• Question: Hi Which jobs would you recommend in the science field? Thanks

    Asked by sgill to Arttu, Ceri, James_M, Monica, Philip on 22 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Arttu Rajantie

      Arttu Rajantie answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      There is a huge variety of scientific jobs. You could work in the industry or at a university (like me), or you could be a teacher or scientific journalist. All of these are good jobs, and what you want to do depends on your own preferences. If you have a good science degree, it should be fairly easy to get a good job that you enjoy doing.

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      Ceri Brenner answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      It’s just like Arttu says, there are so many to choose from. I can only go from my own experiences, but I’d recommend experimental science if you enjoy hands on experiments and national laboratories? There’s no need to specialise until after your first science degree though and by the end of that you should have a good idea of what you’d like to try out, especially as there’s lots of opportunities to gain experience at university.

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  • Photo: Monica

    Monica commented on :

    Ceri and Arttu are right. There are lots of opportunities, both in academia or in industry. And the field to be chosen depends most on you own interests as well since each main area have many quite interesting topics. A field that has gained lots of attention in my main area (materials science and engineering) is nanotechnology, for example, and it is quite an interdisciplinary area! Topics like environmental protection and alternative sources of energy as also gaining more attention since we are running out of natural resources.