During every event we ask 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 could only be one winner 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 →

Our latest science Debate Kit, funded by the Royal Institution and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, asks the question: Should schools make all their toilets unisex? 

Covering relevant topics such as biological sex, gender and societal expectations, this Debate Kit helps students explore what gender means to them and others. The Kit includes eight characters with different viewpoints to encourage a balanced discussion around the question, which many schools already find themselves asking.

The kit provides all you need to run a debate around unisex toilets and to help them understand the differences between one’s biological sex and gender identity. The structure shows students how to build a discussion and back up their opinions with facts. Continue reading →

I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here will run for two weeks from Monday 4th – Friday 15th March 2019.

This March we’re running eight themed zones, with two especially for psychologists. We also have two general science zones, and one general physics zone for primary school students. Read about them all below, or jump straight to the application form:

• Teachers apply by 21st January: imascientist.org.uk/teachers
• Scientists apply by 28th January: 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 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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