Over the last week, students and scientists have been engaging online in I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here. Together they’ve talked about everything from eating worms in lessons, whether psychologists use research to bring up their children, how being an scientist contributes to being an artist, to perceptions of prisons, to finding out how chilis could make you a faster runner.

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I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here is back! Between the 11th and 22nd June, students at over 60 schools will be putting their questions to 42 scientists across 7 different zones; from Food and Society, to Healthy Cities and Wellbeing.

For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter, @imascientist, and follow the hashtag, #IASUK.

Let’s meet the scientists and schools taking part…

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I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here will run for two weeks from Monday 11th to Friday 22nd June 2018.

This June we’re running five themed zones, including two especially for psychologists, and two general zones suitable for anyone working in science. Read about them all below, or jump straight to the application form:

• Teachers apply by 30th April: imascientist.org.uk/teachers
• Scientists apply: imascientist.org.uk/scientist-apply

Plus: Don’t miss the MRC Festival Zone, 4th–22nd June, featuring 25 medical researchers for your students to meet!

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Over the last week, students and scientists have been engaging online in I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here. Together they’ve talked about everything from whether your feelings affect your breath, the end of space, trusting Wikipedia,  measuring air quality, losing your experimental data, apprenticeships in science and everyone’s least favourite elements.

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Our latest science Debate Kit, funded by the Royal Institution and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, asks the question: Should mobile phones be always listening? Students explore the privacy implications and benefits of our phone microphones “listening in”. 8 characters with different viewpoints encourage a balanced discussion about this technology.

The kit provides all you need to get your students discussing the associated personal, social and economic issues and to help them appreciate the power and limitations of science. The structure shows students how to build a discussion and back up their opinions with facts.

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I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here is back! Between the 5th and 16th March, students from nearly 100 schools will be putting their questions to scientists across 8 different zones; from Climate and Space Data, to Genes and Immune System.

For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter, @imascientist, and follow the hashtag, #IASUK.

Let’s meet the scientists and schools taking part…

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I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here will run for two weeks from Monday 5th to Friday 16th March 2018.

This March we’re running 5 themed zones, and general zones suitable for anyone working in science. Read about them all below, or jump straight to the application form:

• Teachers apply: imascientist.org.uk/teachers
• Scientists apply: imascientist.org.uk/scientist-apply

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Over the last week, students and scientists have been engaging online in I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here. Together they’ve talked about everything from the potential of CRISPR to treat cancer,  the variety of possible careers leading from science, whether pollution affects gravity, how to improve the process of science, and the coolest plants to spot in the UK. There are 4 themed zones in the event this November: Gravity Zone, funded by the Institute of Physics, Stress Zone funded by the Physiological Society, Microbiology Zone, funded by the Society for Applied Microbiology and Wellcome, and Cells Zone, supported by Wellcome.  There are also three General Science Zones, Uranium, Neptunium, Plutonium, featuring a wide range of scientists. See all the scientists and schools taking part in the event here. In total, after the first seven days, there’s been: 2,492 school students logging in to the seven zones 1,357 questions asked by students sent to the … Continue reading →