• Question: Do you like to do research or teach more?

    Asked by Emma to Carrie, Cedric, Ellen, Ines, Rupert on 8 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Carrie Ijichi

      Carrie Ijichi answered on 8 Mar 2017:

      I honestly couldn’t pick. I’d be very unhappy if I had to give either one up. In one your searching for answers and learning all the time, in the other your helping other people search for answers and guiding their learning. Both of those are amazing

    • Photo: Ellen Williams

      Ellen Williams answered on 8 Mar 2017:

      I don’t really have much experience of teaching but I have enjoyed doing all the teaching I have done so far. I guess it depends whether the subject I am teaching is my area of expertise or not – research is always my area of expertise so I definitely like that 🙂

    • Photo: Ines Goncalves

      Ines Goncalves answered on 8 Mar 2017:

      Research definitely, but that’s partly because I have done a lot more research than teaching, so I’m more comfortable doing it, it feels more natural. I also enjoy teaching but because i don’t teach very frequently I get quite nervous and I need to prepare a lot before each class.

    • Photo: Rupert Marshall

      Rupert Marshall answered on 9 Mar 2017:

      I enjoy them both for different reasons. When I am teaching I am usually talking about someone’s research. And when I am doing research I am learning new things myself, so they are mixed together in a way. If I had to give up one….. I’d give up half of each!

    • Photo: Cedric Tan

      Cedric Tan answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      I LOVE TEACHING!

      Research is ok, I like it. But I do research on my teaching and I teach about my research. Research on teaching research. Confusing?

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