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I would like to thank everyone involved in I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here for this wonderful event! Thank you to the organizers, sponsors and moderators for running the event and I hope you will continue to do so! Thank you students for your brilliant questions! Although I have been your age at some point too, it was a pleasure to be reminded what is important at this age. Thank you to all who have voted for me! Thank you to the teachers who have brought their students to this event and at least tried to keep them in line. 🙂 This has been a great experience for me and I would totally do it again! It made me remember that the most complicated things can be explained in a simple and fun way. My advice to the students is: keep being curious! There are no stupid questions, only … Continue reading →

The students have spoken. The votes have been double counted… Big congratulations to the Bioinformatics Zone winner: Sergey Lamzin Hard luck to Claire but a huge thank you to everyone who took part. You were all brilliant. Students, don’t forget to tell us what you think about science now you’ve taken part. Log in to your profile, and fill in the 4 questions in the pink box on the right hand side, to be in with a chance to win a £20 WH Smith voucher.

We’ve counted, checked and rechecked the votes and now reveal it’s game over for… Ian Simpson This leaves just “wise man speaking” Sergey and “Enthusiastic, Haphazard, Friendly” Claire to fight it out for the £500 prize tomorrow. Who would you like to see win tomorrow’s final battle? VOTE NOW! We’re also opening your live chat tomorrow between 12pm – 3pm. Drop in to chat more to the scientists or say hello before the end of the event!

We’ve counted the votes and you’ve now evicted… Vicky Schneider The two scientists left standing after tomorrow’s eviction will battle it out in Friday’s final. Who do YOU want to see in the final? VOTE for your favourite! Students, has taking part changed your view of science and scientists? When you next log in and visit your profile, you’ll see a pink box with 4 questions on the right. Fill in the questionnaire to be in with a chance to win a £20 WH Smith voucher. We hope you’ll spend it all on books and essential school equipment, but we understand how difficult it will be to pass the pick’n’mix section..

The first scientist you’ve evicted is… Zena Hira One scientist will be evicted every day this week, and you get a new vote each day. Make sure to VOTE to keep your favourite in the competition. A student in each zone will win a £20 WH Smith voucher for asking great questions (questions that aren’t about One Direction). And remember, you can comment on questions the scientists answer. Do you think the scientist is right? Do you disagree with them? Tell them!

We’re half way through the June round of I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here, and it’s time to shake things up a little… Let’s get some scientists out of here! Starting on Tuesday, we’ll evict one scientist every day until just two remain on Friday to battle it out for the title of Bioinformatics Zone Winner! Here’s how the evictions work… Students, you vote for your favourite scientist! You get one vote for each round of the competition. Round 1 Now until 3pm on Tuesday 24th June. The first scientist will be evicted at 3pm on Tuesday! Round 2

Fresh water or Food? What’s more important? Paralysis or Dementia? Who needs more help? Zero carbon flight or quick antibiotic diagnosis? Which will be more beneficial? Six causes are competing for a £10,000,000 prize, and you get to question their champions! Students, click here to ask your questions! Which issue is most important? The Longitude Prize is a challenge with a £10,000,000 prize to help fund one of the biggest scientific issues facing us today. Until Wednesday June 25th you can quiz our champions to help decide which Longitude Prize challenge to vote for, before the winning challenge is announced on the BBC’s One Show. Your family and friends can also join in the debate by logging in through their social media accounts at longitude.iasuk.ddev.site. Thanks to NESTA, the innovators of the Longitude Prize, for their support.