In June we will be running an I’m a Scientist: Live event on the theme of food and science. I’m a Scientist: Live is an event targeted at sixth-form and GCSE students which puts five scientists on stage to compete for audience votes, answering questions on — in this case — food and science.

GCSE and Sixth Form students will get the opportunity to delve deeper into Nutrition, Geography, Psychology, Biology, and Social Science. They will be able to see how what is taught in the classroom applies to modern research, and engage with researchers to discuss, and debate their work.

Helen Arney

The afternoon starts at 2 pm when Pete Etchells (past I’m a Scientist winner) will show the students how to spot sensationalism at a hundred paces, with a talk on Bad Science Spotting. Iain Haysom will then look at control of pathogens in food and on the skin using data from undergraduates’ projects; showing students that they don’t need a PhD to make a contribution to scientific research.

The main I’m a Scientist event will follow; our panel of five knowledgeable yet friendly experts will engage and inspire the students with their appetite for their subject. After a round of Science Fact or Fiction, students will be able to ask their questions to the scientists as they compete for audience votes in a similar setup to our online event.

The event will be hosted by geek comedian, Helen Arney, and will take place in the new Commons Building at Bath Spa University at 2pm Monday, 9th June.

If you’d like more information about the I’m a Scientist: Live event, take a look at how our event for European Antibiotics Awareness Day with the Royal Society of Chemistry went back in November.