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Im a Scientist, Get me out of here!
Award-winning, online, science engagement and
enrichment activity funded by the Wellcome Trust.
This is by far the best science engagement
activity Ive been involved with, and I rank it
as amongst the most rewarding and fulfilling
activities of my professional career. Dr Tom
Hartley, York University
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Why does it work?

• Scientists
• Done from the lab/office
• No wasted time
• Appeals to younger scientists particularly
• Enjoyable
• Quick, frequent, iterative feedback
• Students and teachers
• Excellent teaching resources
• Voting provides a purpose
• Anonymity of online levels the field
• Uses young peoples culture and media
• Completely free for schools

95 of scientists would recommend taking part to
a colleague
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Why take part?

• Good communication skills training
• I also FINALLY managed to explain my work to my
  Dad in a way that he understood!!!
• Get challenged about their work
• The competition has totally re-energised the way
  I approach my research
• Dr James Chan, Imperial
• Increased interest in PE
• I havent done any sort of public engagement
  activity before Its certainly encouraged me to
  do more in the future
• Scott Grandison, Lecturer in computational
  biology, UEA
• Broadening outlooks
• I think it reminded me what was cool about
  science, from explosions to purple carrots. It is
  also humbling when a student pierces the jargon
  and asks a great question. It reminds you the it
  is not knowledge but curiosity that makes a great
  scientist!
• Leo Garcia, Cancer Research