• Question: do you ever get bored of science?

    Asked by AnnabelJ to Samantha, Matt, Deborah, Adele, Adam on 10 Jun 2017. This question was also asked by lyca mcgreggie.
    • Photo: Matthew Lee

      Matthew Lee answered on 10 Jun 2017:

      Not yet! I don’t think I ever will, but, i’ve not been doing it for very long so i might get bored of it. Who knows…

    • Photo: Deborah Aitken

      Deborah Aitken answered on 11 Jun 2017:

      Yes. Oh my goodness yes. Sometimes I bang my head against the table bored and frustrated that what I am working on isn’t working and isn’t fun. I think there are boring parts to any job but sometimes it all comes together and its so much fun and everything works and it’s all worth it!

    • Photo: Adam Hargreaves

      Adam Hargreaves answered on 11 Jun 2017:

      Sometimes yes, definitely. A lot of my time I spend applying for funding so I can actually have the money to fund the experiments to do the science. Unfortunately, with the way the funding system works in the UK, a lot of these applications don’t end up being funded (even if they’re good ideas!), which means spending many hours on something for no reason. Obviously to coin the old catchphrase “you’ve got to be in it to win it”, but it can be incredibly frustrating. Just got to stay positive and keep going and eventually everything works out fine, then it’s awesome!

    • Photo: Adele Wratten

      Adele Wratten answered on 12 Jun 2017:

      There might be boring tasks that I have to do, but to be honest I can’t say that I really get bored at work as every day is so different and varied! Maybe ask me again in five years…

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