• Question: what are the ups and downs of being a scientist?

    Asked by lilly & laura to Euan, Maheen, Rob on 23 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by 594eadf23, 372eadf23.
    • Photo: Rob Stanley

      Rob Stanley answered on 23 Jun 2016:

      Ups: lots of freedom to investigate things that interest me. Interesting people, and lots of opportunities to travel to other countries to present my work.

      Downs: You have to convince people to give you money for your salary and equipment. Not paid quite as well as other jobs.

    • Photo: Maheen Siddiqui

      Maheen Siddiqui answered on 23 Jun 2016:

      Hi lilly & laura

      The ups are that you get to work on really interesting projects that will help advance a field in some way or better someones life in the future! And you learn so much!

      The downs are that it can sometimes be very stressful because there is a lot to do!

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