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Our student winners from August 2013 are *drum roll*

Thank you for joining us for I’m a Scientist, Get Me out of Here! for August/September 2013. It was a truly amazing effort. The final stats are as follows and includes a new I’m a Scientist, Get me out of … Continue reading

Posted on September 24, 2013 by moddervise in News | Leave a comment

What a thrilling fortnight, congrats to all scientists!

The nail-bitingly close last round was a perfect reflection of the incredibly tight competition throughout the August/September I’m a Scientist event. Congratulations to our winners: Peter Enticott from Monash University in the Brain Zone, Mia Zeric from University of Sydney … Continue reading

Posted on September 6, 2013 by moddervise in News | Leave a comment

Epic finale tomorrow, it’s never been closer!

The final evictions are drawing closer, the winning scientists will be announced tomorrow! The competition has never been tighter, with only 5 votes separating the top two in each zone at this very moment. Today we had to say goodbye … Continue reading

Posted on September 5, 2013 by moddervise in News | Leave a comment

Week 1 has been a blast! Not long until EVICTIONS…

Having reached the halfway point of this two-week I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! in Australia event we are gearing up for week two, aka EVICTION WEEK! Students have already asked scientists 500 questions, and that’s just in … Continue reading

Posted on August 30, 2013 by moddervise in News | Leave a comment

Who’s taking part in August 2013?

The countdown is on! It’s less than two weeks before I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here! in Australia starts again in August. So it’s time to announce the scientists and schools taking part. The event will be running … Continue reading

Posted on August 5, 2013 by moddervise in News | Leave a comment

How Helium Zone winner Dustin Welbourne spent his money

Dustin Welbourne was our Helium Zone winner in May 2012. A biogeographer, owner of the Canberra Reptile Sanctuary, and science communicator, Dustin planned to spend his $1,000 prize money on making a series of science-themed online videos. Dustin: I am … Continue reading

Posted on July 17, 2013 by moddervise in News | Leave a comment

How Agriculture winner Dominique Cotterill spent her money

Dominique Cotterill was our Agriculture zone winner in March 2013. An undergraduate student at the University of Tasmania, Dominique wanted to spend her $1,000 prize money on something that would help teach school students about growing food and about plants. Here … Continue reading

Posted on June 24, 2013 by moddervise in News | Leave a comment

How Wet & Wild winner Jennifer Shaw spent her money

Jennifer Shaw was our Wet & Wild zone winner in March 2013. A PhD student at the University of Adelaide, Jenny was certain that she wanted to donate all of her $1,000 prize money to charity. Here she tells us … Continue reading

Posted on May 22, 2013 by moddervise in News | 2 Comments

Our student winners from March 2013 are *drum roll*

Thank you for joining us for I’m a Scientist, Get Me out of Here! in March. It was an amazing effort, the final stats are as follows and includes a new I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! record … Continue reading

Posted on April 18, 2013 by moddervise in News | Leave a comment

How Organs Zone winner Hannah Brown spent her money

Hannah Brown was our winner in the Organs Zone from the August-September 2012 event. Here’s how Hannah spent her $1000: Hannah: It was an honour to be the winner of I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here! in 2012.  Working … Continue reading

Posted on April 8, 2013 by admin_kristin in News | Leave a comment