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Asked by anon-352923 on 3 Mar 2023.
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Simone Girdham answered on 3 Mar 2023:
I want to help you learn about what is possible.
You all have so much potential and it can be difficult to know what might be good for you.
But, I can definitely say there is a role for everyone one of you in science – if going to uni scares you then you can start in a pathology lab and become an apprentice instead 😆
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Laura Lockhart answered on 3 Mar 2023:
Supporting making vaccines is fascinating work and takes lots of people with a variety of different skills, experience and ways of looking at things to make it happen. When I was at school I thought scientists just worked in university laboratories- I want you share with you that that’s not the case!
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Kirstie Andrews answered on 3 Mar 2023:
I work in an area that not many people know about, so I want more people to know what bioengineers like me do, how it can help to cure disease and provide treatments/ways of helping to manage illnesses and injuries, and maybe think about it as a job they might be interested in doing.
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Bernice Ridley answered on 4 Mar 2023:
I hope everyone who takes part in this activity is a consumer of cosmetic products, so I would like everyone to see how much fun it can be to work in the industry and develop new product and research.
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Marco Palma answered on 4 Mar 2023:
I decided to take part to this activity because when I applied to university I had never encountered any statistician. Hopefully students who wish to get into this job could get an idea of what this is about.
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John Clark-Corrigall answered on 6 Mar 2023:
Microbiology wasn’t a huge part of the school syllabus when I was there, it was small experiments about how gross door handles are or history of the odd epidemic. But there’s loads of great things about bacteria, we’re absolutely covered in the stuff, inside and out. The skin microbiome protects against infections on top of the skin being a barrier itself. When you get furry teeth from drinking full fat coke, that’s bacteria in plaques. Bacteria in the gut can stop other bacteria from causing diarrhoea. Hopefully, I can pass that interest on to you all and that you might think about working on bacteria in the future.
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Jessica McCreery answered on 6 Mar 2023:
I love being a Sports Scientist, but I have found when talking to children, teenagers and adults, not alot of them know what it really is or what you can do with it. I want to share that with you all, and let you know the many different paths, subjects and topics there are in Sports Science and not everything involves sport!
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Hannah Tanner answered on 6 Mar 2023:
Because microbes are amazing and fascinating! Also, because when I was at school I loved things to do with medicine but knew I didn’t want to be a doctor or nurse. I had no idea about all the brilliant jobs in healthcare for scientists:
https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/healthcare-science
https://www.ibms.org/home/
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Katie Dexter answered on 6 Mar 2023:
Not many people talk about animals in research! I absolutely adore working with animals as it makes my work incredibly important. I can make a difference to those animals with what I do in my job. I want people to not just think about the bad parts of animal work, but the good parts too.
Unfortunately, we need to use animals in medical research to produce the medicines we rely on. In the future we hope to not have to use animals, but for now we work very hard to make their lives as good as possible, and use as few animals as we can. I want to have good and honest conversations with everyone about this. I love to challenge peoples thoughts about this work, and make sure everyone understands how it works.
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Benjamin Foster answered on 7 Mar 2023:
To provide an insight into a career and lifestyle in scientific research, whether that be the lab-based practical work or the day-to-day aspects. Sharing why we do what we do is also of interest as we are often funded by charity or public money!
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Rosie Spencer answered on 7 Mar 2023:
I want you to learn about all the possible career choices that are out there.
Growing up it was hard for me to get experience in science and I don’t think I ever met or spoke to an actual scientist until I went to university. I want to give you the chance to ask all the questions that I never could when I was at school -
Orode Aniejurengho answered on 15 Mar 2023:
I think it is important for you all to see all the different ways you can impact the world with your scientific interests. No input is too small, and you get to meet scientists from different cultures and hear their stories. I was once a little girl who did not know much about careers in science but meeting others, observing and hearing their stories encouraged me to keep on. If they could do it, then perhaps I could too.
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