• Question: how long did you have to train to be a scientists

    Asked by 843cmtm32 to Stephanie on 6 Mar 2018. This question was also asked by 498cmtm32.
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      Stephanie Mann answered on 6 Mar 2018:

      My first training was at university – studied there for 5 years doing astrophysics (which is all about stars and planets) after that I knew I wanted to do renewable energy so I retrained again and did a more difficult degree (PhD) in renewable energy… that was another 4 years so a total of 9 years!

      Don’t worry though, most scientists only do about 4 or 5 years of training before going into work… I was just fussy and changed my mind a lot. And all people interested in science can call themselves “scientists”… no training required!

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