Where can Science Take YOU? (Talk for Henley High)

Life Impact The University of Adelaide

Where can Science take YOU?

Corri Baker BSc (Hons)Chemistry PhD Candidate

Neils Bohr

Albert Einstein

Howard Florey

Marie Curie


Today’s Scientists


Degree considerations

• General degrees Bachelor of ScienceBroad & Flexible, later

specialisation

• Named degrees Examples: Biotechnology,

Natural ResourcesEarly specialisation &

compulsory subjects


Different Sciences

Agriculture, Food & Wine Chemistry &

Physics Earth & EnvironmentalSciences Molecular &

Biomedical ScienceVeterinary Science


Choices in Science...Heaps!

Agricultural SciencesAnimal ScienceBiomedical ScienceBiotechnologyEcoChemistryEvolutionary BiologyOptics & PhotonicsHigh Performance

-Computational PhysicsPetroleum GeoscienceSpace Science & AstrophysicsMarine BiologyMineral GeoscienceMolecular & Drug DesignMolecular Biology

Nanoscience & Materials Food and Nutrition ScienceOenology & ViticultureNatural ResourcesWine MarketingVeterinary Science


SCIENCE DEGREE:

Media & Science Comm.

Management & Business

Politics &Consultancy

Scientific Law& Patents

Policy, Projects & Administrative

Related jobs

Science jobs

• What does a scientist do? Just about anything!– Job titles are varied– Job title rarely exactly the same as name of

degree– Often don’t get jobs from ads, but hear

about jobs through contacts and networking or get head hunted!


Jobs in Science


Program Options

Bachelor of Science

Optics & Photonics

High Perf. Comp Physics

MBS Programs

Chemistry Programs


Program Options

Natural Resources

Bachelor of Science

Marine Biology

Evolutionary Biology

EcoChemistry

Jobs in Science


Our Graduates & Pathways

Heidi Bartram BSc (Hons)Policy Officer, Fisheries Division, PIRSA Manages aquarium fish trade & emergency response to pests & disease.

Program Options

Marine Biology

Bachelor of Science

Pre-Veterinary

Natural resources


Our Graduates & Pathways

Program Options

Biotechnology

Biomedical Science

Molecular Biology

Bachelor of Science

Rebecca Kelley, BSc (Biotech.)(Hons)

Research Assistant, Cambridge Uni, UK Researches genetic mutations and occurrence and development of diseases in bone marrow

Some new Sciences• Natural Resources

• Animal Science (Vet?)

• Agriculture

• Food Science

• Geology

• Petroleum Geoscience

• Viticulture / Oenology

• Marine Biology


My Story

ZincZinc in cells


Agriculture, Food & Nutrition


Research/Science Jobs:

Principal Scientist

Lecturer

Research Scientist

Dean/Professor

Post DoctoralScientist/Fellow

Masters, PhD

Bachelor, Honours

Laboratory Manager

Technical Assistant


Research pathways

Program Options

Viticulture & Oenology

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences

Biotechnology (Microbiology & Virology)

Mark Sosnowski B Ag Sci (Hons), PhDResearch Scientist, SARDIResearches grapevine disease & management options to optimise wine quality. Also researches biosecurity risks.


• Don’t believe the stereotypes!

• Stick at your Maths and Science subjects – it pays off!

• Your Yr 12 TER isn’t everything

• You can find a type of science that interests YOU!!


• Fun (way more than school)

• You meet a lot of new people

• Use your creativity

• Real life applications

• You use new equipment and technologies

Also..…Why University?

• Lectures

• Tutorials

• Practicals

Classes at Uni


• Meet friends for lunch

• Go shopping in mall

• Field trips

• Gigs

Between Classes……


For more information…..

• Web address:– www.sciences.adelaide.edu.au

• Faculty of Sciences:– +(61 8) 8303 5673– [email protected]

Connect!

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