• Question: Do you work in a big group with lots of other scientists?

    Asked by Carmela 7C to Hephzi, Imogen, Jen, Jennifer, Tom on 10 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by Lucy and Meg.
    • Photo: Jennifer Rudd

      Jennifer Rudd answered on 10 Mar 2015:


      I work in a gigantic group! There are 20 people in my research group but then we also collaborate with three different universities and also other research groups inside my university so I think that overall there are probably 100 people working on the same big project that I am. Day to day though I probably interact with 10 people.

    • Photo: Jen Machin

      Jen Machin answered on 10 Mar 2015:


      Actually, my research group is quite small – there are only four of us! Having said that, I also work alongside a lot of other people in my department who study slightly different things, so there are always lots of people to talk to.

    • Photo: Thomas Barrett

      Thomas Barrett answered on 10 Mar 2015:


      That depends on what part of my work you are talking about. For my PhD project I am one of two people in the world that do what I do, but I have 5 supervisors who give me advice. I am part of a group at the university with similar research interests which is maybe 20 people, 5 or 6 of which I work with. But the lab is used by loads more people than that, people travel from around the world to use it but I don’t say I work with them.

      I am also working on a project with people from NASA so I have maybe 6 people from NASA and then 10 people hear I work with on that stuff.

    • Photo: Imogen Napper

      Imogen Napper answered on 10 Mar 2015:


      There are lots of people in my department all working on different things relating to the ocean!

      I am the only person at my University studying about the source and fate of plastic pollution though!

      I talk to my supervisor about my findings and what steps I should do next.

      Everyone I work with is a lot of fun, and I have made some great friends 🙂 !

    • Photo: Hephzi Tagoe

      Hephzi Tagoe answered on 10 Mar 2015:


      We are 14 in my group. Is that considered a big group???

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