Question: How will your research affect how we view science?

Sebastian Cosgrove answered on 11 Mar 2019:

Really interesting question. I suppose it depends on how you view my research! I would hope that you can see that in general, scientists are striving to do things for the good of mankind. The majority of us start doing science because we can that by using our skills we can help people and society.
Personally, I am trying to improve the way that we make molecules, so this can be drugs or agrochemicals, so that the methods for their synthesis become more sustainable in the future. Other people will be doing work that has a more direct affect on people, like cancer researchers for example. But hopefully you will view our science as useful to society, and therefore that science benefits people!