Zone Reports

The Psychology Zone ran from 6 June to 1 July 2022 and was funded by the British Psychological Society. The activity featured 16 psychologists working across a broad range of fields. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ Psychologists 16 psychologists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯ The winner of the Zone was Jake Sallaway-Costello, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities. Students 279 students from 15 schools logged into the Zone. 94% of active students were from priority schools: 20% from widening participation schools and 77% from underserved schools. Live Chats 27 live Chats were requested and 23 live Chats took place. On average, 3 psychologists attended each live Chat.

The Cancer Zone ran from 6 June to 1 July 2022 and was funded by the MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford Department for Oncology, MRC Human Genetics Unit within the Institute of Genetics and Cancer at the University of Edinburgh, Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester Cancer Research Centre and UKCR Beatson Institute. The activity featured 34 scientists working across a broad range of fields. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ Scientists 34 scientists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯ The winner of the Zone was Ben Futcher, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities. Students 808 students from 26 schools logged into the Zone. 71% of active students were from priority schools: 47% from widening participation schools and 43% from underserved schools. Live Chats 66 live Chats were requested and 41 live Chats took place. 2 additional Chats … Continue reading →

The Great Science Share Zone ran from 9 May to 17 June and run in partnership with the Great Science Share for Schools was funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The activity featured 18 scientists working across a broad range of fields. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ Scientists 18 scientists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯ Students 127 students from 5 schools logged into the Zone. 91% of active students were from priority schools: 91% from widening participation schools and 67% from underserved schools. Live Chats 10 live Chats were requested. 6 live Chats took place, booked by teachers for their class. On average, 3 scientists attended each live Chat.

The Healthy World Zone ran from 7 March to 1 April and was funded by Johnson Matthey’s Science and Me programme. The activity featured 43 scientists working across a broad range of fields. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ Scientists 43 scientists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯ The winner of the Zone was Gareth Nye, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities. Students 1,344 students from 31 schools logged into the Zone. 76% of active students were from priority schools: 51% from widening participation schools and 41% from underserved schools. Live Chats 80 live Chats were requested and an additional 4 evening Chats were made available to all students. 58 live Chats took place. 56 were booked by teachers and 2 were evening Chats. On average, 3 scientists attended each live Chat.

The Molecule Zone ran from 7 March to 1 April and was funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry and ScotCHEM. The activity featured 36 scientists working across a broad range of fields. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ Scientists 36 scientists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯ The winner of the Zone was Mark Ridgill, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities. Students 1,161 students from 30 schools logged into the Zone. 79% of active students were from priority schools: 66% from widening participation schools and 31% from underserved schools. Live Chats 85 live Chats were requested and an additional 4 evening Chats were made available to all students. 55 live Chats took place. 52 were booked by teachers and 2 were evening Chats. On average, 4 scientists attended each live Chat.

The Psychology Zone ran from 7 March to 1 April and was funded by the British Psychological Society. The activity featured 15 psychologists working across a broad range of fields. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ Psychologists 14 psychologists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯ The winner of the Zone was Reece Bush-Evans, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities. Students 589 students from 12 schools logged into the Zone. 92% of active students were from priority schools: 52% from widening participation schools and 77% from underserved schools. Live Chats 49 live Chats were requested throughout the Zone and 4 evening Chats were made available to all students. 29 live Chats that took place were booked by teachers. On average, 4 psychologists attended each live Chat.

The Helium Zone ran from 7 March to 1 April and was funded by STFC. The activity featured 36 scientists working across a broad range of fields. Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯ Scientists 35 scientists created profiles in the Zone. See who took part ❯ The winner of the Zone was Victoria Fawcett, who won £500 to deliver further engagement activities. Students 1,067 students from 30 schools logged into the Zone. 64% of active students were from priority schools: 54% from widening participation schools and 19% from underserved schools. Live Chats 83 live Chats were requested throughout the Zone with an additional 4 evening Chats available to all students. 58 live Chats took place. 57 of which were booked by teachers and one was an evening Chat. On average, 4 scientists attended each live Chat.