I want to be an 'ologist
The Museum has hundreds of full-time staff, working hard to keep things running smoothly and doing important scientific research behind the scenes. Find out how our young scientists became interested in the natural world and what their work involves.
Palaeontologist
Andy Ross works with the Museum’s nine million fossils, one of the largest collections in the world.
Entomologist
Zoe Adams studies the Museum’s 28 million amazing insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
Mineralogist
Mike Rumsey chips away at the quarter of a million rocks, gems and other minerals at the Museum.
Zoologist
Miranda Lowe investigates creatures from the enormous blue whale to the tiniest microbe.
Botanist
Mark Spencer researches the Museum’s collection of preserved plant specimens, some hundreds of years old.