• Question: what are some of the things you do at work

    Asked by seek1torn to williamtolmie, Sarah on 24 Sep 2025. This question was also asked by eddy532dura98.
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      William Tolmie answered on 24 Sep 2025:

      I am on a training programme and therefore I do a lot of different things at the moment. For the past month, I have been helping people with disabilities that affect how well they are able to move their arms and hands to access their TVs, computers and phones with special devices.

      When I am in the office, like this week, I am doing a lot of work to help the hospital buy the most suitable devices for people in the hospital. At the moment that means I am comparing the beds that people get in hospital to see which ones are the best.

      I have also looked at how safe these devices are, especially if they are new devices which haven’t been used on people before.

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    Michael C commented on :

    Though it varies day to day here is some of the things I’ve done this week:

    I’ve grown anaerobic (no oxygen) bacteria that smell like rotten eggs
    I’ve anaylsed samples to find out what metals are in them
    I’ve used a high magnification microscope to look at bacteria
    I’ve made solutions of acids and poison
    I’ve read a lot of research papers of other peoples work
    I’ve welcomed a new student into my lab and helped them settle in
    I’ve given a report to my colleagues about my latest experiments
    I’ve had to write all the above things up in my lab book
    I’ve drank a lot of coffee….