Congratulations to our new I'm a Scientist term winner Chloe Gruyer! 🎉 Chloe started taking part in chats in May, has a PhD in planetary science and has a love of rocks and fossils! @stemlearning.bsky.social

One of our moderators just noticed this interaction in the last I'm a Scientist Chat of the academic year and we agreed the student's summary was the perfect message to take into the summer!

Our last Computer Science Chat of the academic year means a new winner! 🥁 Congratulations to Marcus Davage! 🎉 Marcus has been taking part in Chats since February 2025 and is a software engineer who writes code to keep mainframe computers running smoothly. @wearecomputing.bsky.social

The last I'm a Mathematician chat for the academic year means a new winner! 🥁 Huge congratulations to Jenny Power! 🎉 Jenny joined I'm a Mathematician in February and is a Maths Innovation Research Associate and a STEM Ambassador passionate about maths communication. @stemlearning.bsky.social

It is the last few days of term before the summer holidays and the last thing we expected was a reference to Olaf from Frozen! We really enjoyed the student’s creativity in their response to the scientist’s answer in today's Motions and Forces Chat.

For #INWED26 we're spotlighting Audrey Rago, a Sustainability Engineer who helps manufacturing sites reduce energy, water, and waste. By sharing her experiences through I'm an Engineer, Audrey helps students see the many different people and careers that make up engineering.

Delighted to have been a winner @imascientist.org.uk and be able to continue to inspire the next generation of young scientists. about.imascientist.org.uk/2026/james-b...

Woo hoo. Waldegrave School has their first chat in imacomputerscientist.uk today. And it was also the 1,000th that we've run so far this academic year. Well done team @imascientist.org.uk

To close Volunteers Week — a final thank you to our incredible volunteers! Every interaction, from space weather to favourite TV shows, helps build students' science capital. We couldn't do it without you! #VolunteersWeek

Thank you to all the women who volunteer in our computer science chats and show girls that it is something for them, including this month's spotlight, Patricia. Patricia uses AI and citizen science to analyse images of cells, showing students how AI works in real research. #VolunteersWeek

To continue with the theme of thank yous for #VolunteersWeek, here is one from the students. Our volunteers engage with students who might never otherwise connect with someone working in STEM. They show them the variety of careers available and help them feel that STEM is something for them.

It is National Volunteers Week and we're celebrating our 750 volunteers; Thank you! You know a conversation has gone well when it ends with a flood of thank-yous. Thank you appeared 8692 times chats so far this year. We would like to add one more! Thank you! 🙌

Announcing our May Term Winner Ben Cheung! Ben has been taking part since November and is a trainee clinical scientist working in radiation protection and medical imaging. Congratulations Ben! @stemlearning.bsky.social

It's Earth Day! There's a Post-16 STEM Chat happening right now on the I'm a Scientist platform. Currently students from Milton Keynes College are chatting with Martin, Peter, Alison and Caroline. As usual there are questions about the scientists roles and how they got to where they are.

Through the I'm a...Programme, Jade connects with students across the UK. In bite-sized online Chats, she shares what it’s like doing research as a PhD astronomer using coding and maths to understand the universe. Join Jade and inspire the next generation: imascientist.org.uk/signup/c/

Looking for bite-sized volunteering this #InternationalMicroVolunteeringDay? Meet the I'm a... Programme. 30-minute text-based chats, entirely online. Volunteer Georgia has connected with 650 students since 2020 — all from her desk. about.imascientist.org.uk/2025/case-study-georgia/

One of the most fun things I've taken part in. Sometimes we chat about careers or fun facts about our work, and sometimes we talk about our favourite video games or music. This programme is so incredibly vital to give so many students a chance to meet real scientists. I'm so grateful for the win!

I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here@imascientist.org.uk · 5mo ago

Congratulations to our term winner Erin Pallott!🎉 After completing a PhD exploring gut parasites, mucus, and the immune system, Erin now helps scientists share their work with the wider world. Since joining I'm a Scientist, she has taken part in an impressive 100+ Chat! @stemlearning.bsky.social

Congratulations to our term winner Erin Pallott!🎉 After completing a PhD exploring gut parasites, mucus, and the immune system, Erin now helps scientists share their work with the wider world. Since joining I'm a Scientist, she has taken part in an impressive 100+ Chat! @stemlearning.bsky.social

Great to see the roundup from @britsciassoc.bsky.social #ScienceWeek chats for @imascientist.org.uk. I love the variety of curious questions! We had lots of great chats about the brain and animals... and the 5 second rule 😆 #ScienceIsEverywhere #BeCurious #DrJoScience

To celebrate British Science Week, NC3Rs staff took part in eight @imascientist.org.uk online chats last week, meeting around 150 school students. It is always great to see how curious young people are about the ways that scientists are replacing, reducing and refining the use of animals!

🎉Congratulations to our Term Winner Mehul Jesani! 🎉 Mehul is a forensic investigator and was our most voted for Scientist this term!

Do you, like Emiko, use maths to tackle real-world challenges? Join I’m a Mathematician for the Big Day of Maths 9–12 March to engage students in online, text-based chats. Sign up by Friday 27 February: imamathematician.uk/signup/c/clf/

I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here@imascientist.org.uk · 7mo ago

Meet Emiko, a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry, crunching numbers and analysing data to help develop safe, effective medicines. Through I’m a Mathematician, she shows students how maths is used in real-world careers.

Meet Emiko, a statistician in the pharmaceutical industry, crunching numbers and analysing data to help develop safe, effective medicines. Through I’m a Mathematician, she shows students how maths is used in real-world careers.

Last chance to join I'm a Mathematician for the Big Day of Maths (9 - 12 Mar)! Sign up by tomorrow to connect with school students, answer their questions, and show them how maths is used in real-world jobs—all in flexible, online Chats. Sign up: imamathematician.uk/signup/c/clf/

Students ask, “When will I ever use this?” If your work involves any kind of maths—modelling, stats, finance, economics—show them how it’s used in the real world! Join I’m a Mathematician for the Big Day of Maths (9–12 Mar). Sign up by 6 Feb: imamathematician.uk/signup/c/clf/

Whether you use modelling, stats, or equations, show students that maths solves real problems! Join I’m a Mathematician for the Big Day of Maths (9–12 Mar) and engage students in live, online chats. Sign up by 6 Feb: imamathematician.uk/signup/c/clf/

Use maths in your job? Engage school students for the Big Day of Maths with I’m a Mathematician! Take part in live, online Chats with students on 9–12 March — answer their questions and share what maths looks like in the real world. Sign up by 6 Feb: imamathematician.uk/signup/c/clf

At this time of year we are looking forward to signs of spring. Especially for nature lovers. Great advice here from Caroline in one of our Chats for an aspiring botanist.

It's going to be a busy March across the I'm a... projects! We're looking for multiple moderators to join our online team. Find out more and how to apply: about.imascientist.org.uk/2026/moderat... Pop us a message if you've got any questions :)

Advent day 24! Merry Christmas from the I'm a... Team. We had to finish with some Christmas jokes from a very enthusiastic Physics class who had the last Chat of the year.