• Question: How did you become interested to be a scientist?

    Asked by anon-319754 on 10 Mar 2022. This question was also asked by anon-319764, anon-319759, anon-319765, anon-319753, anon-319758, anon-312672, anon-312673, anon-314167, anon-314155, anon-314128, anon-315767, anon-321052, anon-317026, anon-321578, anon-324107.
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      Mary Clarke answered on 10 Mar 2022:

      I have always loved science, especially biology. My Dad inspired me with his knowledge and interest in anything and everything! I think I inherited his inquisitive genes!

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      Amy Worrall answered on 10 Mar 2022:

      I always wanted to do something that had a big impact so I was always drawn to science. I didn’t pick my degree subject until I randomly talked to a neuroscience lecturer on a university open day!

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      Emily Clarke answered on 11 Mar 2022:

      Personally, I always loved animals and always liked learning new things. Growing up I always wanted to be a vet, it was the only job I knew that included animals and science- I had no idea what being a veterinary scientist involved or how I could be come one! Even when I started my undergraduate degree I planned on going to vet school afterwards. Then, during that degree we did alot of work in labs, and we were able to plan our own research project- I found I got really motivated about finding my own unique question and being able to test it. I decided I wnated to do research more than be a vet as I wanted to know why something happens, or how we can treat a disease better. I double checked this by doing more work experience at a vet practice, and this confirmed that for me the research side of things was where my heart was.

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      Kerry Ann Brown answered on 11 Mar 2022:

      I didn’t plan to become a scientist. I think it fits my nature. I have always been curious about how the world works, why things happen, and how things could be better.

      Science for me is about being curious and enjoying solving puzzles! My Dad in particular encouraged this way of thinking. Neither of my parents went to university or were interested in science. My Dad was always very concerned about the local environment though and encouraged me to ask questions – and most importantly challenge the status quo (ask your teachers to explain that one!).

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      Olivia Goode answered on 11 Mar 2022:

      I remember a biology class where it just clicked and I understood a difficult task the teacher was describing. That was really exciting.
      I never planned on becoming a scientist. As I have gone through my work life I have never seen any other job I would be more excited about. I just can’t give it up for anything else. You get to see things everyday that either only a few people know about or no-one knows about. You can test new things and see if they work. It is very satisfying and hopefully makes a small difference.

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      Elpida Vounzoulaki answered on 11 Mar 2022:

      When I was in school I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I wanted to help people, so I studied Nursing. When I was at University doing nursing I heard about research and how research doesn’t just help 1 or 5 patients but millions of patients around the world. That inspired me to do a master’s in research and then a PhD in Epidemiology! I am really lucky to do this job and I am inspired everyday by the amazing research other epidemiologists do as well! 😀

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      Chigozie Onuba answered on 11 Mar 2022:

      Was good in science subjects, decided to pursue a career in science.

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      Sara Luzzi answered on 12 Mar 2022:

      I was always curious and I wanted to understand how things work. When I studied biology for the first time in high school, I was so fascinated by all the little molecules and organelles contained in our cells that I thought I would be happy as a scientist.

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      Sophie Langdon answered on 13 Mar 2022:

      I never planned to be a scientist but Biology was a subject that really clicked for me in school. I loved having an understanding of how things worked in the body and the way it all fitted together like puzzle pieces!

      I studied Biology at University and as part of that I did a placement year with AstraZeneca to get some work experience which is where I was introduced to the idea of doing research as a career. I loved that what I was doing each day was providing information to help improve treatments for people who had cancer and the people I worked with were very passionate about what they did.

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      Rebecca Locke answered on 16 Mar 2022:

      I didn’t realise I wanted to be a scientist until I went to university to do Maths (with Biology) and worked out that learning about science and how the body works was way more interesting to me, so I chose that as a career instead. My mum also lives with a condition which can be improved with scientific understanding, and I knew I wanted to do something which helped people so science is a great way to do that 🙂

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