what made you pick this job?

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Asked by Sam.s to Stuart, Anais, katy, Lauren, Richard on 4 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by aryan, Ruby, Betty Ricou, Ignacio de Bonito, viktoria lediakhova, M.D,F.S,J.T.
- Stuart Atkinson answered on 4 Mar 2016:
  
  To be honest, it was an opportunity to study at University and get all my qualifications whilst also getting paid, which isn’t a bad idea! (Yes, I did my PhD part time).
  
  And it’s in an area that I’m interested in – Chemistry was always one of my favourite subjects at school.
  
  PS don’t do a PhD part time…
  PPS unless you’re really determined!!!
  PPS Just don’t!
- Anais Kahve answered on 4 Mar 2016:
  
  Hi Sam, thanks for your question. If you had said to me one year ago that I would be doing research as a PhD student then I would have laughed in your face! That’s because it was never my intention to do research. In fact, after my Master’s degree I was planning on getting a desk-based job with an agrochemical company (a company that makes pesticides) and working as a regulator, however I stumbled upon the PhD on the internet and applied thinking that I had nothing to lose – and really I didn’t have anything to lose. It was a very competitive selection process; however I was given the job so I took it! My job is perfect for me as the project I’m working on is multidisciplinary so I get to learn about stuff from all of the sciences, not just one. In my case I get to work with experts in both the medical school and the physics department. I also get to use my knowledge as a chemist and toxicologist to investigate complex nutritional problems. I’m really glad I chose to do research!
- Richard Friend answered on 6 Mar 2016:
  
  Hey Sam, good question. I don’t think I deliberately sat down and chose the exact job that I’m in now, luck sometimes has a big role to play, being in the right place at the right time. The lab I’m in now had a lot of opportunities for me to learn about things I didn’t know about before, and it was important for me to progress, so where I was just doing testing before, now I’m involved in the previous step where we make the tests. Where next? Who knows!
- Lauren Laing answered on 7 Mar 2016:
  
  HI Sam,
  
  I’m a very curious person, I was always asking my parents questions about everything (I think they found this a bit challenging at times )! I really enjoy understanding how things work, and solving problems. Science is the perfect environment for that, if your curious about something, you can try and find out the answer! And everyday you learn new skills and new facts about how things work! Everyone around you also has common goals, so there’s so much opportunity to work together.
  
  It is also a very varied and flexible job. You could be writing up results at your desk or analysing data, operation a really cool machine (my favourite is probably the sequencer – this is used to sequence genes and produces LOTS of data!) You might be working in the lab, for example pipetting lots of samples, or working with animals. I even get to learn to code!
- Katy Kellett answered on 7 Mar 2016:
  
  It was one of my lecturers are university that made me really passionate about research. It made it hard to go into anything else.
  
  For the area of research that I love you really need a PhD to progress which is why I am currently doing that. And I love the research still and can’t wait to continue afterwards!
  
  P.S. I am currently doing my PhD part time…and I will agree with Stuart…don’t!

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