• Question: do you like being a scientist?

    Asked by LeahQuinn to Nicholas, David, Rachel, Eva, Kate on 9 Nov 2015. This question was also asked by kirstymacleod, 245rhed24, Nicole Muirhead, 443rhed26, Holly Kirkpatrick, xxx_Charlotte_xxx, LunarWarrior325, JimBob123, ona.
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      Rachel McMullan answered on 9 Nov 2015:

      Hi
      Absolutely! I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t enjoy it!

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      Nicholas Pearce answered on 9 Nov 2015:

      Hey,

      I do. I find solving problems and discovering new things is really rewarding, so being a scientist is great!

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      David Nunan answered on 10 Nov 2015:

      I do. In my job everyday is different as my topic (evidence based medicine/epidemiology) covers quite a range of activities from doing my own research studies – I recently completed a study looking at mobile phones and bluetooth technology for monitoring peoples blood pressure in their own homes – to teaching medical students and doctors/nurses/vets (you name it!) about how to understand scientific evidence so that they can help their patients (yes, even their cats/dogs/gerbils) make the best decisions for their healthcare.

      I also work with a great bunch of people interested in the same thing and in particular I have a colleague who I share most my ideas with. This is really important as we can both help each other with our ideas. A lot of the best discoveries and theories in science have come from partnerships between scientists – I hope that will be the same for me!

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