• Question: how often do you do an experiment

    Asked by randy orten (out of no where) to Francesca, Laura, Matthew, Andrew, Rebecca on 10 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by Callie, chloemorris.
    • Photo: Francesca Palombo

      Francesca Palombo answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      Every second week, time permitting – it depends on other commitments as well. When you are a PhD student or a postdoc you are in the lab every day. At a lecturer level, you supervise students or postdocs who are running experiments.

    • Photo: Laura Schofield

      Laura Schofield answered on 17 Nov 2014:

      As Francesca said, as a PhD student I’m based in the lab every day so I do at least one experiment a day. I’m aiming to do 2 today so have come in extra early! I’ve got a plan to do at least one experiment every day until Christmas and then I will have to write my thesis (a giant experiment write up on everything I’ve done over the last 3 years!) so won’t be in the lab much then 🙁

    • Photo: Andrew McKinley

      Andrew McKinley answered on 19 Nov 2014:

      Not as often as I’d like – I have to deliver lectures as well, and all too often I find myself pushing paperwork 🙁

      I get to do something properly probably once or twice a month – more during the summer time though!

    • Photo: Matthew Camilleri

      Matthew Camilleri answered on 20 Nov 2014:

      I do experiments on a daily basis, actually trying to do more then one every day, so that whatever happens I will not have idle time while at university. It is not always possible to do so, but the more experiments I do, the better the chances of finding something useful 🙂

Comments