• Question: why are you doing this?

    Asked by princess1 to Kat, Andrew, Katie, Sadaf on 15 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Andrew Swale

      Andrew Swale answered on 15 Jun 2013:

      There are two main reasons: –
      1. To challenge myself (a PhD is a very difficult qualification to obtain)
      2. To help people – as I work with hospitalised patients it is possible that the findings from my research could directly benefit patients suffering from C. Diff in the future

    • Photo: Katie Greenhalgh

      Katie Greenhalgh answered on 18 Jun 2013:

      I do a lot of work with young people and non-scientists and I love speaking to them about their views.

      After my PhD, I want to work in science but more with the public, talking about it etc so this is excellent practise. (you’re helping me as much as I am helping you!)

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