Programme of Events

‘I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here!’ is a free online event where school students get to meet and interact with scientists. It’s a free X Factor-style competition between scientists, where the students are the judges.

Pitting students against scientists in a live round of intense, fast-paced, quick fire online live CHATS. Students get the chance to ASK scientists all the questions they want to, then VOTE for their favourite scientist to win prize of €500 to communicate their work with the public.

‘I’m a Scientist’ is being brought to Ireland for the first time this Autumn. It’ll be running 3 zones during Science Week Ireland, from Monday 12th – Friday 23rd November.

“I kept finding that I’d ask a question, and they’d give me an answer, and then I’d have loads more questions, and then more, and then more!” – Student

“This is by far the best science engagement activity I’ve been involved with, and I rank it as amongst the most rewarding and fulfilling activities of my professional career” – Tom Hartley, Scientist