I think one of the best things about being a scientist is when you realise your the only person in the world that knows something new. That’s the reason we do research, to learn new things and once we’ve found out something new it’s exciting to share that with other scientists and people like you.
I like knowing that I might be the only person who has seen a particular thing! That’s always a bit weird and surreal. It’s also fun that we get to ask questions and try to solve them. It doesn’t feel like a job to me because I enjoy it so much.
Working with amazing people and making new discoveries – observing something about the natural world that no one has ever seen before (or at least not noticed before).
I’d say the collaboration, teaching and travelling. For example, I’m literally at Heathrow airport right now on my way to Minneapolis in America so that I can teach a 1-day course on the types of methods I use in my work. It’s pretty amazing. Bonus is, all of it is paid for 😀
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