• Question: @hannah @tori @titus @stuart @gill @alessandro what do you each do in your jobs on a daily basis and why would you think it would be good to follow and do the same as you

    Asked by anon-208393 to Tori, Titus, Stuart, Hannah, Gill, Alessandro on 5 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Hannah Dalgleish

      Hannah Dalgleish answered on 5 Mar 2019:

      A lot of my job involves coding and many other skills (communicating, organising, etc.). A background in astronomy opens up lots of doors, so for those who don’t end up continuing in astronomy, they have the skills to work in other sciences, in banks, or even for big companies like Google! I’m thinking about going into journalism or science museums/planetariums in the future. The options are endless.

    • Photo: Titus Mutwiri

      Titus Mutwiri answered on 5 Mar 2019: last edited 5 Mar 2019 9:13 pm

      As indicated in my profile I am a university assistant lecturer and I find teaching undergraduate units in Bacteriology (the study of bacteria), virology (The study of viruses), and Parasitology (The study of parasites). Besides teaching I also do research in animal and human diseases. These kind of diseases are commonly known as Zoonotic diseases. There are inherent attributes that makes some people like science more than others but also being curios and willing to push a bit harder, some of you may become better scientists that us, therefore I would rather set a high limit than using “us” as reference.

    • Photo: Gill Harrison

      Gill Harrison answered on 6 Mar 2019:

      No two days are the same. Some days I am teaching students in a lecture room, using games, interactive questions, simulated scenarios etc to help them to engage with the learning process. Other days I might be working on an ultrasound simulator with one or two students, to help them develop the skills they need to be able to scan. I also go out to students’ departments to watch / assess them scanning in their own setting with patients.
      As well as that I could be marking, writing exam questions, reviewing courses across the country to see if they are going to provide the appropriate learning environment for students. Other times I am at exam boards where I am an external examiner, checking that all students are given a fair assessment.
      I also scan patients myself, so might be doing that. My role is so interesting and varied, there’s always something new to learn. I go to conferences and get to see the most amazing new machines, but also I give presentations to show what we’re doing to teach the next generation of sonographers and radiographers.

      I think if you like working with people and can cope with not having a daily routine that involves the same thing mapped out for you, then it’s worth considering.

    • Photo: Stuart Higgins

      Stuart Higgins answered on 7 Mar 2019:

      My timetable changes every day, most of the time I’m doing either experiments in the lab, writing computer code in the office, writing reports, working with students to help them with their science, and going to meetings. Every now and then I meet with scientists from other labs to plan new projects, give presentations on what I’ve been doing, and a few times a year I travel around the world to meet other scientists internationally.

      I really enjoy the variety and change – days can be quite busy, but they’re usually very interesting. As Gill says, if you like having a schedule that changes lots, with lots of new interesting things always happening, then science would be a good career choice.

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