• Question: what is it like being a scientist, is it difficult, is it fun?

    Asked by cast490tad on 17 Jul 2023. This question was also asked by y7.
    • Photo: Cheryl Williams

      Cheryl Williams answered on 17 Jul 2023:

      It is fun, but it can also be difficult!
      I enjoy the different projects I take part in and particularly the IT aspects.
      It’s difficult when it’s busy and we’re short-staffed.

    • Photo: Bruno Silvester Lopes

      Bruno Silvester Lopes answered on 17 Jul 2023:

      Agree with Cheryl!

    • Photo: Blair Johnston

      Blair Johnston answered on 17 Jul 2023:

      I agree with Cheryl. It’s fun as you get paid to do science and that generally means it is less routine work which keeps it interesting. The downside can be that it can be difficult at times when trying to solve a problem but again, it wouldn’t be as interesting if you didn’t have to overcome obstacles from time to time

    • Photo: Clare Morrow

      Clare Morrow answered on 18 Jul 2023:

      It can be both difficult and fun – sometimes at the same time. I recently attended the local agricultural shows and was doing science experiments with youngsters during the days – that was fun.

    • Photo: Chigozie Onuba

      Chigozie Onuba answered on 20 Jul 2023:

      It is interesting, requires working hard, being organised, paying attention to detail and concentrating for prolonged period of time.

    • Photo: Kip Heath

      Kip Heath answered on 20 Jul 2023:

      In microbiology we put bacteria/viruses etc into categories based on how dangerous they are (from 1 – 4). Category 1 bacteria cannot cause disease in humans, so they are all the least dangerous!

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