• Question: Was the studying part of your career boring or really interesting?

    Asked by Jemma to Craig, Devon, Marta, Natalie, Nicholas on 9 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Natalie Doig

      Natalie Doig answered on 9 Mar 2017:

      Really interesting. I loved studying neuroscience when I was in University and that is why I pursued it – and then when you do a PhD you get to do the research yourself which is really exciting. Also, in science you have to keep learning new things so I feel I have never really stopped studying.

    • Photo: Marta Varela

      Marta Varela answered on 10 Mar 2017:

      Hi Jemma.

      For me, it’s the best part. I love learning new things, so give me a science book or an experiment for me to get to know something I didn’t know before, and I am happy.

      It also means that your job is very rarely routine: new topics and skills to learn all the time!

    • Photo: Nicholas Younger

      Nicholas Younger answered on 10 Mar 2017:

      Hey,

      It’s definitely my favorite part, I love learning the theory behind how things work, it gives you inspiration for new experiments and helps you understand the results.

    • Photo: Craig O'Hare

      Craig O'Hare answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      I really enjoy learning, it’s one of my favourite parts of my job and I try keep an open mind about things I like. For that reason I did a general science degree to keep my options open.

      The downside about trying new things is that you do encounter things you don’t like too. I used to really like Chemistry in school but found it really tough while I was at university. To be honest, it was a really tough period of my education and although I went on to finish my degree with a first class honours, I nearly failed chemistry!

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