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Wow! What an exciting fortnight! Is it really over? Doesn’t quite feel like it — I keep expecting the next e-mail to pop up, telling me about all the new questions that have come in. Likewise, I keep waiting for the next live chat to begin. Seriously, I had an absolute blast taking part in I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here, and I would totally do it again. It was intense, much more so than I had expected, but it was completely worth it. I want to thank all of you — the students — for coming up with so many interesting and unusual questions. It’s great to talk to inquisitive young minds and see what makes you wonder about the world. It’s also fantastic to hear your thoughts and ideas. Hopefully, in another decade or so, I’ll be counting some of you as colleagues! Another great part … Continue reading →

The students have spoken. The votes have been counted. Double counted… Congratulations to the Light Zone winner: Matthew Malek Hard luck to Mike but a massive thank you to all of the students and scientists who took part. You were all brilliant and each and every single one of you has contributed to the great success of this event. 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. And remember you can still comment on posts and continue the conversation with the scientists.

We’ve counted, checked and rechecked the votes and now reveal it’s game over for… Paul Coxon One scientist is evicted every day until tomorrow when your winner will be announced! Who will be your winner? Mike or Matthew? You have one more vote! If you want to see your favourite scientist win tomorrows epic final battle, VOTE NOW! Students, we’d like to know what you think about I’m a Scientist. When you next log in and visit your profile, please fill in the questionnaire to be in with a chance to win a £20 WH Smith voucher.

We’ve counted the votes and can now reveal that you have evicted… Sabina Hatch One scientist is evicted every day until Friday when your winner will be announced! Make sure to VOTE for your favourite to keep them in the competition! You get a new vote every day. In just 24 hours time the remaining two scientists will be revealed to battle it out in the final. 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..

It’s been a fantastic event so far with the scientists answering hundreds of questions between them. But there can be only one zone winner. Today 5 become 4 as the first scientist leaves the competition. The first scientist to be evicted is… Mark Jackson Thank you for all you’ve done. We hope you’ve enjoyed taking part. And remember, even though you’ve been evicted, you can still take part in live chats. There will be evictions every day for the rest of the week, with the winner announced on Friday. So students, make sure you VOTE! And remember, as well as giving prizes to the winning scientists, we also give prizes to students. One student in each zone will win a £20 WH Smith voucher for asking great questions (questions that aren’t about One Direction).