Question: What did you do when you travelled the world?

Thomas Perriment answered on 18 Jun 2018:

So many great things! I’ve been to some really amazing places and seen some cool things, and I hope to continue doing so. When I was in Egypt I was learning about the culture and architecture of the ancient Egyptians, when I was in Canada I was researching geological formations (called banded iron formations, billions of years old and full of fossils!) whilst developing education resources for schools, and when I was in the Middle East and the USA I was drilling water and oil/gas wells to help find new sources of clean water and energy.

Some careers in science can take you all over the world where you can have a huge impact on people’s lives, a simple water well might not mean much in the UK, but it does when you’re in a desert!