• Question: how long did you have to be in school for to become a scientist

    Asked by Tea to Lisa, Mark, Rachel, Sammie, Stephen, Tim on 7 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Stephen Wilkins

      Stephen Wilkins answered on 7 Mar 2018:

      I finished high-school after completing my A-levels when I was 18. I then spent 4 years studying for my “undergraduate” degree and a further 3 years to get my doctorate (PhD). Most of my time doing a PhD was actually doing research.

    • Photo: Lisa Baddeley

      Lisa Baddeley answered on 7 Mar 2018:

      Hi, I did the same as Stephen – 4 years for my undergraduate degree and 3 years to get my PhD. When you do a PhD in the UK you did get a small salary so when doing my PhD, I was a kind of ‘trainee-scientist’.

    • Photo: Sammie Buzzard

      Sammie Buzzard answered on 8 Mar 2018:

      I still work in a university so I feel like I not really left school, but in a good way I’m always learning new things! I also did the same as Stephen and Lisa but my PhD was 4 years, they must be a bit smarter than me 😉

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