• Question: how long have you been a scientist?

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      Asked by anon-287572 on 13 Mar 2021. This question was also asked by anon-290126, anon-290120, anon-287527.
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        Philip Camp answered on 13 Mar 2021: last edited 13 Mar 2021 1:52 pm

        Hello! Let’s see… it has been 24 years since finishing my PhD, and since then, I’ve been employed as a scientist. But there were 14 years of being a student before that, so, it takes a long time! Studying was a major chunk of my life, and it was also really enjoyable, so the journey is as important as the destination!

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        Martin McCoustra answered on 15 Mar 2021:

        Depends on where you start counting from… I started my Chemistry degree in 1979… My PhD in 1983. My first research assistant position was in 1986 and my first academic position in 1988. So a long time!

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        Jesko Koehnke answered on 15 Mar 2021:

        If you count from the day I graduated from uni it has now been 16 years.

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