Here are some resources to help journalists, bloggers and other people in covering the activity. Feel free to use all the resources below. Please contact admin@imascientist.org.uk if you’d like further information.
We use Twitter as a way to interact with sponsors, scientists and teachers, and to communicate how the activity is going. Get on board and follow us at @imascientist and keep an eye on tweets marked #IASUK. You can also visit this page to see what has been written about I’m a Scientist in the press.
Interview opportunities
Participating teachers and scientists from previous activities are available for interview on request — contact admin@imascientist.org.uk
About I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! is an online STEM engagement activity where school students get to connect and interact with real scientists. It’s a competition between the scientists, where the students are the judges.
Students submit questions to the scientists and have online, live Facebook Messenger-style chats with the scientists where they discuss science in real time, learn more about the scientists, and let scientists know their opinions.
The activity runs three times a year, in two week periods, allowing the students time to gather enough information about which scientist they want to vote for, and subsequently to win a prize of £500. Throughout the final week of the activity, the scientists with the fewest votes are evicted until only one is left to be crowned winner.
The activity is supported by carefully developed and tested teaching resources that develop students’ skills and deepen their understanding, which are available here for teachers and here for scientists.
Artwork and photos
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More resources
Find more artwork, photos, logos, videos etc to promote the project on the Artwork and Images page.
Funders and friends
The project is part-funded by a Sustaining Excellence Award from the Wellcome Trust.
Zones have been funded by IOP, STFC, PhySoc and RSC among many others. We also work with a number of NCOP partnerships to deliver the I’m a Scientist and I’m an Engineer activities to their target schools.
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