• Question: why did you decide to become a scientist? Is science hard?

    Asked by Jessie!4 to Tom, Imogen, Hephzi, Jen, Jennifer on 6 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by EWAN, Millie.allison, Castro_1021, Smidgen, tank, alicepalace, nxbiha_, 263erbb33, xoxprincessGraciexox, Pizza and Pie, 228erbb33, Anisa xox, DR NATTY, Dr black, 428erbb39, hana, 528erbb39, Captain Sparklez, Ellie.C, Elizabeth :).
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      Jen Machin answered on 6 Mar 2015:

      I decided to become a scientist because I really liked science! I mainly like finding out new and interesting things, which is something I get to do every day in my job. I don’t think that most of the things that I have to do as part of my job are hard, but sometimes it can be tricky when you’re learning about a new method to use in an experiment, or trying to understand a theory you hadn’t heard of before. The best thing about my job is that I work with lots of other scientists who have a lot of different experience and knowledge, so there is always someone you can ask for help if you’re stuck on learning something new!

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      Hephzi Tagoe answered on 6 Mar 2015:

      @Jessie!4.
      No! Science is not hard. Like anything else you reap what you sow. Put in the effort and you’ll find it’s not as bad as people think.

      Why did I become a Scientist?
      It’ll be cool to say, I always wanted to be scientist but no! I actually wanted to be a Doctor (ER, Holby city and Casualty) looked like fun. I even did worked experience in a GP surgery and got a job at my local hospital on the wards to prepare. I did all the sciences and maths as As/A-level and Unfortunately I didnt get in to med school. 🙁

      It didnt’t put me off though. Plan B was to accept my back up choice of Biomedical Science an apply onto the graduate medical school program.

      Then, during my second year at Uni, I did a reaserch year at Cambridge and there I discovered a world outside medical school which seemed a lot more exciting. I had a great supervisor in the lab who made me fall in love with research. He was cool, and he made the job of a scientists so appealing. By the time I finished my final year, there was no going back.

      It was bye bye casualty, hello CSI. Being a scientist now, I see why he was so passionate about his work and another reason I like being a STEM Ambassador. Hoepfully I can also make someone consider being a scientist like he did

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      Imogen Napper answered on 6 Mar 2015:

      I decided to become a scientist, because I saw a problem and I wanted to fix it!

      When I used to go to the beach, I used to see lots of rubbish in the sand.
      Have you ever gone to the beach and seen rubbish, such as a plastic bottle or an empty carrier bag?

      It made the beach look really dirty, and it was making the ocean into a giant bin! This made me really upset.

      So now I am a scientist studying the effects the rubbish is having on the beach, so that my research can help make beaches a cleaner, safer place for the future!

      Do I think science is hard? Sometimes, especially if maths is involved. I have never really liked maths! BUT science is worth all the hard-work. Plus you get to do some amazing things, such as discovering something that no one else has before!

      You are creating history!

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      Thomas Barrett answered on 9 Mar 2015:

      Hey.

      Science doesn’t have to be hard. I won’t lie, it can be at times but that shouldn’t discourage you. It feels so much cooler when you have solved a tough problem. I would say however science in general isn’t hard, its more about putting in the work to make it easy. Effort in = Good results.

      I have always wanted to do research and find something new. It is a wonderful feeling to the be first person to ever know something. I also really want to pass on this knowledge to other people. My Dad teaches at University and I think I got that from him.

      To be able to discover something and then teach people about it is why I became a scientist. Science is your way to be truly remembered.

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      Jennifer Rudd answered on 9 Mar 2015:

      Science is hard…especially on the days where you’ve tried your best and nothing has worked! But then there are days where everything goes really well and you make progress and you do something you’ve never done before and that is so exciting it makes you want to carry on!

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