• Question: are you a good scientist

    Asked by 4xzovbdb to Hywel, Joseph, Patience, Poonam, Rachael on 13 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Patience Dorgu answered on 13 Jun 2010:

      I think I am going to be, although sometimes I do lack the patience that is required for being a scientist. Sometimes I want answers right away and this doesn’t happen in research.

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      Dr Hywel Jones answered on 13 Jun 2010:

      Wow, thats a difficult one. I think that what I do has value, that I do it well and that I am proud of my work and what it achieves. Most of all I enjoy it and am willing to standby what I do. It is up to others (my peers) to perhaps judge whether I am a good or successful scientist.

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      Joseph Cook answered on 13 Jun 2010:

      It depends on how you rate scientists. The top scientists are often judged on how many articles they have published and how big an impact those articles have had, but I’m still in the early stages of my career so I haven’t published very much yet. There’s plenty of time though! I certainly hope that my work will have a positive impact.

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