• Question: what inspired you to become a scientist.

    Asked by room532acts8 on 17 Oct 2025. This question was also asked by moas535muns6.
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      Elin Smith answered on 17 Oct 2025:

      I really enjoyed all the practical lessons and experiments that I got to do in my secondary school and GCSE science lessons and wanted to have a job where I was able to do experiments everyday! I was also really interested in microbiology specifically and wanted the chance to learn more and research into the topics I found interesting. I love learning new things and discovering the answers to my questions, it is what makes being a scientist so fun and rewarding.

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      Emily Walls answered on 22 Oct 2025:

      Many factors inspired me to pursue science. I enjoyed reading books about space when I was younger, which then eventually I started watching youtube videos about it once I was old enough and that introduced me to the likes of Brian Cox and Jim Al-Kahlili. In school, I liked learning about science and doing practicles in physics and chemistry (biology was not for me doing disections). I went with what I was passionate about and what I liked learning about – I didn’t know what type of job I wanted at the end of it, but as long as I enjoyed learning about it all that was completely fine by me.

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