• Question: What would you do with the money if you win this?

    Asked by Chloe T to Dan, David, Dawn, Sian on 22 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by CCK.
    • Photo: Dan Lewis

      Dan Lewis answered on 22 Jun 2016:

      I would arrange a large science event that is free for everyone that showcases everything nerdy in science.

    • Photo: Dawn Lau

      Dawn Lau answered on 22 Jun 2016:

      I want to create a webcomic that is about a kid trying to become a scientist. It would address the barriers of becoming a scientist in a funny, dry humour sort of way. I want it to inspire students to be scientists, and also make teachers/parents around them aware of how they can be supportive of a scientific mind.

      I particularly wanted it to be a webcomic because it can be accessible to anyone with an internet connection, not just one class or school! Plus I used to read a lot of webcomics myself 🙂

    • Photo: Sian Thomas

      Sian Thomas answered on 22 Jun 2016:

      I am trying to negotiate access to the platform here to run regular chats on food science. I have agreement from the top people at the Food Standards Agency and a meeting arranged with the techies. If I need to find some other money to do this ( as £500 is not enough) I am happy to find somewhere to get it from! Maybe I should also be pushing the government scientist point too – there are hundreds if not thousands of us across all kinds of departments!

    • Photo: David Robertson

      David Robertson answered on 23 Jun 2016:

      The flight model of our optical bench (laser ruler) is 1.5 million km away. We have a spare, but are not allowed to move it anywhere [myimage5], so I’d like to have models made of the optical bench, the LPF spacecraft, and the LISA spacecraft so we can take them to schools and science festivals and explain how they work.

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