• Question: What's the best thing about being a scientist?

    Asked by Amy to Craig, Devon, Marta, Natalie, Nicholas on 10 Mar 2017. This question was also asked by Gemma.
    • Photo: Marta Varela

      Marta Varela answered on 10 Mar 2017:

      The glasses and unruly hair?

      Seriously, it’s learning new things, being able to pursue your interests and being driven by the feeling that if you succeed and make a cool discovery, you may really help someone in the process.

    • Photo: Natalie Doig

      Natalie Doig answered on 10 Mar 2017:

      The best thing is that you get to do lots of different things and you never stop learning. I love my job because I get to pursue my curiosity, to keep asking questions and then trying to answer them. Also, you get to be part of a team and learn and work with other people doing super cool stuff.

    • Photo: Nicholas Younger

      Nicholas Younger answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      Having the freedom to be your own master and choosing what you study and how to study it. You get to switch your work to follow what’s interesting and what’s working well, it’s very flexible. This makes it exciting, and never boring! How many other jobs give you that sort of freedom!?

    • Photo: Craig O'Hare

      Craig O'Hare answered on 15 Mar 2017:

      I like the variety that comes with managing your own schedule. I get bored and restless easily, and having control over what I work on everyday helps alleviate that.

      It’s also nice to know that your work could really help people one day. My own research could be used to improve vaccines or help make new drugs to support cells as they cope with viral infections.

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