• Question: Is it possible to work with numbers (in maths) in the science industry? If so, what are the jobs and what are the qualifications needed?

    Asked by QueenB to Fiona, Daniel, Hazel, Jacque, K, Matthew on 5 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Fiona Macfarlane

      Fiona Macfarlane answered on 5 Mar 2018:

      Yes, that is pretty much what I do! In scientific research and industry there is quite a lot of data that needs analysed. For example when an experiment is carried out, the results need to be looked at and we need to work out what it means. Statistics also is very popular, when we use maths to predict whether something will happen. Pretty much all areas of science industry and research use maths in some way.

    • Photo: Daniel Baird

      Daniel Baird answered on 7 Mar 2018:

      Definitely. Not just possible, essential. Without maths you dont know what your results mean, or how to construct any experiment to get results in the first place.
      Modern Statistics were pretty much developed for soil and agriculture trials at Rothamstead
      https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/long-term-experiments
      If you want to go further with science education and/or work, maths is always going to help.

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