I wasn't always a scientist
'I wasn't always a scientist' reveals the stories of scientists who didn’t take traditional routes into their scientific careers.
Whether that meant starting out in a completely different industry, taking a career break, or travelling instead of doing A-levels, these scientists show that not everyone follows the same path.
The first three films in this series feature Dr Alexandra Brand, Professor Simon McQueen-Mason and Dr Patricia Sanchez-Baracaldo.
- got her degree at 44 after a career in advertising
- left school without any A-levels and went to work on a fishing boat before returning to a degree programme in his 20s
- took a career break to raise her young family before returning to science
It’s never too late to become a scientist - these stories show the variety of different paths taken into scientific career.