On the afternoon of September 8th Dr Jenny Rohn set something off that has developed into something beyond her expectations. The Science Is Vital campaign has gone from 0-35,000 supporters in a very short time with almost zero resources. Richard Grant and I have tried to give you some of Read more…
We closed the office for five weeks and much as you want to read my reflections on what that meant, I shan’t bore you other than to say it does help you forget the unimportant things and realise what you miss and don’t. Since returning Sophia and I presented at Read more…
It’s nearly August. Next week they’re digging up the road outside the office. It’s been a good, but busy year so far, so we’re closing the office until September. We’ll still be working from time to time so please do call or email as needed but please be patient if Read more…
There was quite a gathering of new media luminaries in London in early March. Joe Rospars, Mike Slaby, Sam Graham-Felsen, Jared Cohen, Scott Heiferman from Meet-up, & Ramya Raghaven from YouTube amongst many others. The Alliance of Youth Movements had invited them to talk about how young people are and can Read more…
It's busy. Very, very busy at the moment. We're in the finishing straight for the phase I redevelopment of the I'm a Scientist website. You can see how it looks at www.imascientist.org.uk. There are still some rough edges but I hope you'll be blown away by what the team have Read more…
I was putting my feet up the week before Christmas. We’d had a hard, but good year in 2009. 2010 was going to be a tough start so having a couple of days off before the festivities seemed like a good idea. There wasn’t going to be much free time Read more…
We've had over 70 applications for the Office Admin job we advertised. Sophia spoke to about potential candidates over this week and we've now shortlisted 5 candidates who we are interviewing on Monday. The smart ones will be subscribed to this blog and will read this post. That means they'll Read more…
We’re hiring. We’re getting busier. With I’m a Scientist now rolling out to up to 500 schools this year we need to take on some help. We’re looking for an Admin Assistant (although you’ll get to choose a much funkier job title if you like – I’m a Defender of Read more…
Two and a half years ago, in May 2007, Sophia and I started looking at extending the I’m a Councillor event. We started a budget for I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here. We applied to the Wellcome Trust to fund a pilot. That kicked off in June 2008. Read more…