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Asked by Debbie to Francesca, Laura, Matthew, Andrew, Rebecca on 10 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by BeckyJadeR.
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Rebecca Ingle answered on 10 Nov 2014:
There are parts of running experiments and doing science that can be a little boring and repetitive. For example, cleaning things to make sure we don’t have any contamination from other molecules but luckily this is pretty few and far between in my field so it’s really not too bad.
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Laura Schofield answered on 10 Nov 2014:
Science in general or my research? Science in general is never boring because there are so many different things that it covers! If you get bored with one topic, you can move onto another one that is more exciting!
With my research though, I’m trying to prove to a company that my process would work on a big scale. In order to do this, I’ve got to keep repeating the same kinds of reactions to show it works really well on a small scale. Sometimes the repetition does get a little dull but I have a lot of variation in my week (from supervising first year students, to mentoring second year undergrads, to organising trips to Cadbury world for my research group) so the boredom never lasts long! -
Andrew McKinley answered on 10 Nov 2014:
I have to say I can’t remember the last time I was bored! To be “bored” implies that I have time on my hands and nothing to fill it – and that has not been the case for a long time!
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Matthew Camilleri answered on 10 Nov 2014:
The simple answer is yes. My reactions tend to take between 48 – 72 hours and therefore it is not the first time that I have to wait for my reactions to finish if I the day has not planned out as I had wished.
Saying that I tend to be too busy to be bored, especially now that I have officially started my PhD.
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Francesca Palombo answered on 10 Nov 2014:
Well not the experimental bit, but in my job there are tasks that can be boring sometimes – it is good to find a balance and mix stuff in order not to feel bored
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