I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here - STFC

我是科学家（IAS）和我是工程师（IAE）是学校学生与科学家和工程师会面和互动的在线活动。这些竞赛是科学家和工程师之间的竞赛，被称为“区域”，学生们在那里提出问题并决定谁获胜。他们可以挑战成年人的观点，看到英国科学和技术研究的巨大多样性，并在个人层面上与他们可能永远不会亲自见面的科学家建立联系。以学生为主导的实时聊天对话和提问确保围绕科学和技术的参与与他们自己的观点和意见相关。在我是科学家（IAS）和我是工程师（IAE）的20个STFC资助区，学生将通过与STFC科学和技术领域相关的科学家和工程师建立自己的科学资本，建立与科学的关系。在科学工作中了解成年人是决定学生的科学资本和他们的愿望的关键因素。学校认识到这一点，并组织学生与科学家见面的方式。然而，许多学校没有得到这些访问的充分服务-我们的研究表明，距离主要研究型大学仅30分钟车程的学校的访问量是15分钟车程的学校的一半。这项STFC遗产奖将获得120名参与STFC研究领域的科学家，技术专家和工程师，作为更大的IAS和IAE项目的一部分，与这些年轻人在线会面，重点关注其他STEM参与机会和扩大参与（WP）学校的学生。通过在两年内直接参与20个地区的活动，他们将帮助数千名英国学校的学生，无论他们的位置和背景如何，看到科学和技术是为他们服务的。通过互动，学生们：看到科学家和工程师是正常人，他们可以做自己的工作看到STFC相关的科学和技术与他们自己的生活的相关性对科学和技术领域的可能性充满热情科学家和工程师：发展沟通技巧，重新激发他们的工作热情，有动力做更多的工作IAS和IAE STFC区将展示STFC科学和技术的全面多样性。与单个科学家的亲自访问相比，每个区域让学生可以访问6个人，并且在与STFC科学相关的主题中存在广泛的专业知识和经验。一个区域可以展示标题研究背后的人，如欧洲核子研究中心和太空望远镜，以及曝光率较低的小型项目。这些区域还将提高STFC科学家和工程师对更多样化观众的影响力。学生太远了，不常来探望，小学生、安静的学生、吵闹的学生……在线参与对传统面对面STEM参与的人有效。而且好处是双向的。通过参与，科学家和工程师发现年轻人对他们的工作感兴趣;他们学习解释他们所做工作的短语，并且在参与者之后的一年中，他们往往比以前做更多的公众参与。他们与同事谈论他们获得的好处，发展IAS和IAE活动，并在组织中倡导STEM参与文化。

I'm a Scientist (IAS) and I'm an Engineer (IAE) are online events where school students meet and interact with scientists and engineers. They run as competitions between groups of scientists and engineers, called 'zones', where students ask the questions and decide who wins.Taking part is exciting for students. They can challenge adults on their views, see the huge diversity of UK science and technology research, and connect on a personal level with scientists they would likely never meet in person.It works on a deeper level too. Student-led live chat conversations and ASK questions ensure the engagement around science and technology is relevant to their own views and opinions. By relating to science on a personal level they see it as something 'for them'.In 20 STFC-funded zones of I'm a Scientist (IAS) and I'm an Engineer (IAE), students will build their Science Capital, their relationship with science, by connecting on their own terms with scientists and engineers related to STFC areas of science and technology. Knowing adults in scientific jobs is a key factor determining a student's Science Capital and their aspirations. Schools recognise this and organise ways for their students to meet scientists. However, many schools are underserved by these visits - our research shows schools just 30 minutes drive from a major research university receive half the number of visits as those 15 minutes away.This STFC Legacy Award will get 120 scientists, technologists and engineers involved in STFC research areas meeting these young people online as part of the larger IAS and IAE project, with a focus on students under-served by other STEM engagement opportunities and at Widening Participation (WP) schools. Through direct engagement in 20 zones across two years, they will help thousands of UK school students, regardless of location and background, see that science and technology are for them.Through the interaction, students:see that the scientists and engineers are normal people doing jobs they could do themselvessee the relevance of STFC-related science and technology to their own livesbecome enthused about the possibilities in the science and technology sectorThe scientists and engineers:develop communication skills renew their enthusiasm for their workare motivated to do more engagementThe IAS and IAE STFC zones will showcase the full diversity of STFC science and technology. In comparison to an in-person visit from a single scientist, each zone gives students access to 6 people and the wide range of expertises and experiences that exist within topics relates to STFC science. A zone can showcase people behind headline research, such as CERN and space telescopes, alongside smaller projects which get less exposure.The zones will also improve the reach of STFC scientists and engineers to more diverse audiences. Students too far from regular visits, primary students, quiet students, loud students... online engagement works for the people that traditional face-to-face STEM engagement struggles with.And the benefits go both ways. By taking part, scientists and engineers discover that young people are interested in their work; they learn the phrases that work to explain what they do, and in the year after participants tend to do lots more public engagement than before. They talk with their colleagues about the benefits they've gained, growing both the IAS and IAE events and championing a culture of STEM engagement in their organisations.