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50 Good reasons to study science...

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Reason 21

"Science gives you plenty of opportunities to travel, be it for collaborations, conferences, work abroad or just earning enough money for a good holiday!"

Science Postgraduate, Nottingham.

Reason 22

"There's always something new to learn about in science."

Joanna Shaw, Undergraduate Student, Nottingham
(Subject: Physiology and Pharmacology)
Reason 23

"I decided to study chemistry as I would like to work as a forensic scientist for a profession. However I am aware that the field of forensics has very limited job placements and so opted to study chemistry to ensure I had a wider range of job options after completing my course."

Undergraduate Chemistry Student, Nottingham

Reason 24

"Science education has a dual purpose: first, to prepare students for further scientific study and thereby to create the experts and specialists of the future, and, second, to enhance scientific literacy and understanding across society."

Dr. Ian Gibson MP. Quote taken from his article ‘Lighting the Fire’.

Reason 25

"I believe there are a wide range of opportunities and advantages in studying chemistry and a whole load of knowledge to be gained."

Undergraduate Chemistry Student, Nottingham

Reason 26

"A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education."

George Bernard Shaw

Reason 27

"A good reason to study science is so that you know what the chemicals in every day life are and their function. Those ingredients on the backs of bottle of shampoo and the back of headache tablets no longer need to be a mystery."

Dr. Simon Collinson, Chemistry Lecturer, Nottingham

Reason 28

"Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under your observation in life."

Marcus Aurelius

Reason 29

"I chose to study chemistry because I want the opportunity to make a real difference with it's applications in the medical field."

Undergraduate Chemistry Student, Nottingham

Reason 30

"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence."

Louis Pasteur

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