• Question: how long have you been doing your job and was this always your job you have wanted to do or not ??

    Asked by zingylemonbonbon to Andrew, Janey P, Kinda, Ravi, SarahJane on 17 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Sarah-Jane Walsh

      Sarah-Jane Walsh answered on 17 Jun 2013:


      The thing with science is there is quite a lot of studying, i was at University for quite a few years. I guess i started doing all the cool stuff in 2010 when i started my PhD, however there are still a lot of different science jobs i want to do out there, the world is still my oyster!

      I always loved the ocean so that’s why i loved marine biology. For me the perfect job is doing something i enjoy, getting to travel, interact with people outside of science. My job at the moment ticks a lot of those boxes, but there are other jobs which would do the same. For me i ‘work to live’ not ‘live to work’!

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      Andrew Manches answered on 17 Jun 2013:


      I have been doing this for around 8 years. I was a primary teacher before for 7 years. About 3 years ago, I wasn’t sure if I would get a job so I started a business making and building digital toys. The job I always wanted to do is hard to describe. It was the scientist in the Landmower man film. About creating ways to use technology to help people learn. Sort of what I do I guess.

    • Photo: Jane Paget

      Jane Paget answered on 20 Jun 2013:


      I have been doing my PhD for 4 years now am now finishing up. I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve done but am looking forward to researching a different topic. With a career research what you do in constantly changing. You have to keep up to date with what’s needed and what’s been done. I love this aspect of science although it’s not everyone.

      To be honest I never planned to be a researcher. It was just the natural thing to do following what I had done reasonable okay in before and where things were going :). But I always knew I would do science

    • Photo: Jane Paget

      Jane Paget answered on 20 Jun 2013:


      That’s right!

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