• Question: Does being a scientist mean you are away from your family?

    Asked by Leonardo da Fishy to Lea, Emma, Christopher, Ashley, Ananthi, Aaron on 10 Nov 2017.
    • Photo: Ananthi Ramachandran

      Ananthi Ramachandran answered on 10 Nov 2017:

      Sometimes. I’m at uni in Leicester and my family live in Milton Keynes. It depends where you want to study and where you want to work. If I find an opportunity which takes me abroad I may do that too in which case I’ll be even further from my family! But you don’t have to be! You can choose what is right for you!

    • Photo: Emma Stevenson

      Emma Stevenson answered on 11 Nov 2017:

      Yes, it can do. I spent three years in Nottingham living away from my husband. It was a hard career choice but it was short term and eventually i got a job closer to my home. now we are together in the town we love and want to be in for good!

    • Photo: Aaron Brown

      Aaron Brown answered on 12 Nov 2017:

      I am only about 1 hour from my family. When people go to University they tend to move away from home to gain independence. Though there are Universities and jobs all over the country, which means you don’t necessarily have to move away from your family if you don’t want too.

    • Photo: Christopher Richardson

      Christopher Richardson answered on 14 Nov 2017:

      Not for me, I live round the corner from my family and see then everyday! My mums always at my house, she never leaves!

    • Photo: Ashley Otter

      Ashley Otter answered on 15 Nov 2017:

      Sometimes yes, so I live in London but all my family live in Wales, so i’m quite far away. But, I try to see them as often as I can and enjoy it more when I’m home!

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