Shane McCracken

@shane.mccracken.org.uk

Project Director - http://imascienti.st Creating equality of opportunity in STEM & careers enrichment for school students. Wearer of orange jacket at conferences.

Basecamp notification: Assigned you: Canada

Graphic Shouting "Happy 1000th Chat!" with the five "I'm a..." programme project logos

Word clouds describing Nigel Farage. Dangerous, Good, Racist stand out in Sept 2025. Racist is overwhelmingly dominant in May 2026.

Screenshot from .gov.uk for Companies House Guidance and Regulation. There are two items: Verify your identity for CH & Verifying your identity for CH

Line graph titled “Motivations for engagement” showing four motivations across 2006, 2015, and 2025. Enjoyment rises from 59% in 2006 to 63% in 2015 and 70% in 2025, remaining the highest motivation throughout. Informing the public increases from 51% to 56% to 60%. Societal relevance rises from 44% to 50% to 58%. Career advancement remains much lower, increasing from 6% to 7% to 18% by 2025.

Pint of cider with the setting sun behind

Screenshot of a notification of a chat booking for Riverside College. It includes the detail that they are of the 2007/2008 cohort.

An A4 card with a handwritten poem on it

IR image of a tiger, but this one isn't in my garden.

Quote image cos algorithm with words: want to keep it open to anything they could think of to increase their science capital

Berlin. Empty street. Falling Walls Science House across street. Blue Skies!

An infographic showing concern about falling pupil numbers among school leaders. On the left, two circular graphics show statistics: "82% of senior primary school leaders are concerned" and "65% of senior secondary school leaders are concerned." In the background, a classroom scene with children and a teacher. On the right, text encourages readers to explore a “Research Bite” summarizing recent findings, quotes from leaders, and reflective questions to support school strategy and action planning.

Screenshot of a Google AI response explaining that Gems can't be directly shared, as they are tied to individual game accounts and used for in-game purchases and speed boosts.

Woman dressed in regency era clothing. Lilac dress bonnet. Sat outside The Raven.

Screenshot of a news article excerpt describing Nigel Farage as a "far-right British gadfly" leading Reform UK, an "insurgent faction" that has recently surged in opinion polls.

$A message from the Peterhead Academy Astronomy Elective teacher thanking the scientists for their time 🙌. The class is excited to revisit the Q\&A and use the ideas to shape their next elective topic! 🌠$