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Asked by anon-253237 to Lea, Jessica, Emily on 5 May 2020.
Question: What's the most interesting thing you've done ?
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Emily Graves answered on 5 May 2020:
During my undergraduate degree I went on a research trip to Cuba! It was one of the best trips I’ve ever been on! We were on a remote island off the coast called the ‘Isle of Youth’ (like in pirates of the Caribbean!!). We spent our days doing surveys on manatees (they’re nicknamed the elephant of the seas which I always found funny), learning to scuba dive to survey fish and looking at butterfly populations on the island. Its very different to the research I do now but it just shows you that you can do research about anything you like! I made some great friends and learnt some really amazing new skills.
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James_the_Scientist commented on :
As part of my undergraduate chemistry degree, we did a project on the ‘Chemistry of a Night Out’. We analysed the protein, salt and fat content of a slab of pizza (we had to blend it up – the smell was dreadful!), as well as the alcohol and sugar content of various drinks. Finally we measured the caffeine content of mugs of tea/coffee. All this in a multi-million pound lab with high tech equipment!
Suran commented on :
Releasing music and performing live with my band Far From Refuge.
Helena commented on :
A lot of the most interesting things I’ve done have come from working in science and involve travelling to present my research!
I have been incredibly lucky to present my research at international conferences including one in Las Vegas and another in South Africa!
I got to see the most current research in my field, meet researchers who’s work I’ve been following for a long time (it’s like meeting your favourite actor/singer in real life!) present my own research, and visit the grand canyon with all these scientists from all over the world!
I also went on a wine tasting tour with a bunch of scientists in South Africa which was highly interesting to see them with their hair down (imagine seeing your teachers in a pub having a few drinks…we are all just people after all haha!), and went to the top of Table Mountain which was incredible!