Tissue Repair student Ella Mercer winner in ‘I’m a Scientist' competition
Ella Mercer voted zone winner of online X-Factor like competition 'I'm a Scientists, Get Me Out of Here!'.
‘I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here!' is a Wellcome Trust initiative where school students meet and interact with scientists.
The online event is an X-Factor style competition between scientists where school students are the judges. Students challenge the scientists over fast-paced online text-based live chats. They ask the scientists anything they want, and vote for their favourite scientist to win a prize of £500 to communicate their work with the public.
Ella, a second year Tissue Repair student in the group of Prof Dies Meijer, took part in the Californium Zone, a General Science Zone featuring a wide range of scientists. After a couple of weeks of expert interaction with budding scientists at various schools across the country, Ella was the last scientist standing in her zone, and voted winner on Friday 22nd June 2018.
The next ‘I’m a Scientist’ competition is in November 2018 – follow in Ella’s footsteps and sign up to hone your science communication skills and inspire the next generation of scientists.