• Question: why did you choose to be a scientist.

    Asked by anon-350289 on 14 Mar 2023. This question was also asked by anon-355310, anon-355307, anon-353973, anon-361202, anon-361217, anon-361197.
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      Maria Price answered on 14 Mar 2023:

      I loved science when I was younger and liked playing with chemistry sets and reading about space, and as I grew up, my interest developed and I began to choose the subjects to help me become a scientist.

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      Hannah Tanner answered on 14 Mar 2023:

      I chose to become a scientist because I wanted to do something that was interesting and might help people.

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      Emma Agnew answered on 14 Mar 2023:

      I always found the human body fascinating so knew I wanted to find a career in health sciences. Biology always interested me so I looked into University courses that sounded interesting. I never knew what type of scientist I wanted to be, but I always knew I wanted to do something I loved.

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      Laura Lockhart answered on 14 Mar 2023:

      Because I wanted to do something that I found interesting and helps other people. The area of science I work in (vaccine manufacturing) does that which is why I chose to be a scientist.

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      Katie Dexter answered on 14 Mar 2023:

      I always enjoyed maths and science at school so when I had to pick my A-Levels I decided these were the ones I wanted to continue studying. It just went from there to be honest!

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      Maaya Modha answered on 14 Mar 2023:

      I really enjoyed science at school and college and I think that the opportunity to use my skills and knowledge in this area to help people is brilliant!

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      Kirstie Andrews answered on 14 Mar 2023:

      I wanted to find answers to why the human body does weird, challenging and wonderful things. I didn’t know how I could do this as a job and then heard about medical research. Mixing engineering and science as a bioengineer allows me to do a huge range of different things and to look at lots of different areas.

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      Iona Christie answered on 15 Mar 2023:

      I was good at it in school and being dyslexic I was terrible at english and other subjects that required lots of reading and writing so it was just a natural route

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      Benjamin Foster answered on 22 Mar 2023:

      I enjoyed practical classes in science at school and enjoy working with my hands rather than sitting at a desk so stuck to a science career path! Teachers helped but it was my desire to explore biochemistry and how that is relevant in disease progression that has driven me since.

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