• Question: How much did you have to study to get to where you are now?

    Asked by raniahxoxo to Claire, Matt, Rob, Sam on 26 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Sam Geen

      Sam Geen answered on 26 Jun 2013:


      A lot, and I’m still learning! I did A-levels in school, then 4 years of university, then a PhD. I’m currently at a conference where people say what they’ve been working on, and I’m learning a lot just listening here. The great thing about the world is that there are always new things to find out and discover.

    • Photo: Matthew Pankhurst

      Matthew Pankhurst answered on 26 Jun 2013:


      I studied Philosophy and Geoscience at Monash University in Australia for 4 years, and then went and did some learning in industry (exploring with a company), and then did a PhD for four years at Macquarie University in Australia, and now I’m at the University of Leeds! So quite a lot!

    • Photo: Claire Lee

      Claire Lee answered on 26 Jun 2013:


      Quite a lot – I’m still studying 🙂 (and I guess I will continue to learn for as long as I can too)

      After highschool I did a BSc degree, then a Masters, and now I’m doing a PhD. I like learning though, it’s good to keep your brain occupied 🙂

      Also your brain is kind of a “use it or lose it” organ – if you don’t actively use it often it will start to deteriorate faster than it should. I think a lot of people die soon after they retire because their brain just stops bothering.

      Here’s a good quote by Benjamin Franklin: “Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.” Don’t let that be you!

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