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In February 2021, the Purple Zone ran for 4 weeks. The activity was all about science, featuring 24 scientists from a broad range of fields. 867 students logged in, taking part in over 65 live chats and sending 150 questions to the scientists. During the activity, students voted for their favourite scientist. 100 votes were cast, and the winner was Amelia Gilio. Here’s what she had to say about being crowned the Purple Zone winner… I am delighted that you voted me your Purple Zone winner! I would like to say a big thank you to all of the students who participated and asked such smart and curious questions. I hope you all stay this inquisitive as it is the best way to keep learning, wherever your interests lie! Engaging with you all over the past month has been an enlightening experience; I have learnt a lot about myself and … Continue reading →

I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here is connecting school students with real scientists throughout Autumn 2020.

Between the 2nd – 27th November we’ll be running the Health Zone, Physics Zone, Medical Research Zone, and Psychology Zone.

Elsewhere, there is a Space Zone for I’m an Engineer, and a General Science Zone in I’m a Scientist Ireland!

Scientists! Apply to take part or read on to find out more about who we’re looking for in each zone.

Teachers! Want to connect your classes with these scientists? Register for online activities this autumn.
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From the 1st September, I’m a Scientist is On Demand!

Teachers and students can connect with scientists all term. Every month a new zone with new scientists opens, keeping it fresh and exciting for everyone. Continue reading →

Chat bookings are LIVE for I’m a Scientist, Stay at home for the coming weeks!

I’m a Scientist. Stay at home is designed to give you and your students a chance to reconnect safely with each other and science as a whole. You can watch an example live chat here to see what it’s like. Through a series of live chats and submitting questions to ‘ASK’. Students can decide which scientist gets their vote to be crowned ‘Scientist of the Week’.  Continue reading →

After every event we ask the winning scientists to write a short post to be sent to all the students who took part in the zone. It’s the perfect way for the scientists to reflect on all the engagement of the previous weeks, thank all the students for voting for them, and talk about how they plan to use their £500 prize money.

If you’re a scientist, whether in the public, private or academic sector, and you’re keen to experience the ‘best crash course in scicomm’, apply now for events happening this year: imascientist.org.uk/scientists Continue reading →

I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! is back this March. Between Monday 9th and Friday 20th, students at over 130 schools will be putting their questions to 80+ scientists across 14 different zones.

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

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During the activity in November we asked the scientists and moderators to select the students who stood out for them: the students they thought asked the best questions, or engaged most in the live chats.

Well done to all of the student winners, and everyone who took part. There were so many interesting questions, and comments, but there is only one voucher to be won in each zone. So, for fantastic engagement during the event, for posting brilliant questions and comments, the student winners below will each receive a certificate and a gift voucher. Continue reading →

I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! is back this November. Between Monday 11th and Friday 22nd, students at over 120 schools will be putting their questions to 70+ scientists across 12 different zones. 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… Big Data Zone The Big Data Zone is a themed zone supported by Institute Of Physics. Valerio Giuffrida | Lecturer, Edinburgh Napier University I use computer algorithms to study the growth of plants in their environment. Sreejita Ghosh | PhD student, University of Groningen I look for patterns in data in order to find what is going on in the body of patients Sam Lawrence | Researcher, University of Portsmouth I’m a space scientist, looking at patterns of galaxies in the sky to try and understand the Universe … Continue reading →

We are always looking for ways to make our activities easier for you to take part in with your classes. As students and teachers recharged their batteries over summer, we’ve been busy making a few changes in time for our November events.  Continue reading →

The Enquiry Zone is a chance for primary school students to help design and carry out their own research project. It gives students ownership over research and an input into all stages of the project, helping them gain a real insight into how science works. Citizen Science is research that members of the public who are not professional scientists help to conduct, often by collecting or analysing data. This means that, in many cases, much more can be achieved than would be possible in a lab without the input of citizen scientists First, in the online ‘Design stage’, six psychologists will propose an idea for a ‘Citizen Science’ research project they can carry out with the help of your students. Over two weeks you and your class will help the psychologists make their ideas better. Students will: Your class gets two Live CHATS, one in each week, to allow students to get … Continue reading →