• Question: Did you always want to be a scientist?

    Asked by Alex L-K on 25 May 2023. This question was also asked by Justin✌🏽.
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      Santosh Mahabala answered on 25 May 2023:

      As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut – that time space travel was discussed a lot in India. But, later in my PUC, I got interested in biology.

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      Lucy Mitchell answered on 25 May 2023:

      I don’t think so! I remember when I was about 11/12 wanting to be a vet, but then I actually really don’t think i can cope with the sight of blood so i wouldn’t have been any good!
      I also really loved graphic design and did it for A-level – I thought I would like to work for Disney or someone in animation but in the end i realised i was much more passionate about the environment. Plus, getting in to that sort of thing is very competitive and I thought if I went to university and did environmental studies, which is what i did, that it would open up more opportunities for me….which it did!

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      Loretta-Ann Jilks answered on 25 May 2023:

      When I was younger I wanted to be a primary school teacher, but then when I was in my second year at uni (so around 19/20 years old) I fell in love with science! I also get to do some teaching alongside my job which I enjoy, so I get the best of both worlds 🙂

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      Jonathan Wright answered on 25 May 2023:

      I suppose that I did. I really wasn’t sure what I would do. I liked cars and planes when I was a child and building things. I did not think that I would do it as a job. I did like science at school but again did not know that I’d end up doing it for a living.

    • Photo: Camilla Cassidy

      Camilla Cassidy answered on 25 May 2023:

      I knew I liked science because I thought learning about how the world works was really cool. I was always curious. But I really latched onto the idea of science when I watched a lot of Mythbusters as a kid – the idea that you can test things, run experiments to prove things right or wrong, really captured my imagination.

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      Lisa Hursell answered on 25 May 2023:

      No, I wanted to be a journalist! I didn’t even really consider myself a scientist until quite recently – more just a techie!

    • Photo: Amanda Cruchley

      Amanda Cruchley answered on 26 May 2023:

      I’ve always liked science but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to be a scientist, or do something completely different like a lawyer. My chemistry teacher helped me get excited about science and I’m so pleased I decided to choose it as a career

    • Photo: Áine Uí Ghiollagáin

      Áine Uí Ghiollagáin answered on 28 May 2023:

      I always wanted to understand how things work. Learning how to make and test hypotheses is a great way.

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      Mimi Asogwa answered on 2 Jun 2023:

      Yes, I first had an inkling that science was for me in secondary school. I particularly enjoyed Biology lessons and practical’s and went on to study Microbiology in University. I am now a Molecular Microbiologist and have enjoyed my career journey so far.

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