• Question: What would be your advice to someone doing a scientific project and wants to give up?

    Asked by cat24 to Davie, Gemma, James P, James V, Nuala on 29 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: James Pope

      James Pope answered on 29 Jun 2012:

      Hi cat24,

      My advice would be to keep going. I had these thoughts last eyar when trhe model for my PhD wasn’t working and a friends company had a job for me, I was tempted to leave the PhD and give up on my research, but I knew I would regret it if I did, so I have kept battling and now my work is working and it is brilliant again and I am far happier than I would have been if I had walked away last year.

      So, they just need to keeping plugging away and hope it comes off for them!

    • Photo: Davie Galloway

      Davie Galloway answered on 3 Jul 2012:

      hi cat24

      my advice would be DON’T … there’s been a few occassions in my life when i’ve wanted to give up on something, but i have some great friends and family who gave me advice and encouraged me to carry on … and i’m so so glad i listened to them … so hope you’re listening cat24 🙂

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