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We want to know what you liked, and didn’t like, about taking part in I’m a Scientist. If you haven’t already done so, please fill in our Student Survey here: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/570273/i-m-a-scientist-june-2011-tell-us-what-you-think- Your feedback will help us make it better for students taking part in future events. The survey is really quick to fill in, and one student who fills in the survey will be chosen at random to win a £20 WH Smith voucher. So click on the link, and tell us what you think!

The students have spoken. The votes have been counted and the moment has finally arrived for us to announce this year’s winner of I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! After two weeks of hot debate, stimulating chat and mind-boggling facts, the students have decided the winner in this zone is… EMILY Congratulations Emily! The students have voted you their favourite scientist and most worthy of the £500 prize to communicate your science work. Hard luck to Kate and thank you to all the other scientists who took part. You were all brilliant and each and every single one of you has contributed to the great success of this year’s event. Please remember to fill in our feedback survey here: *http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/570273/i-m-a-scientist-june-2011-tell-us-what-you-think- * Please join us again for the next I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here!

The competition is hotting up now, and the scientists are really under pressure! The votes have been counted, and the next scientist to get evicted in this zone is… CESAR This leaves only KATE and EMILY to fight it out for the prize tomorrow. Don’t forget to fill in your ‘My Science Words’ on your profile at the end of the event. This is a really useful way for you to reflect on what you’ve learnt from I’m a Scientist. Who will win? Only YOU students can decide! So keep VOTING. May the best scientist win.

Yesterday we told you that as it was a draw we would have to evict two scientists today. And now it’s time for that eviction. The scientists to leave are… PHILLIPPA and JAMIE Sorry to see you go after all your hard work. We hope you’ve still had fun. Students, you can print off a record of your participation in I’m a Scientist. Just click on the ‘Print my Participation Certificate’ link on your profile. There are more evictions every day for the rest of the week, with the winner announced on Friday. Keep VOTING students! Who will survive to claim the prize? YOU decide!

It’s been a fantastic event so far and the scientists have worked hard, answering thousands of questions between them. But on Friday there can only be one winner in each zone, so some of them have to go. And now it’s time for the first eviction, and it was a really close one. The result is… A Draw! This means that tomorrow there will be two evictions! There will be evictions every day for the rest of the week, with the winner announced on Friday. Keep voting students! Who will walk off with the prize? YOU decide!

You’ve all been asking questions like crazy in Copper Zone and having lots of live chats with our lovely scientists. The site’s almost TWICE as busy as last year (and we thought it was pretty busy then!) We were worried that you’d be wearing out the scientists, but they seem to be loving it. Some of them have said they are now addicted to live chats:-) We hope you are having fun. Remember, you’ve got until Friday 24th June to ASK questions CHAT to scientists And, most importantly, VOTE for who you think should get £500! Don’t forget to ‘like’, and comment on scientists’ answers – otherwise how will they know what sort of answers you want? Remember, this is the event where YOU are in charge.