News

This was the quietest zone in this event with the lowest number of students logging in and questions in Ask. We assigned places to 14 schools, but only were six able to take part because of the weather disruption.

Some teachers did hand out login cards so interested students could log in from home and use ASK section, and three students made use of the evening chat for families on the final Thursday.

Continue reading →

The I’m a Scientist project has been running for a long time. Since 2014, over 54,000 students have directly interacted with more than 700 scientists and experts. Fair access has always been at the heart of what we do. Find out more about what widening participation means to us.

Linking STEM outreach with widening participation in HE:

I’m a Scientist has a focus on STEM and what it means to be a scientist. We know that many science careers require a degree, and a quick look at the national careers service science and research job profiles confirms that. Over 80% of the jobs listed would normally require a degree.

Continue reading →

Under-served and Widening Participation Schools

Here at I’m an Engineer we want to connect students with STEM professionals. Our events are all about providing an environment that allows, and encourages, school students to have real interactions with scientists and engineers.

Why? Because nearly 80% of UK students value science, but less than 20% feel it is for them [Aspires]. That’s something we want to change, and students interacting with relatable scientists is a great way to encourage the view that anyone can be an engineer.

Continue reading →

This was a busy zone with a higher than average number of questions asked by students.

Some students found the sometimes complicated topics difficult to understand, but all the engineers were good at explaining their work in simple terms.

Continue reading →

The zone was mostly on topic and lots of students in this zone were interested in careers, asking about the engineers’ individual experiences of becoming and working as an engineer.

The zone was quiet compared to the other two zones in March’s event, with a below average number of students logged in.

Continue reading →

The zone was on topic, with students engaging really well with space and the engineers’ different areas of work.

James was the most active in the event, making up over half of all live chat lines by engineers and, together with Dominic, accounted for over 80% of all answers in ASK.

Continue reading →

After every event we ask the winning engineers to write a short blog to be sent to all the students who took part in their zone.

It’s a great way for the engineers to reflect on the previous two weeks, thank all the students for voting for them and talk about their outreach plans for the prize money.

Continue reading →