• Question: Do you get to travel to different countries to do different research/experiments?

    Asked by stephenhawkingdude to Alan, Deepak, Francesca, Lilly, Nick on 13 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Alan Fitzsimmons

      Alan Fitzsimmons answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      Yep. Last year I was in the USA (twice), Chile, Germany, and Spain. (I might have forgotten one!). Scientists work with other scientists in lots of countries.

    • Photo: Francesca Day

      Francesca Day answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      Yes! Scientists travel to meet other scientists in different countries. I’ve been to Switzerland and the USA to do science. One of the things I like about being a scientist is that you get to travel the world. (And often you don’t have to pay for it yourself!)

    • Photo: Lilian Hunt

      Lilian Hunt answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      We definitely can 🙂 I have collaborators in Copenhagen so I go there every now and again. As well as this we can go to meetings and conferences all over the world (my next one is in America!). Science can take you just about anywhere 🙂

    • Photo: Deepak Kar

      Deepak Kar answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      Yes, I do. I work with CERN, so that involves regular travel to Geneva.

    • Photo: Nick Wright

      Nick Wright answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      Yes, as an astronomer I often have to travel to different countries to use their telescopes, particularly the Canary Islands, Hawaii and Chile. I also have to travel for conferences a couple of times per year, though they can be anywhere in the world.

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