• Question: What is it like to be a scientist

    Asked by anon-293373 on 22 Apr 2021.
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      Rosie Goodburn answered on 22 Apr 2021:

      It’s fun being a scientist – I enjoy working with like-minded people for a common cause, but also each having our own specialism so that we can each bring our own set of skills to the table!

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      Ed Peake answered on 22 Apr 2021:

      Fun. Exciting. Scary.

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      Steve Briddon answered on 22 Apr 2021:

      Mostly it’s great – always plenty of Qs to answer and it’s fun thinking of new ideas and experiments. Always great working with other scientists to share ideas and expertise. It can also be frustrating sometimes when things don’t work or go to plan. I guess in some ways it’s no different to lots of other jobs!

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      Ross Low answered on 23 Apr 2021:

      There is a lot of time spent sitting in front of a computer (especially at the moment) but there’s also a lot of time doing experiments and meeting other scientists. I would say, no balance, there is more fun than boring stuff 🙂

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      Georgia-Ann Carter answered on 23 Apr 2021:

      Rewarding. I really like that what I study can have an impact on how we understand how use language. It can be scary sometimes because it can feel like going into the great unknown, but that is also what makes it so exciting

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      Karrie Liu answered on 24 Apr 2021:

      Being a scientist is COOL; but it sometimes I do doubt myself whether it is a right path for me. But I think it is pretty normal, everyone have good days and bad days, but when I was upset or in doubt, i would talk to someone who I trust to make me feel better.

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      Lucile Crete answered on 26 Apr 2021:

      Being a scientist can be fun and exciting, but sometimes also a bit stressful. There are times that a bit less exciting, or when things don’t work as well as you expected. But there are also very good times when you get interesting results, or get to push your research further than you hoped because your hard work paid off. These times make everything worth it in the end!

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      Neil Guthrie answered on 27 Apr 2021:

      It’s pretty cool! I really really like my job and feel quite lucky to work in the area I do! Most of my work involves teaching others how to use the equipment in the lab, so that they have the practical skills to have a career in science as well.

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      Michael Capeness answered on 28 Apr 2021:

      It’s pretty fun for most of the time. The work you do changes quite a bit day-to-day so it doesn’t get boring. You’re always learning new things and overcoming challenges (hopefully). Though eventually you have to do lots of writing and reporting, which is a bit tedious, but quite satisfying when it’s published for the world to see.

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