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 humans could hibernate, to getting real about biggest school regrets, to how well plants treat their relatives. Continue reading →

I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! returns this November for two weeks from the 5th to the 16th. Scientists and school students across the country will be taking part in ten different zones, from Memory and Sleep, to Fast Computing and Sustainability!

For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter @imascientist, and follow the hashtag, #IASUK. Want to take part in our next online event? Sign up here for 2019.

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

This November we’re running seven themed zones, including two especially for psychologists, and one general physics zone, as well as two more general zones suitable for anyone working in science. Read about them all below, or jump straight to the application form:

• Teachers apply by 24th September: 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 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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