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

Pilots for I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here began in 2008, and were well received by school students and teachers.{{Cite web|url=https://wellcome.ac.uk/press-release/im-scientist-get-me-out-here|title=I'm a Scientist, Get Me out of Here! {{!}} Wellcome|website=wellcome.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-08-09}} It was founded by Shane McCracken of Gallomanor Communications.{{Citation|first=Shane|last= McCracken|title=I'm a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here (Intro for Scientists)|date=2010-05-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxSUGtb2SMc|access-date=2018-08-09}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rsc.org/events/detail/24012/I'm%20a%20Scientist,%20Get%20me%20out%20of%20here|title=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here|website=rsc.org|language=en|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.insight.mrc.ac.uk/2018/07/19/im-a-scientistget-me-out-of-here/|title=I'm a Scientist…Get me out of here! – insight|date=2018-07-19|work=insight|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|url=https://bscb.org/learning-resources/im-a-scientist/|title=I'm a Scientist (Get me out of here) {{!}} British Society for Cell Biology|website=bscb.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/who-won-our-zones-i%E2%80%99m-scientist-get-me-out-here|title=Who won our zones in I'm a Scientist, Get me out of Here? {{!}} BPS|website=bps.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.britishandrology.org.uk/im-a-scientist-get-me-out-of-here-scientists-needed/|title=British Andrology {{!}} I'm a scientist, Get me out of here – scientists needed!|website=britishandrology.org.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-09}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.iop.org/education/teacher/extra_resources/iamascientist/page_56521.html|title=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!|last=Physics|first=Institute of|website=iop.org|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-08-09}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://imascientist.org.uk/teachers/|title=Teachers – I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!|work=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}} The competition is also run for engineers, geoscientists, medics and astronauts, and many more.{{Cite web|url=https://imanengineer.org.uk/|title=I'm an Engineer, Get me out of here! – An engineering education and engagement event!|website=imanengineer.org.uk|language=en-EG|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://imanengineer.ie/|title=I'm an Engineer, Get me out of here! – Ireland – An engineering education and engagement event!|website=imanengineer.ie|language=en-EG|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://imageoscientist.eu/|title=I'm a Geoscientist – An online geoscience outreach education and engagement activity|website=imageoscientist.eu|language=en-GS|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://imamedic.uk/|title=I'm a Medic, Get me out of here!|website=imamedic.uk|language=en-GS|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://imanastronaut.uk|title=I'm an Astronaut, Get me out of here! – I'm an Astronaut, Get me out of here!|website=imanastronaut.uk|language=en-AS|access-date=2018-08-09}}

The activity takes place annually in the UK, Ireland and Spain.{{Cite web|url=https://imascientist.org.uk/|title=Students talk with scientists – I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!|website=imascientist.org.uk|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://imascientist.ie/|title=Students talk with scientists – I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! – Ireland|website=imascientist.ie|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://somoscientificos.es/|title=Científicos y estudiantes se encuentran en la red – Somos científicos, sácanos de aquí|website=somoscientificos.es|language=es-ES|access-date=2018-08-09}}{{Cite web|url=https://imascientist.or.ke/|title=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! – Kenya|website=imascientist.or.ke|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-15}} It has also run in previous years in the United States, Malaysia, Kenya, Vietnam, Germany and Australia.{{Cite web|url=https://imascientist.us/|title=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! – USA|website=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!- USA|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.akademisains.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?id=217|title=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here, Malaysia: Zuhal and Uranus Zone|website=Academy of Sciences Malaysia|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-15}}{{Cite web|url=https://imascientist.org.au/|title=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! – Australia|website=imascientist.org.au|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-15}}

Source:{{Cite news|url=https://imascientist.org.uk/zone-archive/|title=Zone Archive – I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!|work=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}

Winners 2022 -

Source:{{Cite web|url=https://imanengineer.org.uk/zone-archive/|title=Zone Archive – I'm an Engineer, Get me out of here!|website=imanengineer.org.uk|language=en-EG|access-date=2018-08-09}}

Winners 2022 -

Source:{{Cite web|url=https://imamedic.uk/zone-archive/|title=Zone Archive – I'm a Medic, Get me out of here!|website=imamedic.uk|language=en-MD|access-date=2018-08-09}}

Source:{{Cite news|url=https://imascientist.ie/zone-archive/|title=Zone Archive – I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! – Ireland|work=I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! – Ireland|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-US}}

Winners 2022 - 2024

Source:{{Cite web |title=Zone Archive – I'm an Engineer, Get me out of here! – Ireland |url=https://imanengineer.ie/zone-archive/ |access-date=2018-08-09 |website=imanengineer.ie |language=en-EG}}

Winners 2014 – 2017

Source:

• Anna Rabitti
• Andreas Rudersdorf

• Sarah Brown

• Daniel McAleese
• Badal Mondal (2024)

• Amelia Grose
• Srishti Baid

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