• Question: what inspired you to be a scientist?

    Asked by daniibrooks to Davie, Gemma, James P, James V, Nuala on 26 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by kiwicles, millie27, mperret, bhavinamistry, re09.
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      James Pope answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      Hi daniibrooks amd kiwicles,

      I’ve always been curious about how things work and why they work. I think this was what inspired me to be a scientists, but I also enjoyed learning about it and doing it. I think it’s important to do things you enjoy!

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      Gemma Purser answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      I have always wondered why things are the way they are, especially in nature. I got my love of nature from my dad, he knows alot about plants and animals. I had a couple of really good chemistry teachers too when I was at secondary school!! They made science cool and fun which got me more interested. They really helped me to build my confidence in the subject too and so I decided to study it at A level.

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      Nuala Carson answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      Hey guys,

      I enjoyed what i was doing at university, and just continued learning about it after university. It was a very natural progression,i didn’t think ‘ I want to be a scientist when i grow up’ but the more i learnt about what being a scientist was the more i liked it.

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