• Question: How many years do u study Science?

    Asked by anon-218294 to Shannah, Richard, johnpaterson, Emma, Anna on 20 Jun 2019.
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      Emma Markham answered on 20 Jun 2019:

      I did A-levels. I then studied an undergraduate degree for 3 years (I studied genetics in London and spent one year abroad studying in California). I then studied a masters for one year in genetics in London. So 4 years in total. I chose not to study a PhD as I had a great role in science outside of academia.

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      John Paterson answered on 21 Jun 2019: last edited 21 Jun 2019 10:47 am

      I spent 4 years on my undergraduate at St Andrews University. An undergraduate degree is the first thing you study at university and lots of people who don’t do science or research still do an undergraduate. Then I spent 1 year doing a Masters at London Imperial University. This is when you start doing proper research and if you do a Masters it means you probably want to be a scientist (although not always!). Now I am doing a PhD at Stirling University, I have been doing it for 2 years. PhDs are really you start doing lots of your own research in a lot of detail. You do lots of experiments studying one subject for 3-5 years. They are normally done by people who want to get a job doing research through universities.

      So altogether I have studied science for about 7 years since school.

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      Anna Gardner answered on 21 Jun 2019:

      Since high school, I have been studying Biology for around 10 years now. I finished school in 2010 and went to study A-levels, then university, I spent a few years working abroad (Biology-related) and I am now doing a PhD. Wow its longer than I thought! I hope to keep studying science after my PhD too.

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