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Asked by anon-380248 to Hannah M on 16 Jan 2024.
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Hannah Marshall answered on 16 Jan 2024:
I really enjoyed science and maths at high school and so I studied maths, further maths, physics and computer science at A-level. I was quite lucky as my college took us on a trip to The Christie in Manchester (Manchester’s big cancer hospital), and I was bale to meet physicists and hear about their day-to-day work. It was then that I thought ‘ I could see myself doing that job’ and so I went on to study physics at university!
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Lisa R commented on :
I enjoyed the practical projects in biology at school and college. Answering a question by doing an experiment was really appealing. The people I met along the way inspired me (science teacher and PhD supervisor) and encouraged me to go into scientific research. The point at which I knew I was going to be a research scientist was when I undertook a project in a research team at University. I was given a question to answer that no one had ever answered before. I couldn’t believe that I was going to be the first person to answer this question. As a cancer research group leader, I have found lots of new things in children with cancer and I have managed to change the treatment they receive to improve their chances of surviving. The ability to make change drives me to be the best scientist I can.