• Question: You really inspire me Do you have any tips for me about having a carer in science like yours ?

    Asked by anon-210339 to Tori on 14 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Tori Blakeman

      Tori Blakeman answered on 14 Mar 2019:


      Ah thank you Kiera, that’s great to hear! Yes – just make sure to do what you enjoy and do as much work experience as you can. Getting a few bits of work experience in before year 13 is really useful as it means you’ll have something to talk about in your uni/apprenticeship applications. Its a really good way to test whether or not you like certain jobs before committing to a 3/4 year course too! Work experience and asking for help are my two top tips! Remember, if you don’t ask, you don’t get!! The worst that can happen is that you get a no… so then you try the next thing 🙂 People are more willing to help you than you might think.

      Also follow #WomenInSTEM and #scicomm on Instagram and Twitter to get yourself immersed in the science community. Other great accounts include Women of Science, Science Grrl UK and Stemettes.

      You can also sign up to the Science Communication UK mailing list which will give you a great idea of the sort of science communication jobs out there – join here: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=PSCI-COM

      Click subscribe and enter your email address and make sure to click ‘digest’ which means you get a summary email at the end of the day.

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