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The students have spoken. The votes have been counted and the moment has finally arrived for us to announce this year’s winner of I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! After two weeks of hot debate, stimulating chat and mind-boggling facts, the students have decided the winner in the Are we too Clean zone is… Panos Soultanas Congratulations Panos! The students have voted you their favourite scientist and most worthy of the £500 prize to communicate your science work. We hope you spend the money wisely on supporting a student and wish you all the best with your career for the future! Hard luck to Michael and thank you to all the other scientists who took part, you were all brilliant and each and every single one of you has contributed to the great success of this year’s event. You can leave messages for the scientists on the news … Continue reading →

It’s really hotting up now, and the scientists are really under pressure! The votes have been counted, and the next scientist to get evicted in the Are we too Clean zone is… Sarah Burl This leaves only Panos and Michael to fight it out for the prize tomorrow. Who will be the victor? Only the students can decide! We are sorry to see you go Sarah! Thank you being a great scientist and answering everyone’s questions so well! You will be missed in the live chats and we wish you all the best with your teaching and everything in the Gambia!! Don’t forget to VOTE for the scientist you think deserves to win the prize of £500!!! Don’t let your favourite be evicted!!!! You can also leave messages for Sarah below to thank her for all her hard work and the time she gave up to participate!! Keep voting. And … Continue reading →

You’ve been asking more questions, chatting more chats, and most importantly casting more votes! And now it’s time for the second eviction. The next scientist to leave will be… Mark Fogg Thank you sharing with us the story of your quest to discover how bacteria works. Sorry to see you go after all your hard work. We hope you’ve still had fun. Students, you can comment on this post and leave your messages for Mark. Remember everyone, there are more evictions every day for the rest of the week, with the winner announced on Friday. Keep voting students! Who will survive to claim the prize? YOU decide!

It’s been a fantastic event so far and the scientists have worked hard, answering thousands of questions between them. But on Friday there can only be one winner in each zone, so some of them have to go. We are sorry to have to do this to you, but the first scientist to be evicted is… Mark Travis Mark, you provided science, time, chat, and answers. Thanks to you we all know that little bit more about the immune system and general science, and we hope you enjoyed taking part! There will be evictions every day for the rest of the week, with the winner announced on Friday. Keep voting students! Who will walk off with the prize? YOU decide!