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Question: are you real scientist?

Asked by shaay to Laura, Lily, Mark, Paul, Sarah on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: Scientist.
- Paul Roche answered on 17 Jun 2010:
  
  Not really – I used to be, but now I am probably more of a science communicator and a manager of other “real” scientists. I got very involved with science education about 15 years ago, and found that I really enjoyed it (and was good at it – better than I was ever going to be as a “real” scientist anyway!). So now I have PhD students who do research for me, and I work with them and help them do their research – that’s almost as much fun as doing research!
- Laura Maliszewski answered on 17 Jun 2010:
  
  Depends on what you mean my real scientist. I know how to do science, I have a few science degrees and papers in scientific journals, but I don’t do experiments anymore.
  
  Instead I think and talk and learn about science. I would (and do) call myself a scientist, but maybe not everyone would agree.
- Sarah Bardsley answered on 17 Jun 2010:
  
  Probably not. I communicate science to others and analyse what it means for the environment. I don’t wear a lab coat, use test tubes and produce scientific papers. But the great thing about science is that it is diverse and science careers come in many forms!
- Mark Roberts answered on 17 Jun 2010:
  
  Yes! I’d say that I was given that I do my own experiments. Though not all my work is strictly a scientist as part of my job involves teaching science rather than doing science
- Lily Asquith answered on 17 Jun 2010:
  
  Yes. I work on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and I am currently based in the physics department at University College London.

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