• Question: how does the science we learn is school compare to your work?

    Asked by matthew to Aaron, David, Elaine, Sarah, Zoe on 18 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Sarah Ashwood

      Sarah Ashwood answered on 18 Nov 2014:

      The science I learnt at school is the basis for what I’m doing now! Every year with chemistry you delve deeper into what is actually going on – learning how things react, learning about how chemicals bond together – and this is the fundamental knowledge that we use everyday to help us make new drug substances.

    • Photo: David Foley

      David Foley answered on 18 Nov 2014:

      Thankfully I don’t have to do titrations anymore!!

      But as Sarah said, chemistry doesn’t suddenly change when you go to university or start working in science. What you learn in school will form the basis for everything that follows.

      However, you will certainly spend more time in a lab doing practical work than you ever will in school 🙂

    • Photo: Zoe Roberts

      Zoe Roberts answered on 19 Nov 2014:

      Science taught at school is the basis which you build on at degree level and then into doctorial studies. What you learn at school is vital for your development as a scientist even if it doesn’t feel like it some days!

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