whats the best thing about your job? :)

Question: whats the best thing about your job? :)

Asked by anon-2140 to Paul, Laura, Lily, Mark, Sarah on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: Scientist. This question was also asked by lilmini, naomijeffs1, lorry, abbiekeen, exorcist, aqsa, eleanorbeedles, evierose, jadapinkie, tarin.
- Paul Roche answered on 16 Jun 2010:
  
  From the science side, it’s discovering something new – like weighing a star or a black hole for the first time ever, or finding a whole new type of object that people had thought about but never seen. that gives you a great feeling, knowing you’ve done something really new.
  
  Nowadays, I get a huge kick out of giving talks to schools and public audiences, especially in really big venues like theatres (I did a talk in the “Mick Jagger Centre” in Dartford a few months ago, which was great fun), or else appearing on TV or the radio to talk about some astronomy or space thing in the news. I’ve met astronauts, politicians, royalty and TV celebs as a result of my work, so that’s pretty good too.
  
  But personally, I love that I can go to work in jeans and a t-shirt every day – I have no fashion sense at all, and working in a university I fit in just fine…!
- Laura Maliszewski answered on 18 Jun 2010:
  
  Getting to work on what I think is important and seeing my work influence research and policy
- Lily Asquith answered on 19 Jun 2010:
  
  The freedom to think
- Mark Roberts answered on 21 Jun 2010:
  
  The best thing about my job is doing experiments. I love doing lab work and seeing that happens
  
  It’s an amazing feeling finding out something new!
- Sarah Bardsley answered on 21 Jun 2010:
  
  The feeling you get from helping to protect the environment (rather than making money for some unseen boss). Plus working with a range of people who all share a similar passion but are also really different and come from a range of backgrounds.

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