Kaitlin Cook comes from the outskirts of Perth in Western Australia and is a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) student specialising in astronomy. "I think I always knew I wanted to do something in either physics or astronomy. I chose ANU because it’s one of the best universities in Australia especially in its research program. The existence of the PhB program was invaluable to me because it gave me an opportunity to undertake research projects during my undergraduate degree.

Being a graduate student at ANU has opened a plethora of opportunities that one can only fathom if one experiences it personally.

"Science just clicked with me and I wanted to do it my entire life," says Phoebe Benson, who studies the Bachelor of Philosophy (PhB). Phoebe is finding that the PhB gives her the opportunity to sink her teeth into some very interesting research. "The PhB gives you access to real research. I am doing some bio technology work at the moment, manipulating genes in a plasma. I have done some other work previously with the malaria parasite as well. The PhB gives you the opportunity to really expand your knowledge in how to conduct scientific research."

Hye Sun says moving to Australia was a big but exciting change in culture.

There’s so much I wouldn’t have got to do if I hadn't studied the PhB.

Bachelor of Computational Science (Honours)

My advice to those thinking about a career in science is to go for it.

Jaime Martin from Wagga Wagga is completing a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) in biology and chemistry. "Biology and chemistry were the subjects that I liked best at high school and college. Studying those subjects never seemed like a chore to me because they’re areas I’m really interested in. I chose ANU because it has a really good reputation and the PhB program was a unique opportunity to get involved in things like research years earlier than I would have been able to do elsewhere. I also liked the idea of coming to work in a place with so many leading researchers."

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