In 2022, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC, rsc.org) directly part-funded 3 I’m a Scientist (IAS) Zones to engage students with chemistry. Members of the RSC participated in a further 4 Zones.
This report is a summary of the activity in, and an evaluation of, the impact of those Zones.
The Psychology Zone ran from 7 November to 2 December 2022 and was funded by the British Psychological Society.
The activity featured 17 psychologists working across a variety of fields.
Scientists
17 psychologists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯
The winner of the Zone, who was Liz Halstead, won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Genetics Zone ran from 7 November to 2 December 2022 and was funded by the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, Wellcome Connecting Science and Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics.
The activity featured 30 scientists working across a variety of fields.
Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯
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The winner of the Zone, who was Charli Corcoran, won £500 to deliver further STEM engagement activities.
The Plastic Zone ran from 26 September to 21 October 2022 and was funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry and UKRI.
The activity featured 25 scientists working on plastic and polymer creation, re-use, and management.
Scientists
25 scientists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯
The winner of the Zone was Dan Day, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The 101 Jobs That Change The World Zone ran from 7 June 2021 to 15 July 2022 and was funded by UKRI and complemented their campaign highlighting the many roles contributing to research and innovation
The activity featured 16 participants working within a wide range of careers in research and innovation.
16 participants created profiles in the Zone.
938 students from 30 schools connected with participants in live Chats or through follow-up questions. Continue reading
The Psychology Zone ran from 6 June to 1 July 2022 and was funded by the British Psychological Society.
The activity featured 16 psychologists working across a broad range of fields. 16 psychologists created profiles in the Zone. The winner of the Zone was Jake Sallaway-Costello, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Cancer Zone ran from 6 June to 1 July 2022 and was funded by the MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford Department for Oncology, MRC Human Genetics Unit within the Institute of Genetics and Cancer at the University of Edinburgh, Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre and UKCR Beatson Institute.
The activity featured 34 scientists working across a broad range of fields. 34 scientists created profiles in the Zone. The winner of the Zone was Ben Futcher, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Great Science Share Zone ran from9 May to 17 June 2022 and ran in partnership with the Great Science Share for Schools was funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
The activity featured 18 scientists working across a broad range of fields. 18 scientists created profiles in the Zone.
The Healthy World Zone ran from 7 March to 1 April 2022 and was funded by Johnson Matthey’s Science and Me programme.
The activity featured 43 scientists working across a broad range of fields. 43 scientists created profiles in the Zone. The winner of the Zone was Gareth Nye, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Molecule Zone ran from 7 March to 1 April 2022 and was funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry and ScotCHEM.
The activity featured 36 scientists working across a broad range of fields. 36 scientists created profiles in the Zone. The winner of the Zone was Mark Ridgill, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Psychology Zone ran from 7 March to 1 April and was funded by the British Psychological Society.
The activity featured 15 psychologists working across a broad range of fields. 14 psychologists created profiles in the zone. The winner of the Zone was Reece Bush-Evans, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Helium Zone ran from 7 March to 1 April and was funded by STFC.
The activity featured 36 scientists working across a broad range of fields. 35 scientists created profiles in the zone. The winner of the Zone was Victoria Fawcett, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Pandemic Prevention Zone ran from 5 January to 11 February 2022 and was funded by UKRI and the Reckitt Global Health Institute.
The activity featured 53 experts working across a broad range of fields. 50 experts created profiles in the Zone. 1,112 students from 40 schools logged into the Zone.
The Nuclear Zone ran in December 2021 and was funded by the South West Nuclear Hub and STFC.
The activity featured 41 scientists working across a broad range of fields. 41 scientists created profiles in the Zone. The winner of the Zone was Luke Townsend, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Genetics Zone ran from 1 to 26 November 2021 and was funded by the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics.
The activity featured 40 scientists working across a broad range of fields.
40 scientists created profiles in the Zone. The winner of the Zone was Rafael Galupa, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Clean World Zone ran from 1 to 26 November 2021 and was funded by the Johnson Matthey Science and Me Programme.
The activity featured 28 scientists working across a broad range of fields.
28 scientists created profiles in the Zone. The winner of the Zone was Karen Fung, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The Psychology Zone ran from 1 to 26 November 2021 and was funded by the British Psychological Society.
The activity featured 26 psychologists working across a broad range of fields.
26 psychologists created profiles in the Zone. The winner of the Zone was Alex Baxendale, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
The FUTURES Zone ran from 24 September to 8 October and was funded by the FUTURES2021.
The activity featured 15 researchers working across a broad range of fields.
Researchers
15 researchers created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯
The Battery Zone ran in October 2021 and was funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry and The Faraday Institution.
The activity featured 17 scientists working across a broad range of fields.
17 scientists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯
The Hydrogen Zone ran from 30 August to 24 September and was a general science themed zone. The activity featured 20 scientists working across a broad range of fields.
The winner of the Zone was Yueng Lenn, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities. 20 scientists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here is an online activity where school students get to meet and interact with scientists.
It’s a competition between scientists, where the students are the judges.
Students challenge the scientists over intense, fast-paced, online live Chats. Then they Ask the scientists all the questions they want to, and Vote for their favourite scientist to win a prize of £500 to communicate their work with the public.