• Question: what made you want to be a scientist

    Asked by anon-241343 to Ross, Natalia, Martin, Gabriela, Ellie, Chukwuka on 13 Mar 2020.
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      Eleanor Spence answered on 13 Mar 2020:

      I never actually thought I would be a scientist. I have always done what I have either enjoyed or was good at (usually they were the same). I loved biology whilst at school and thought that I would like to be a Vet but after some dull work experience placements, I decided it was not for me.

      At University whilst studying zoology, I discovered my love for insects and this led to me doing summer studentships where I could design experiments and collect results! I thought it was amazing that I could ask a question, design my own experiment and get answers…or get more questions to answer!
      Many years later, I am still designing experiments and getting more questions to answer!

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      Martin Johnsson answered on 13 Mar 2020:

      Much like Ellie, I didn’t really plan on becoming a scientist. I studied to be an engineer (and to some extent, I guess I am one, at least on paper), and then I did my MSc project in a research group. That was so interesting, that I wanted to do a PhD afterwards. And here I am.

      I might not work in research my whole life, who knows, but in some or another I don’t think I’ll every stop being a scientist, whatever happens.

    • Photo: Ross Alexander

      Ross Alexander answered on 19 Mar 2020:

      Hi Tom, great question and not something i have really thought about in a long time.
      I think that at a young age i was fascinated by the world / space/ dinosaurs / animals / scary diseases etc, that sort of thing. I think that inquisitiveness to know more abut these things led me towards science and i suppose the rest as they say is history.

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