What Dave Briggs did with his prize money…

Dave Briggs was voted the winner of the STFC Crystallography Zone in 2013.

He used his prize money to purchase presentation equipment, including a tablet and wireless presentation tool. These allowed Dave to deliver public engagement talks and participate in outreach events at the University of Manchester.

Since winning I’m a Scientist, Dave has continued with outreach work by guesting on science communication podcasts. He now works at Imperial College.

If you’d like the chance to win funding for your own public engagement work, apply for the next I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here: imascientist.org.uk/scientist-apply

Posted on April 22, 2025 by in STFCWinner, Winner Reports. Tagged 2013, Crystallography Zone, Dave Briggs, prize money, prize winner, STFC, winner report. Comments Off

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What is I’m a Scientist?

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.