• Question: What advice would you give to someone who wants to be a scientist when they grow up?

    Asked by rache to Ben, Jony, Katharine, Mark, Peter on 16 Nov 2011.
    • Photo: Ben Still

      Ben Still answered on 15 Nov 2011:

      Follow what you enjoy and don’t be afraid to change you mind along the way, after all that hard work you deserve to be doing something fun.

    • Photo: Peter Williams

      Peter Williams answered on 15 Nov 2011:

      Go for it.
      Find out as much as you can about lots of different fields.
      Make use of any contacts you have – people are generally willing to help out and give advice

    • Photo: Mark Basham

      Mark Basham answered on 15 Nov 2011:

      Great advice from Ben and Peter, The main thing for me is to make it something that you enjoy, and even though it may seem like a lot of work, its really worth it in the end when you get to do what you enjoy for a living 🙂

    • Photo: Katharine Schofield

      Katharine Schofield answered on 16 Nov 2011:

      Yeah, great advice from Ben, Peter and Mark. Find out what really gets you interested and excited and follow that. I’d also say don’t narrow yourself down too early, get yourself a broad base to start from and take it from there. Also, it’s worth talking to different people and maybe trying to get a bit of work experience to find out the stuff you do and don’t like doing. And go for it!

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