I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! is back this November. Between the 5th and the 16th, students at 11 schools will be putting their questions to 6 psychologists in the Memory Zone.

For the latest news and announcements about the event, find us on Twitter @imascientist, and follow the hashtag, #IASUK.

The Memory Zone is a psychology zone supported by the British Psychological Society. 

Warren Mansell | Lecturer, University of Manchester

I study how control and a sense of purpose is at the core of life, mental health and well-being, by listening to patients’ experiences, evaluating talking therapies in communities & schools, and by building smart apps and even robots!

Shanti Shanker | Lecturer, Bournemouth University

Do you like to forget the day you had a fall? I am interested in what are the brain mechanisms that help you forget things that you do not want to remember.

Pizza Chow | Postdoctoral, Hokkaido University and affiliated with University of Exeter

I study how clever squirrels are, using different problem tasks to see how squirrels perceive the world

Paul Matusz | Lecturer, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

My research focuses on how to best combine experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience & technology to improve classroom learning

Nadine Mirza | PhD Student, The University of Manchester

Why are people from different cultures not getting help for dementia and what can I do about it?

Alex Reid | Lecturer, The University of York

I investigate the influence of sleep on the human mind, in particular memory and dreams.

The Schools

• SGS Berkeley Green UTC, Gloucestershire
• Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy, Derbyshire
• Peebles High School, Scottish Borders
• Outwood Academy Shafton, South Yorkshire
• Ormiston Park Academy, Essex
• Millais School, West Sussex
• Hylands School, Essex
• Hounsdown School, Hampshire
• Francis Holland School, London
• Ark Victoria Academy, West Midlands
• Albany Academy, Lancashire