Joe Turton: Assistant scientist at Fera

By Katrina Kramer2015-07-01T16:41:00

Katrina Krämer finds out how Joe made his dream of practical science work come true by starting an apprenticeship at a food and environment research agency

Enthusiasm is contagious, they say, and Joe Turton was certainly inspired by his secondary school science teacher’s enthusiasm for his subject. ‘I doubt I would have made the career choices I have without his influential teaching,’ Joe says. His teacher’s encouragement helped him to focus his curiosity and secure work experience at Fera (the food and environment research agency).

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