• Question: Does becoming a scientist have a downside?

    Asked by Lilly.A to Ashley, Bernard, Carsten, MariaMagdalena, Monique on 9 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Carsten Welsch

      Carsten Welsch answered on 9 Nov 2015:

      It is VERY time-consuming. So balancing “work” and “life” can be challenging. Also career planning for early career researchers remains a significant challenge.

    • Photo: Monique Henson

      Monique Henson answered on 9 Nov 2015:

      As someone who’s quite early in their career as a scientist, I sometimes worry about how competitive academia (working for a university) is. There are lots of brilliant people all applying for the same jobs, so it can be a bit daunting going up against that.

      That being said, even if I don’t end up staying in academia, I’ll still be glad I pursued science. I’ve had lots of fun doing it, and it’s given me lots of skills which will help in other careers too.

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