• Question: how many years did it take to a scientist

    Asked by mia2trappy on 17 Jul 2023. This question was also asked by NargessW.
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      Bruno Silvester Lopes answered on 17 Jul 2023:

      20 years

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      Robbie Lynch answered on 17 Jul 2023:

      It took me 4 years to get my degree and then I was able to look for jobs in the life sciences industry.

    • Photo: Hannah Scholes

      Hannah Scholes answered on 17 Jul 2023:

      It took me 3 years to get my degree 🙂

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      Sophie Shaw answered on 17 Jul 2023:

      There are lots of different routes into science. Some people find a job straight from school whereas others get further education. Personally after my A-Levels I did an undergraduate degree (3 years), followed by a PhD (4 years). But I’m still training and learning all the time – it’s called continuing professional development.

    • Photo: Cheryl Williams

      Cheryl Williams answered on 17 Jul 2023:

      After A levels, it took me 3 years to get my degree, then I got a job virtually straight after graduation.

    • Photo: Anne Lockhart

      Anne Lockhart answered on 19 Jul 2023:

      4 years at university however learning is always ongoing

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      Simon Anderson answered on 19 Jul 2023:

      It took 3 years to do my degree but then continual work afterwards including a professional accreditation with took about 3 years, I also did a Masters part-time taking 2 years.

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      Kip Heath answered on 20 Jul 2023:

      I am a big believer that you are a scientist from the starting point. I don’t like defining people as ‘not a scientist yet’. But it took me 4 years to get my professional qualifications.

    • Photo: Clare Morrow

      Clare Morrow answered on 24 Jul 2023:

      I started training in 1987 – and am still learning.
      It normally takes around 4 years to get on the starting point though

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