What Ian Van Der Linde did with his prize moneyโ€ฆ

ianvanderlindeIan Van Der Linde won the Nickel Zone in June 2011, and won ยฃ500 to spend on a science communication project. Letโ€™s take a look at where the prize money has gone.

Ian decided to split his ยฃ500 across a number of different projects:

  1. Travel expenses to attend STEM outreach event as judge  โ€“ the Big Bang fair, Imperial War Museum & Duxford.
  2. Funding towards a Nuffield Research Placement for a school-aged student to work with us in our research labs over the summer.
  3. Buying equipment for school โ€œtaster dayโ€ activities hosted at the University.
Posted on August 18, 2013 by in Winner Reports. Comments Off on What Ian Van Der Linde did with his prize moneyโ€ฆ

Keep me updated: Newsletter signup

What can you do?

I want to take part with my class โฏ

I want to take part as a scientist โฏ

I want to find out about funding Iโ€™m a Scientist โฏ

What is Iโ€™m a Scientist?

Iโ€™m a Scientist, Get me out of here is an online activity where school students get to meet and interact with scientists.

Itโ€™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 ยฃ500 to communicate their work with the public.