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Asked by KiaBxo to Anais, katy, Lauren, Richard, Stuart on 4 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by sophie s, Aaliyah!, Phoebe, MaisieToria, S_A, Sergio Ehlis, LC +IM.
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Stuart Atkinson answered on 4 Mar 2016:
A couple of good teachers and tv programmes. Plus I’ve always asked questions, which is what science is all about – not taking anyone’s word for it but finding out yourself. And the area, chiefly because it’s one where there are still lots of opportunities and you may even get your University education sponsored. Plus chemistry is really interesting – it makes up pretty much everything we do.
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Anais Kahve answered on 4 Mar 2016:
Hello, thank you for your question. I am a very curious person and love learning ‘why’ certain things happen, especially at an atomic level. I studied chemistry at University because I was entranced by the concept of chemical bonding at A-level. I wanted to learn ‘why’ and ‘how’ certain atoms bonded together in order to better understand the world we live in. Having said that, I also loved studying geography at A-level because I loved learning about people and how we interact. For me it was a toss-up between studying geography and chemistry and University but chemistry won. I chose chemistry because I thought it was a more practical subject, giving me possibility of making a bigger difference to the world. Chemistry also seemed like a more difficult subject to study so would have been more impressive than a degree in geography! You might be thinking ‘well why didn’t you become an engineer and build bridges, surely doing that would make a positive difference to the world’? Well, I would have if I was good at maths but unfortunately my maths just wasn’t quite good enough!
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Richard Friend answered on 6 Mar 2016:
Being a scientist specifically was probably down to me asking a lot of questions and really being interested in how things work. When I started going more in depth in school, the physics lessons lost me a little bit, I stopped understanding things and just had to accept them, and it didn’t satisfy me! I’ve always been interested in biology but for some reason didn’t get involved with it, and that left chemistry! Specifically analysis though – I think I got into that because sometimes you have to go with what jobs are available. Luckily I really enjoyed it, or I’d be doing something else by now!
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Katy Kellett answered on 7 Mar 2016:
Mine really was a combination of everything people have already said. I had amazing science teachers all the way from primary school through to choosing my degree course at the end of school. They were so passionate about science, it was hard not to become fascinated in it! I like the idea of using science to help people and make a difference which is why I chose the area of medical chemistry. That and I have always been fascinated in how drugs are designed, how do they even work? Also my dad was big into science as well (he never pursued it as a career) and so we used to do little experiments at the weekends.
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Lauren Laing answered on 7 Mar 2016:
When I was 18, I spent my gap year living on the coastal edges of the forests of Northern Madagascar. I was surrounded by enthusiastic scientists working on a number of land and marine species, from snakes and chameleons, lemurs and African bird species, to sea urchins and turtles. The community of scientists were extremely enthusiastic about finding answers to new scientific questions, this really inspired me to become a scientist myself.
I’m also a very curious person, I was always asking my parents questions about everything (I think they found this a bit challenging at times)! I really enjoy understanding how things work, and solving problems. Science is the perfect environment for that, if you’re curious about something, you can try and find out the answer! And every day you learn new skills and new facts about how things work! Everyone around you also has common goals, so there’s so much opportunity to work together.
I chose specifically to study fish because fish are fascinating and an important part of the food chain! Interestingly, species such as the zebrafish share 85% of their genes with humans, so you can also learn about humans while studying fish!!
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