• Question: How did you become a scientist?

    Asked by 947mede29 to Greg, Jen, Laura, Mobeen, Paul on 7 Mar 2016.
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      Laura Haworth answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      I became a scientist by choosing science subjects at A level so I could go on to study a science degree, which has now enabled me to get on to the scientific training programme so I can be a fully qualified clinical scientist 🙂

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      Greg Melia answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      I did science A levels, then branched out a bit and did an engineering degree. I then branched out even more and worked with kids for a while, then came back and did a PhD. I worked in a similar job to Laura for a while, but am now working at the border of science and engineering, joint between a university science department and an engineering company. My path’s been a bit wonky but that happens to lots of people at some time or other, and I’m very happy to be where I am now.

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      Paul O'Mahoney answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      At school I did some sciencey subjects (physics, maths, biology) and these helped me to get in to University to do engineering. I did some biology related work in my degree and that led me do a PhD in physics (with a bit of biology in it!) and after passing my PhD last year all my experiences helped me get a research job.

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      Mobeen Ali answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      I did maths, biology, chemistry and physics for my A levels. Then I went to university to do a degree in physics which had quite a bit of medical physics but lots of other interesting areas of physics too. This took 4 years. After I completed this, I started doing a PhD in MRI which is where I am up to now.

      I’d like to note that if you wish to study physics or engineering at university, you will need to study A level physics and maths. Further maths might help a bit if you really enjoy maths, but you will cover it in the first year of university anyway.

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      Jen Lowe answered on 8 Mar 2016:

      By choosing science/maths A levels and then choosing a physics degree and then deciding I wanted to be a medical physicist and work in a hospital. There was quite a lot of hard work and long hours involved in the studying.

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