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Asked by anon-230531 to Anisha, Sarah, Isaac, Elena, Alex, Hira on 11 Nov 2019. This question was also asked by anon-229855, anon-229860, anon-230133, anon-230141, anon-230135, anon-229688.
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Alex Leide answered on 11 Nov 2019:
I like the flexibility, so I can work late if I am really enjoying something, or an experiment is taking a long time, then I could take some time off to ride my bike or catch up on sleep. My boss is quite relaxed about this. Using electron microscopes is really cool as well!
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Anisha Wijeyesekera answered on 12 Nov 2019:
That no two days are ever the same! So it never gets boring. Also, being in academia means i get to connect with researchers from sometimes very different fields to my own. I’m currently involved in a project which is assessing the impact of diet, sensory perception, household income and location, on health – seems like a strange combination but they are linked!
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Sarah Knight answered on 12 Nov 2019:
I agree with Anisha that the work is really varied, and I love that! I enjoy the challenge of having to be at least moderately good at a whole bunch of different things 🙂 But I think one of the things I enjoy most is working so closely with other people: regardless of whether I’m talking to other people in the lab who work on very similar things, or people from different fields who work on totally different things, it’s always a real inspiration. And my colleagues provide me with a lot of support during tough times too, which keeps me interested and positive about science even if things aren’t quite going to plan!
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