This has been a great opportunity for me to take a step back and approach my work with a new perspective and I’m heading back to the lab with a renewed enthusiasm. Craig O’Hare, Scientist, March 2017
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The students were thrilled they were talking to real life engineers and they were responding to them individually. The excitement when their question was answered was fantastic! This sort of opportunity doesn’t arrive easily. Teacher, March 2017
This event has been a real opportunity for me, and I have learnt so much about communicating science to students embarking on their journey of scientific learning. Lauren Burt, Scientist, November 2016
The children here refused to leave until the result was announced!! And what a commotion when the winner’s name came up – worse than X Factor….Great to see children so excited about Science. Teacher, November 2016
My school is absolutely buzzing about ‘I’m a scientist’. Children are spending hours at home looking at questions. They don’t want to go out for lunch, so they can spend time on it! Teacher, I’m a Scientist, March 2016
I have learnt that scientists aren’t all that different to everyone else and anyone can really become a scientist if they really wanted to. Student, I’m a Scientist, March 2016
It’s a really fun way to learn about science. You get to chat and learn from real scientists by typing. AMAZING! Student, I’m a Scientist, March 2016
(I’ve learnt that…) not all science is bad. If I don’t like one part of science, it doesn’t mean that I don’t like all parts of science. And amazing things have come out of it, so you never know what will happen in the future! Student, I’m a Scientist, March 2016
what havent i learnt? i found out loads of my questions i had wanted to know and it is fun to look at the lives of 5 different scientists. this website has INSPIRED me!!! Student, I’m a Scientist, March 2016
I have learnt that any dream could be possible, like i wanted to meet a scientist and my dream came true. Eventhough hayley used to sleep in her class she still became a scientist.Only I have one dream and that is to be a doctor. Student, I’m a Scientist, March 2016
I cannot express in words how much I’d recommend this to any PhD student, science technician or any academic with time on their hands. It is certainly the most rewarding experience I’ve been part of. Jess Wade, I’m a Scientist, June 2015
Both my classes did their chat sessions this morning, while they are usually fairly apathetic about anything they don’t have to do, they surprised themselves by getting interested. That alone is impressive. The best thing is that they have seen (and were talking afterwards) about how so-and-so likes cats, and that guy is a musicians as well, and so on. Scientists are normal people who like pizza, but are also really into finding things out. Actually quite like the students, really. I guess that’s the point of the exercise, but it’s good to see. Teacher, I’m a Scientist June 2015
The pupils loved the live chats, they still can’t believe they were ‘allowed’ to talk to real scientists!! Teacher, I’m a Scientist, March 2015
What can you do?
I want to take part with my class ❯
I want to take part as a scientist ❯
I want to find out about funding I’m a Scientist ❯
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.