• Question: How many years have you been studing science?

    Asked by cdrcodor to Andrew, Emma, Marianne on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Andrew Maynard answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Hi cdrcodor,

      Goodness. I started studying for my GCSE’s in 1980 – 30 years ago!! It’s probably better to go back to when I started working toward my PhD though, which was in 1989 – so 21 years ago.

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      anon answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      In school I took biology, chemistry and physics all through senior school (6years). At University I did a medical degree (large parts of the medical degree are science and a biochemistry degree) (6 years) and now I’m doing a PhD (3years). So I guess all in all about 15 years. Though full-time science study not counting school probably accounts for only 5ish years of that. I should also mention that I get paid now whilst I’m studying.

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      Marianne Baker answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Well, I suppose about 20 really!
      I’ve always been interested in nature and how things work, it’s just a curiosity I’ve had and I enjoy the natural world.
      My parents encouraged this so I enjoyed science at school, I chose sciencey GCSEs (there’s a question about that somewhere), A levels and degree – now my 2nd degree is a science PhD!

      So that makes rather a long time, but not as long as many of my colleagues 🙂

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      Emma Pilgrim answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Hello. Well if you take into account school then 18 years – cribbens!

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      anon answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Hi cdrcodor…I did my first science degree when I was 19 for four years and then I did a Masters degree 10 years later for 2 years. Therefore total studying time is 6 years but I have been a scientist for 23 years (I hope that answers your question?):).

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