• Question: How long have been a scientist and where do you work?

    Asked by Vicki to Francesca, Laura, Matthew, Andrew, Rebecca on 7 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by megan, Zoe, randy orten (out of no where), MiniEinstien.
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      Matthew Camilleri answered on 7 Nov 2014:

      Well, I would say I have started to be a scientist since I started my chemistry degree, so that would be around 7 years ago, but even through that time I have also had the opportunity to teach science and chemistry at GCSE levels.

      At the moment I work at the University of Bath in the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies where we try and make the world a better world by making both reactions and processes greener.

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      Francesca Palombo answered on 8 Nov 2014:

      I should say since my MSci degree, 2003. I work as lecturer in biomedical spectroscopy at University of Exeter, School of Physics

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      Laura Schofield answered on 8 Nov 2014:

      I’ve been a scientist for as long as I can remember! To me being a scientist means asking lots of questions when you don’t understand something and I was always asking my parents how things worked.
      My career in science began when I went to college and I took my A-Levels (Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology). From there I went on to do a Masters degree (a 4 year course that is one better than a normal Bachelors degree) in Chemistry at the University of Nottingham. I started at Nottingham in 2007 and have been here ever since! I’m now in my final year of a PhD so will have to bid a sad farewell to this amazing campus soon.

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      Rebecca Ingle answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      I work at the University of Bristol as a PhD student, which some people might argue is not a proper job. I think I’ve felt like a scientist since I started my undergraduate at the University of York in 2009, particularly when I started doing research work in various labs over my summer holidays in my second year.

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      Andrew McKinley answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      I would say that I have been a “practising scientist” for probably 11 years – since I started doing independent research projects – starting with my undergraduate project, however I have been thinking scientifically for considerably longer. I’m not sure I could put a date on it, but I remember at the age of 6 years playing around with “red cabbage indicator” (the purple water left over after boiling red cabbage!) and household cleaning products, changing the purple from red to yellow with soda and vinegar to change it back again.

      Maybe that’s where my obsession with colour came from…

Comments

  • Photo: Vicki

    Vicki commented on :

    what kind of jobs can you do with science degree’s?

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    Laura commented on :

    There are so many jobs you can do! You can stay in research, like we all have done, or you can teach, go into research and work for a big company or university in their labs. You can also change career entirely after a degree in science! They are very analytical subjects and they teach you how to organise your time, research your subject and analyse data. This means that a lot of companies take on scientists as accountants, managers and even lawyers after a few more exams!