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

我们将运行10个我是科学家(IAS)的专区，以STFC相关科学家为特色。IAS是一个由学生主导的在线STEM丰富和参与活动，在这里，学校的学生与科学家建立联系。这是一组科学家之间的竞赛，被称为“区域”，学生们提出问题并决定谁获胜。参与其中对学生来说是令人兴奋的。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从未见过面的科学家建立联系。这在更深层次上也是有效的。学生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。通过在个人层面上与科学联系，他们认为科学是为他们自己准备的。了解从事科学工作的成年人是决定学生的科学资本和他们的抱负的关键因素。学校认识到了这一点，并组织学生与科学家见面。然而，许多学校在这些访问中服务不足-我们的研究显示，距离一所主要研究型大学只有30分钟车程的学校收到的访问次数是15分钟车程的一半。作为更大的IAS项目的一部分，STFC遗产奖将让60名参与STFC研究领域的科学家在线与这些年轻人见面，重点关注其他STEM参与机会和扩大参与(WP)学校服务不足的学生。通过在两年的时间里直接参与10个区域的活动，他们将帮助成千上万的英国学校学生，不分地点和背景，看到科学和技术为他们服务。通过互动，学生们：看到科学家是普通人，做他们自己能做的工作，看到与STFC相关的科学和技术与他们自己生活的相关性，对科学和技术部门的可能性产生热情科学家：培养沟通技能重新燃起他们对工作的热情激励他们做更多的活动IAS STFC区域将展示STFC科学和技术的多样性。与一位科学家的面对面访问相比，每个区域让学生可以接触到6个人，而且与STFC科学相关的主题中存在的广泛专业知识和经验。专区可以展示欧洲核子研究中心和太空望远镜等重大研究的幕后人物，以及曝光较少的较小项目。专区还将提高STFC科学家和工程师对更多不同受众的接触。学生离常规访问太远，小学生，安静的学生，吵闹的学生……在线参与对于传统面对面的STEM参与来说是可行的，而且好处是双向的。通过参与，科学家发现年轻人对他们的工作感兴趣；他们学习解释他们做什么的短语，在参与者之后的一年里，他们往往比以前更多地参与公共活动。他们与同事谈论他们所获得的好处，既增加了IAS活动，又在他们的组织中倡导STEM参与的文化。

We will run 10 zones of I'm a Scientist (IAS) featuring STFC related scientists. IAS is an online, student-led STEM enrichment and engagement activity where school students connect with scientists. They are competitions between groups of scientists, 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'.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 60 scientists involved in STFC research areas meeting these young people online as part of the larger IAS project, with a focus on students under-served by other STEM engagement opportunities and at Widening Participation (WP) schools. Through direct engagement in 10 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 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:develop communication skills renew their enthusiasm for their workare motivated to do more engagementThe IAS STFC zones will showcase the 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 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 events and championing a culture of STEM engagement in their organisations.