• Question: Where do you see yourself and your research in 10 years time?

    Asked by jackdale to David, Rebecca, Simon, Verity, Wei on 15 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Rebecca Handley

      Rebecca Handley answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      I want to be a lecturer at a university. I want to work at a university because not only can I choose my own area of science to research, I could the ngo on to teach new generations of people getting interested in science.

    • Photo: Verity Nye

      Verity Nye answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      It is hard to know because ten years ago I would not have seen myself where I am today and you never know how you wil evolve and what opportunities will be available. Right now I think that I would like to be continuing with research on deep-sea biology, particularly in hydrothermal vents. I would definately like to have finished my PhD, have completed a postdoc or two and be an active researcher.

    • Photo: Wei Xun

      Wei Xun answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      I’m like Verity, not too sure.

      10 years is a long time, and although I really enjoy what I’m doing at the moment, I think I would like to be much more in touch with the people who will actually be benefiting from the research that I do, and be a link between the scientific community and the public, without distorting the original message.

    • Photo: David Armstrong

      David Armstrong answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      I’m note sure – I’d like a permanent academic position (most junior jobs are only for two or three years), but I don’t know what area I’d want to be working in. That’s the nice thing about science, there are lots of different things I could investigate.

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