• Question: what is your motivation????

    Asked by anon-247553 to Martha, Jennifer, Dan, Ben, Baptiste on 17 Mar 2020.
    • Photo: Martha Jesson

      Martha Jesson answered on 17 Mar 2020:

      My main motivation is to help people – whether this is to live healthier lives or to improve the NHS services that they use on a daily basis.
      I hope to be able to raise awareness of mental health because at the moment it is not thought of in the same way as physical health (which can be a big issue).

    • Photo: Dan Brunsdon

      Dan Brunsdon answered on 17 Mar 2020:

      I’m very lucky to have found an area of study that I really enjoyed when I was in college. By accident I found myself in an anthropology class when I was 18, and was able to then go on to study this at uni. All I’ve been trying to do since is find ways that I can keep doing what I enjoy and turning it into my job. So my motivation comes from a love for the area of study I work in, and that’s probably true for a lot of researchers and scientists. The important thing is to find what you enjoy and you can be passionate about, and motivation will (hopefully!) follow.

    • Photo: Baptiste Ravina

      Baptiste Ravina answered on 17 Mar 2020:

      In fundamental science, like particle physics, we deal with questions that may not have any direct impact on society in the near future – it’s therefore important to be motivated and driven by curiosity! We are facing some of the biggest mysteries in the universe and humbly trying to make our little contribution towards figuring out some of the answers. But each time we learn a bit more, it completely changes our perspective and reminds us both of all we’ve achieved so far and of how many more exciting discoveries there remains to be made along the way! That’s my motivation 🙂

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