I’m a Scientist is like school science lessons meet the X Factor! School students choose which scientist gets a prize of $1000 to communicate their work.
Scientists and students talk on this website. They both break down barriers, have fun and learn. But only the students get to vote.
This zone is the Organs Zone. It has scientists studying health and disease in various parts of our bodies. Who gets the prize? YOU decide!
No, I don’t work in sustainability. I have a friend with a very cool job designing a better power station. But I can’t say that my work will have much impact on the environment.
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Not mine I’m afraid rubyvangeldracula.
That is a science though. If you’re passionate about it, I suggest asking around to see if you can maybe do a work-experience week or so with someone who works in this field.
There should be a department in every university, not to mention Victorian and Australian agencies with this focus.
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When i worked in France, my research involved developing methods for more sustainable, clean, green and organic living.
We were trying to improve breeding in French sheep (baaaaaa bonjour) without the use of drugs (hormones) which we normally use for breeding. At the agricultural institute i was working at, there were lots of researchers working on developing sustainability, for all kinds of animals and also for plants and crops.
It was very interesting and hands on research, learnt a lot about agriculture while i was there! It was very different from the medical research i do today!
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While my work isn’t directly related to sustainable environments it is very relevant to creating healthy environments for your brain. I create stimulating environments for my experimental mice to live in with toys to interact with, ladders to climb, ropes to hang off, and running wheels to run in. I change their cage environment frequently, adding new toys and creating new obstacles for the mice to encounter. This challenging and exciting environment improves the memory and mood of mice and causes beneficial changes in their brains — including new brain cells! These environments can even protect mice from developing memory loss later on in life.
My work highlights how important it is to search for new challenges, to read books, to play sport and to be aware of when your mind is not working hard enough and to get up off the couch and do something new. Choosing a healthy environment to live in can be sustainable for your brain.
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Not directly – but all scientists aim to try and explore ways that their research can be achieved more efficiently – we don’t want to waste any time, funding or resources when we do our studies!
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