• Question: do youre jobs take you round the world?

    Asked by epicduckofepicness to Dilwar, Lou, Rachel, Simon, Susan on 11 Nov 2013.
    • Photo: Simon Langley-Evans

      Simon Langley-Evans answered on 11 Nov 2013:

      Hi epiduckoepicness

      Yes, I have been lucky to travel all over the world with my job. Scientists spend a lot of time telling other people about the science that they do by going to conferences. They give formal talks and do lots of informal chatting around the conference. My work has taken me to Australia, all over Europe, the USA, and Malaysia so I have seen lots of great places that I would never have visited if I wasn’t doing this job.

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      Rachel Dakin answered on 11 Nov 2013:

      Yes a little bit. The more senior you get (like Simon!) the more chances there are. My travel has all been to go to conferences. I present my work and listen to other scientists both junior and senior present there’s. I’ve been to a few conferences in the UK (not round the world but still I’ve visited new places!), I’ve also been to Germany and the USA twice. Some labs set up collaborations, that just means they work together on a project. It might be that one lab knows how to do something so you go and visit to learn. Or both land might share samples with each doing different experiments on them.

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      Louise Brown answered on 11 Nov 2013:

      My answer is the same as Rachels really (though she’s been luckier than me with conferences!)! I have been all over the UK to conferences and am going to one in Austria next year. Most people in my area go and work in America for a bit before coming back. I think I will probably stay in the UK, but science is great if you want to travel and live in other places because every country carries out research!

    • Photo: Susan Skelton

      Susan Skelton answered on 12 Nov 2013:

      Yes, one of the great things about being a scientist is that you get to travel all over the world.

      I am from Scotland, but at the moment I work in Japan. Before that I worked in London, and I have also worked in Germany.

      Scientists often work on big projects together with scientists from other countries, so I have visited Italy and Ireland to work there for short periods.

      I have also travelled abroad to go to conferences: I have been to California twice, to Germany, Denmark and Sweden, and at the moment I am planning my next trip to China!

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