• Question: how did you get to where you are now?

    Asked by sambelgium to Catherine, Charlotte, Colin, Becki, Rick on 19 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Charlotte Dalton

      Charlotte Dalton answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      I went to sixth form college after secondary school and did A levels in chemistry, biology, physics and geography, then I went to Manchester uni to do a 4 year degree in chemistry which I finished last summer. I am still at Manchester doing my PhD in chemistry for the next 4 years. Going through uni was hard work but it was worth it and I had a great time!

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      Rebecca Scott answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      I went to uni and studied archaeology, then I did a masters course in landscape archaeology. After that I got a job for a while. I then decided to retrain to help me get a better job, so I went back to uni and studied a masters in forensic archaeology and then did my PhD. After GCSEs I didn’t do any science until my forensic course, where I learnt a bit of analytical chemistry. Then for my PhD I learnt a lot of analytical chemistry and a lot of glass chemistry. But I also studied a lot of materials science and I’m always keen to learn new things. When I started my current job I learnt a lot about X-rays.

    • Photo: Catherine Fontinelle

      Catherine Fontinelle answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      O and A levels at school, then University and then on the job training, loads of day release courses

    • Photo: Colin Swift

      Colin Swift answered on 19 Jun 2013:

      Degree in Electrical and electronic engineering, PhD in laser physics, A job working in fibre optic telecommunications, research in laser based sensors, Radiotherapy Physics, and now radiation protection. Quite an odd path but I think I’ve ended up where I want to be!

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