Hannah Brotherton won the Tin Zone in June last year. Let’s take a look at how she spent her £500 prize money…

It was a fantastic and amazing opportunity to not only be a part of I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here but also lucky enough to have won it. The competition taught me how to not only engage with students about my research but how to maintain that excitement and enthusiasm along the way. This event gave me the opportunity to see how excited students are about science, which keeps my own passion and excitement for my research alive.

As part of being crowned zone winner, I promised Gresham’s School that I would visit them as a small thank you for their amazing support. With my winnings I created a series of different activities regarding hearing/communication that was delivered not only at Gresham’s School but also at other schools in the local Manchester area. The money has helped to create new activities that are delivered to this very day at events such as National Science and Engineering Week.

Part of my winnings also went on a camera to help document events. The money also allowed me to deliver hearing/communication workshops at more remote events such as the Science Arena at the Jodrell Bank Observatory.

All the resources and equipment bought with the winnings has set up a “pool” of resources for the students at the University of Manchester to use for public engagement events. Without I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here, being able to engage the public with my research would not have been possible.

Thank you for an amazing experience!