• Question: What did your family think about you being a scientist when you first told them?

    Asked by 947mede29 to Greg, Jen, Laura, Mobeen, Paul on 7 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Greg Melia

      Greg Melia answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      My dad was a chemistry teacher so he was thrilled! I didn’t really ‘first tell them’ though: I’d always liked science subjects at school so I just started going more and more in that direction.

    • Photo: Laura Haworth

      Laura Haworth answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      I think my parents always knew I would end up in a job in science as I loved it from such a young age and they just want me to do something that makes me happy- which being a scientist does 🙂

    • Photo: Paul O'Mahoney

      Paul O'Mahoney answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      They were very happy, they know I love science so they were happy knowing I’d be doing something I am passionate about

    • Photo: Jen Lowe

      Jen Lowe answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      They were very pleased that I had been selected to be a medical physics trainee on the (then) Grade A training scheme at my first choice Southampton. I expect they were pleased that I had a paid training place and I would be close to home (parents and in-laws in Southampton) as we had just come back from living in USA.

    • Photo: Mobeen Ali

      Mobeen Ali answered on 15 Mar 2016:

      They were very proud as it is a respected and well payed profession. They were also a bit confused as they didn’t quite understand what I was doing half the time.

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