What are you studying and where?
Veterinary medicine at the University of Nottingham.
What led you to choosing this subject(s) and course?
A lifelong passion for wanting to be a vet. A key memory of which was when I realised with retrospect that not every child pretended their toys were sick and required surgery as well as listing the issues and treatment plans in small notebooks.
Being at Emanuel further maintained this fire for wanting to study veterinary medicine but led me to realise a more mature view of the career; more problem-solving with the overall aim of keeping animal welfare a top priority.
What do you hope to do with your STEM qualifications?
I hope to help improve the world of animal medicine working primarily with farm animals.
Why do you think science is important in all our lives?
Science helps the world’s irrational parts make sense by providing reason and logic through research and theory.
What science and maths influences came from your time at Emanuel?
Partaking in the dissection club really allowed me to observe anatomy in a practical setting rather than from a book for the first time. It definitely helped to both prepare me for the dissection aspect of my university course and lit the fire for studying STEM throughout my time at school. The teachers at Emanuel influenced me with their huge enthusiasm for their subjects showing me it’s actually a very cool thing to be passionate about what you study.
What do you love about science/the courses you have taken?
The ability to use critical thinking to problem solve when working out what specifically is going wrong or to make more sense of a concept using other ideas.
What is something that you absolutely loved being a part of at Emanuel?
I loved being part of the choir and the rowing team whilst at Emanuel.
What positives do you think the new science and dining building will add to the school?
They will provide a space to house more modern equipment as well as more room for students to study science which will further help to encourage them into the world of STEM.
Why is it important to have modern facilities for pupils?
So they can have up to date equipment to help them be better prepared for science in the real world. It also helps develop learning because they would feel more engaged with the curriculum and real-life science.
