio Cardiff presenter) weekly science and technology Pythagoras’ Trousers during the 2 weeks of I’m a Scientist. Would there be voting … Continue reading →

We like to experiment with the I’m a Scientist brand. In the last 12 months we have adapted the site to accommodate unlimited number of scientists in a zone, we’ve run In the Zone across a 12 week period and opened it up to the general public with the GM Food zone. Yesterday show another variation when we took the show live in front of an audience. Thanks to the boundless energy and eternal optimism of Rhys Phillips a former IAS participant we agreed to let him use the format for the Cardiff Science Festival. Sunday 15th July 2012 at 5pm on the Glanfa stage in the foyer of the Wales Millenium Centre was scheduled. A quick email out to scientists who had applied to take part in IAS resulted in 6 scientists volunteering to take part. Dr Mark Lewney was roped into MC’ing the session. We were given a … Continue reading →

Evaluation in 2011 In June 2011 we came to the end of a grant from the Wellcome Trust to run I’m a Scientist in 2010 and 2011. We’ve evaluated throughout the project and the final evaluation report is available to download below, as well as a shorter executive summary and summary sheet. 2010-2011 Evaluation Report– at 75 pages long it contains a lot information including the methodology, aims, key figures and data, findings and recommendations. Executive Summary – this outlines the main findings from the 2010-2011 Evaluation Report and looks at whether the objectives set at the start of the project have been met. Summary sheet of the event in 2010-2011 – this highlights some of the key numbers and quotes from evaluations, and reasons why the event works so well. We also produce summary reports of each zone and send them to the scientists and teachers in the zone. These … Continue reading →