• Question: What is the hardest thing you have ever had to do in your job?

    Asked by Afromonkey to Dominic, Maedeh, Matthew, Matt, Monica on 8 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by Dani Shellard.
    • Photo: Matthew Oldfield

      Matthew Oldfield answered on 8 Mar 2016:

      The scariest thing was the first time I went to a laboratory where I knew there would be dead bodies.

      I went with some other people and that gave me courage but I was terrified the night before and did not sleep well.

      I was probably scared the first time I had to give a presentation to a large group of people. That was a long time ago though.

      Sometimes it is very hard to accept an idea that I’ve had won’t work and to move on to something else.

    • Photo: Monica Rozeik

      Monica Rozeik answered on 8 Mar 2016:

      It might be a surprise, but writing for me was very hard. You have to write a lot sometimes and sometimes in a different style than you’re used to. My doctorate was over 200 pages long, and sometimes there were days when I couldn’t even write a single word but the deadline was getting close!

    • Photo: Dominic Eggbeer

      Dominic Eggbeer answered on 17 Mar 2016:

      My PhD viva (a big exam) was pretty tough. One of my examiners gave me a difficult time. However, having gone through that, I am better-able to deal with difficult situations.

      We learn the most from the things that are most challenging.

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