I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!

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I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!
I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! logo.jpg
Logo for series
Sponsored by Wellcome Trust
Date2010 (2010)
LocationOnline
Country United Kingdom
Reward(s)£500
Website imascientist.org.uk
imanengineer.org.uk

I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! is an online science enrichment activity that runs throughout term-time in the UK. School students interact with scientists in text-based live chats in themed 'Zones'. At the end of the event the school students vote for their favourite scientist and the winner is awarded prize money to support further science communication.

Contents

Background

Pilots for I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here began in 2008, and were well received by school students and teachers. [1] It was founded by Shane McCracken of Gallomanor Communications. [2] The activity is divided into several zones, which focus on either general science or a specific industry. The funding for each zone is provided by an associated learned society, organisation or industry. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Prior to 2020, the competition format was similar to The X Factor, and school students vote for the winner based on answers they receive to their questions submitted online and in live, text-based chats with the scientists. [8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m a Scientist became an 'on demand' activity with Zones lasting longer, and scientists staying until the end of each Zone. Participating scientists are given an opportunity to develop their communication skills whilst school students and teachers benefit from contact time with a real-life, practising scientist. [9] The competition is also run for engineers, geoscientists, medics and astronauts, and many more. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

The activity takes place annually in the UK, Ireland and Spain. [15] [16] [17] [18] It has also run in previous years in the United States, Malaysia, Kenya, Vietnam, Germany and Australia. [19] [20] [21]

Winners

I'm a Scientist (UK) [22]

Winners 2010 – 2014

20102011201220132014
Martin CoathMark HillAndy HearnJen Todd JonesZach Dixon
Kiran MeekingsMurray CollinsMatt MaddockPhil WilkinsonRosie Coates
Katy Milne Julian Rayner Robin Stafford AllenJack HealLewis Dean
Joseph DevlinAdam TuffJames VokesDuncan GaskinAled Roberts
Kerstin ZechnerJamie PringleChris HillLeila NicholMatthew Malek
Sally FentonJames ChanPaige BrownGrant KennedyClara Nellist [23]
Ben StillDavid PyleAdam StevensHayley Evers-KingAmar Joshi
Dean Whitaker Suzi Gage Martin AustwickLaura SoulRoy Adkin
Joanna BrooksCeri BrennerFiona HatchJames HollowayAnna Middleton
Vicki OnionsEmily RobinsonJack SnapeTom BransonNick Wright
Stephen CurryAndrew RaeKatherine HaxtonJennifer PaxtonJohn Foster
Andrew MaynardAnna WilliamsVicky YoungJonathan StoneIsabel Webb
Mark RobertsPaddy BrockSam VinkoGary BoormanJennifer Stephens
Panos SoultanasJim CarylSean MurphySuzanne HarveyJames Bell
Katy MeeCarys CookJoanna CrudenAndrew SwaleRoberto Trotta [24]
Tom HardyZara GladmanKirsty RossDave BriggsSam Connolly
Jon CopleyBarbara GuinnAshley CadbyLyn LimSergey Lamzin
Ian SillettCat O'ConnorBob BonwickSimon HolyoakeDaren Fearon
Joseph CookHelen O'ConnorAllan PangRhodri JenkinsDaryl Jones
Steven KiddleAmy ReeveCarol WhiteSam GeenDave Jones
Joanna BuckleyWei XunTom ListerKeith SiewDitte Hedegaard
Ceri ThomasGemma SharpNuala CarsonAlan RichardsonPeter Elliott
Deuan JonesDave SprosonMichael CookStuart ArcherLoren MacDonald
Hywel VaughanSam TazzymanAnouk GouvrasDave FarmerAndrew French
Joanna WatsonEvan KeaneJohn ShortChris WhittleJemma Rowlandson
Rika NairNicola IbbersonSarah-Jane WalshEkbal Hussain
Suze KunduSarah MartinBecky CookRebecca Williams
Tom Crick Samantha WeaverJess BeanNaomi Osborne
Ian van der LindeLizzie EavesHannah BrothertonFiona McLean
Jennifer Gupta Alison AtkinBecki ScottDavid Davila
Peta FosterPete EtchellsMario RuizMatt Bilton
Ben StillEileen DiskinSofia FrancoStefan Lines
Enda O'ConnellSarah TeshKatie Pickering
Paul HigginsVicky ForsterAngela Stokes
Robert Insall Simon Langley-Evans Sarah Ashwood
Joanna GilesKristian HarderLisa Simmons
Callum JohnstonMatthew TomlinsonHelen Johnson
James HickeyMatthew Camilleri
Zach DixonAlexander Pool
Rosie CoatesArthur Dyer
Lewis Dean
Aled Roberts
Matthew Malek
Clara Nellist [23]
Amar Joshi
Roy Adkin
Anna Middleton
Nick Wright
John Foster
Isabel Webb

Winners 2015 – 2019

20152016201720182019
Thomas ClementsChristopher BlanfordCarrie IjichiNeil KeddieLee Steinberg
Barbara ShihCat ScottSallie BaxendaleStephanie MannRosanna Tilbrook
Jo SadlerMajid AhmedDaniel FovergueDavid HowardMartin McCoustra
Carmen DenamEmma Dean (Osbourne)Craig O'HareMax JamilySophia Pells
Hugh HarveyPaul O'MahoneyHannah SargeantTim DuckenfieldMatthew Smith
Elizabeth CooperLauren LaingJames GudgeonSophie WilliamsVassilis Sideropoulos
Glafkos HavariyounScott LawrieLewis WrightJacque CilliersJames Munro
Peter MaskellLowri EvansAlex EvansJennifer PaxtonZoe Winshurst
Anais PujolHayley MouldingSanjib BhatkaAli HillLowri Evans
Ollie BrownJonathan HunterLiz Buckingham-JefferyDaniel MarshOliver Gordon
Sam EllisLaura FinneyJermaine RavalierSamuel VenninAlexander Allen
Philip Moriarty [25] Matt DunnSam CarrSam BurtonRussell Arnott
James PopeJoanna BagniewskaMatt LeeDaniel JolleyStuart Higgins
Frank LongfordKoi WangwiwatsinDan SmithAlex SeeneyNick Werren
Imogen NapperAngus CookRosie CaneElla MercerAnastasia Aliferi
Jess Wade Dawn LauNatasha MyhillAbbie JordanPaul Laurance-Young
James GilbertEuan AllenRyan CutterCallum McHughJoanna Barstow
Sarah BeasleyElliot JoklAnanthi RamachandranDanny WardHarry Wilkinson
Andy ScottJoe BatheltGeorgina HazellDavid HoPizza Chow
Laura WalesSteve StreetDuncan McNichollAlex ReidJolel Miah
Richard PrinceMegan SeymourOli WilsonRachel SharmanElena Maters
Thomas FarrugiaLauren BurtSenga Roberston-AlbertynLiam TaylorBruno Silvester Lopes
Chris ArmstrongZarah PattisonGraeme PooleMark Johnson
Jonny Brooks-BartlettDarren RhodesKelly RushtonJack Joyce
Ryan ChealeMiranda BaneIain StainlandAlex Batchelor
Hayley ClissoldReka NagyVarun Ramaswamy
Sara FalconeLaura-Anne Furlong
Jesus Calvo-Castro
Jack Carlyle
Cristina Villa Del Campo
Ashley Hughes
Ross King
Nicholas Pearce
Natalie Garrett

Winners 2020 –

20202021202220232024
Greg HeikelMartin McCoustraGareth NyeGeorge FodenFraser Smith
Priya SilversteinFelicity HunterReece Bush-EvansMartin McCoustraCourtney Povey
Catherine TalbotAmelia GilioVictoria FawcettYannick VerbelenRyan Durnall
Binuraj Menon Dennis Relojo-Howell Mark RidgillBenjamin FosterSam Rogerson
Dave ConstableKip HeathJake Sallaway-CostelloIlma Qonaah
Douglas BrayEmma YhnellBen FutcherBirsu Kandemirci
Ben CropperJohn ShawDan DaySantosh Mahabala
Ross AlexanderYueng LennLiz HalsteadChloe Tasker
Stacey NewMichael HillsCharli CorcoranGiampiero Valenzano
Danica PintoJennifer AllenJohn Grasmeder
Baptiste RavinaAlex BaxendaleBruno Silvester Lopes
Mick SchubertRafael GalupaOctavia Brayley
Edward BanksKaren FungJonathan Teague
David SobralLuke TownsendMichael Schubert
Shanmugapriyan M.David McGonigle
Eliza Hunt
Amy Rattenbury
Amelia Gilio
Parise Carmichael-Murphy
Zsolt Keszthelyi
Melanie Swang
Kirsty Lindsay

I'm in Space (UK)

Winners 2022 -

2022
Ben Dryer

I'm an Engineer (UK) [26]

Winners 2012 – 2016

20122013201420152016
Andy HearnGary BoormanJessica Marshall HousdenNeil TaylorRoss Miller
Matt MaddockGraham WigginsFelicity HarerRyan Bakewell
Robin Stafford AllenMark GreavesStacey CuttenStuart Inglis
James VokesZoe GeorgeMohamed SalahMatt Round
Chris HillAlex LynessNaomi GreenAndrew Pidgeon
Paige BrownNorbert GogielChris Hackett
Nicola LazenbyLizzie KapasaMark Gowan
Lee MargettsLaura O'Shea
Zack GillMatt Hobbs
Will Scott-JacksonEloise Taysom
Rhys ArcherRichard Symonds
Stevie WrayJames Clarke
Michael SuluLeon Wechie
Will Avison

Winners 2017 – 2021

20172018201920202021
Ana GallegoDemi AdemuyewoLeah MorganYannick VerbelenMichael Jones
Ollie MorrisHollie HeardBrian WeaverHester Baird
Emma RyanGuy RixonShruti TurnerChloe James
Stacey MarpleEimear TuohyChris ParmenterHarriet Gamble
Gina SchadeGraham CullenJessica Korzeniowska
Petros PapapanagiotouFiona FreemanFemi Olushola
Sean DohertyBoris Mocialov [27]
Lauren AshmoreAndrew Margetts-Kelly
K'Jo O'Flynn
Henry Watts

Winners 2022 -

2022
Paul James

I'm a Medic (UK) [28]

201720182019202120222023
Shehla Imtiaz-UmerJamie HynesNeel HalderTeam Nottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub (NATH)Team Midland RCGPNottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub
Robert CullumTarik Shembesh

I'm a Scientist (Ireland) [29]

Winners 2012 – 2016

20122013201420152016
Eileen DiskinShane McGuinnessChloe KinsellaSinead BalgobinStephen Davitt
Enda O'ConnellSive FinlayJames SullivanEmma FeeneySebastian Gornik
Paul HigginsSinead CullenShikha SharmaClaire O'ConnellAoife Lucid
Joseph RocheCiaran O'BrienUday BangavadiDave Concannon
Mark Kennedy

Winners 2017 – 2021

20172018201920202021
Shannon FullbrookJasmine HeadlamAoife CampbellMarcello ValenteGaël Lymer
Emma HanleyFiana Ní GhrálaighJessica FranklinMin Yap
Ciara O'DonovanHugh ManningKatie Starsmore
Sarah GuerinSheila CastilhoSouvik Kundu
Sonia LenehanJake Cunningham

Winners 2022-

2022
Vincent Monchal

I'm an Engineer (Ireland) [30]

Winners 2014 – 2017

2014201520162017
Laura TobinPadraic MorrisseyConor McGinnDavid Nolan
David TaylorMartin O'HalloranNed DywerJames Harpur
Cathal Ó Murchú

Winners 2018 – 2022

20182019202020212022
Fiona FreemanKevin O'BrienOllie OtterMike HincheyAisling Lee
Eimear TuohyDiana AbrunhosaConnor McGookin
Graham CullenStephen O'ConnorFiona Malone

I'm a Geoscientist (Europe) [12]

I'm a Mathematician (UK)

I'm a Mathematician (Ireland)

I'm a Scientist (USA)

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