Later this year Tim Peake is due to travel to the International Space Station. It’s the first time the UK has sent someone into space. It’s pretty damn exciting. It’s a major opportunity for engaging people with STEM and space in general. At GM Towers we’ve often discussed how to Read more…
Ever since we established I’m a Scientist here in the UK we looked to expand overseas. The phenomenal success we’ve had in the UK has however kept our attention here, with a few notable exceptions. Kristin Alford took the initiative in Australia after interrupting her family holiday to enjoy a Read more…
Hello. My name is Josh and today is my first day at Gallomanor; at least, my first day as an actual, real person and not a photograph sat on a chair. The first job I’ve been given—well, the first one which doesn’t involve flailing wildly in a sea of information—is Read more…
Now that Autumn is in full swing, we thought it time for a little Gallomanor update. The office has fully recovered from the summer holiday productivity lull and we’ve been hard at work evaluating previous projects and planning new ones. To make sure we and others can learn from previous Read more…
There is still an outdated stereotype of heavy web-users being anti-social and introverted. "Go out and get yourself a life." Over the last few weeks as we've been looking at other science engagement events and comparing them to I'm a Scientist it struck me that in our case online is Read more…
Last Thursday was exactly a year since Sophia and I presented our plans for I'm a Scientist to the Society Award Grants Committee at the lovely Wellcome Trust. It felt appropriate that exactly 365 days (almost to the minute) we should start a presentation at the Science Council about how Read more…
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…
A couple of months ago I wrote how I was disappointed about the lack of ambition in the science communication world. Things move quickly. First the ScienceIsVital campaign has emerged and I've been lucky enough to be able to help and advise on that. The second thing is that the Read more…
As I read through some of the final comments on the I’m a Scientist site, I was struck by the number of messages of thanks from the Scientists to the moderators. This year was a little different for us, particularly for Sophia, as for once she had to step back from Read more…
I’m buzzing. I’ve been buzzing for 9 days now. Why am I buzzing? I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! is on. I’ve been running this type of online engagement event for 8 years now. You’d have thought I’d be used to it by now, but almost everytime the Read more…