• Question: Have you ever wanted to try out a different job that does not involve science?

    Asked by Caitlin to Christie, Dan, David, Dawn, Sian on 15 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by Izzy-Kate123.
    • Photo: Dawn Lau

      Dawn Lau answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Yes, I’m so curious about so many different jobs! I’d love to try and be a doctor for a day. Or a photojournalist. (Those were two jobs I was curious about when I was younger.) Now I can’t quite imagine doing a job that doesn’t involve science. Even though there are non-lab-based jobs that I would consider, they all involve science in some way, such as working in public engagement, or working for a charity, or going into science policy.

    • Photo: Sian Thomas

      Sian Thomas answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Love Dawns answer. Come and work with me for a few weeks Dawn!

      I have a ‘non-lab based job’. My favorite part is the engagement I think. I love engaging with a range of people and adapting my messages to ensure that they are understood by the audience.

      I am fortunate to have tried all of the things that I might have liked to do. And now combine many.

      Not sure I can think of anything new to try that I could make a living doing – I like making things but I am not that good!

    • Photo: Christie Waddington

      Christie Waddington answered on 20 Jun 2016:

      I had always wanted to be a doctor too, before I worked out it was researching the diseases that I actually enjoyed more than diagnosing them! I think I wold go into law – my friends say I’m quite opinionated, and researching legal cases is not too different from researching techniques, or reading science articles. I’ve spent too long at university I think to change now though! haha.

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