When did you decide you wanted to work in science?

Question: When did you decide you wanted to work in science?
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Asked by anon-259763 on 28 Sep 2020. This question was also asked by anon-259705.
- Chris Bloomer answered on 28 Sep 2020:
  
  When I was little I always wanted to become an engineer. But, In high school I had a really good physics teacher who made me realise that I liked finding out more about the universe much more than just building things.
  
  After that, I wanted to go to university to study physics, I wanted to learn more about atoms, electricity, and how everything works.
- April Cridland answered on 29 Sep 2020:
  
  I really got interested in cutting edge research during a course in my masters degree. I could see how it (ion traps) could improve lots of things from quantum computing to detectors for medical purposes. I went on to get a PhD supervised by the lecturer teaching the course. Its important not to become so rigid in your ideas that you miss opportunities as they crop up.
- Holly Duns answered on 29 Sep 2020:
  
  It was less about wanting to work in science for me and doing something that i really enjoyed. Although my role falls into the computer science bracket, its not really a science in the traditional sense. There are a large number of jobs that are “science” based but don’t always involved being in a lab in a white cloak! Some examples include many different engineering roles, weapon design, dog training and so many more.
- Cheukyau (Jane) Luk answered on 29 Sep 2020:
  
  My interest in science started to grow since secondary education as I really enjoyed studying physics, chemistry and biology then. Such passion, together with the aspiration to work towards helping diabetic patients, led to my choice of undergraduate programme in Pharmacology at university. As I really enjoyed my research module in my master’s year, I decided to pursue a PhD! So far, I am enjoying my PhD and can hopefully secure a role in research when I finish the programme.
- Allyson Lister answered on 29 Sep 2020:
  
  I loved science from about age 12 or so. I also loved stories, especially Greek myths, and thought history or archaeology would be fantastic as well. What really made a big difference to me was a fantastic Biology teacher that I had when I was 15/16. He was so amazing that it really cemented my love of science generally and Biology in particular.
  
  (I still did two majors in at my American university – that’s two different degrees, essentially. One in Biology, and one in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations. It was fantastic!)
- Sonia Rodriguez answered on 29 Sep 2020:
  
  I’ve always liked science and doing experiments, but I hated studying Biology at high school. I’ve never been a fan of animals or plants either and I wanted to study Maths or something more related to numbers. During my last year at high school, I took part in the Biology Olympiad and I started to think of research and biology in a different way.
- Stephen Clarke answered on 6 Oct 2020:
  
  I just wanted to do a job that I would enjoy, and I have always enjoyed science.

Question: When did you decide you wanted to work in science?

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