• Question: is science hard work on a daily basis?

    Asked by anon-216532 to Robert, Olly, Nicola, Jasmin, Dennis, Caroline on 10 Jun 2019.
    • Photo: Dennis Relojo-Howell

      Dennis Relojo-Howell answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      I do a different kind of science – I don’t work in a lab or teach at university. As a mental health blogger, my science is about SEO (how to make sure that my website appears on Google search results), and I also do web coding and web design, which involve HTMLs. That’s my kind of science.

      The psychology bit comes in with what I put into my mental health blog.

      Now, are these hard work? Nope. I love what I do and I feel a sense of accomplishment every single day.

    • Photo: Robert Dempsey

      Robert Dempsey answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      I think science is challenging and not always simple or straightforward. You can spend a lot of time planning a study, collecting data, analysing the data, only to find something hasn’t worked – but this is all a part of science and a negative or ‘null’ finding is still important (may suggest that there isn’t an effect at all). I think science can be hard work, but it is very rewarding. It’s a cliche but I think that the stuff that’s worth having is the stuff you need to work for, makes you appreciate things more!

    • Photo: Oliver Clabburn

      Oliver Clabburn answered on 10 Jun 2019:

      Everything can become hard work when you do it often enough. When I begin to find something really tedious or boring, I’ll find something else within the project to do for a bit. Normally when I’m coming to the end of ‘the distraction work’, I’ll be getting fed up with that, so will want to go back to the original thing!

    • Photo: Jasmin Moon

      Jasmin Moon answered on 11 Jun 2019:

      I wouldn’t describe my job as being science specifically, but perhaps the research I carried out in my psychology degrees would be classed as science. Thinking about the research, I would say it can be hard but it’s worth it if it’s something that you are interested in and want to contribute to a wider understanding with your findings.

    • Photo: Caroline Brett

      Caroline Brett answered on 11 Jun 2019:

      Sometimes! I find writing research papers difficult, particularly when I have a million other things to do as well

    • Photo: Nicola Johnstone

      Nicola Johnstone answered on 14 Jun 2019:

      Definitely. It’s a busy and challenging job, but it’s also very rewarding and so much fun.

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