As part of the programme students undertake a 12 week professional internship (PIPS) in an area unrelated to their PhD. CASE students are also required to spend at least 12 weeks with their CASE partner. The following case studies are an example of the experiences that our students have had whilst on their placement.
Freya develops her communication skills with the Life Science Centre in Newcastle. Freya Varden has always been interested in a possible career in science communication so used her PIPS internship to explore this. Freya, a PhD student at the John Innes ...
Anastasia experiences a different research environment with Unilever Anastasia Orme, a PhD student at the John Innes Centre, undertook her PIPS internship at Unilever from June to August 2015, where she hoped to gain an experience of working in industry ...
Michael brings bioinformatics to the community with his PIPS internship Michael Norman, a Biology student at the University of East Anglia, wanted to use his internship to develop skills that he wouldn’t usually get the chance to progress. One of his ...
Eleni enhances her career prospects with internship at the BecA-ILRI Hub, Kenya. Eleni Vikeli, a 3rd year student at the JIC, has an interest in working on science communication projects and is particularly interested in international projects and worldwide ...
Rebecca develops her skill set with Internship at Antibiotic Action Rebecca Lo, a student at the University of East Anglia, spent her internship with Antibiotic Action (http://antibiotic-action.com/ ), the public awareness arm of the British Society for ...
Dominic experiences the medical sector in developing countries Dominic Rodrigues, a pharmacy student at the University of East Anglia, was hoping to gain an experience outside of his research and work in the medical sector. He used his PIPS to gain an ...
Ricardo Ramírez-González, a student at The Earlham Institute (EI), spent his internship in the Human Systems Biology Laboratory (HSBL) lead by Prof Osbaldo Resendis-Antonio at the Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica (INMEGEN, National Institute ...
Internship with leading chemical company proves to be a great opportunity for Jan Jan Bettgenhaeuser wanted to experience working in industry and to get the opportunity to understand the workings of a commercial lab. His PIPS placement provided the ideal ...
Mabon Elis teams up with Sense About Science for a successful internship When Mabon Elis was planning his internship, he knew that he wanted to gain experience within the charity sector alongside improving his communication skills. When he found a placement ...
Internship with Naked Scientists offers Danielle an array of new experiences For Danielle Blackwell, a PhD student in the School of Biological Sciences, an opportunity to undertake her PIPS internship with the Naked Scientists in Cambridge was the perfect ...
Martin has a fantastic internship experience with the SAW Trust Martin Schafer hoped to gain an insight into outreach activities and experience working with children in schools so he used his 12 week PIPS placement with the Science, Art and Writing (SAW) ...
Internship at Adapt Low Carbon Group exceeds expectations Janice Layhadi, a Biomolecular science student based in the School of Biological Sciences, undertook an internship at Adapt Low Carbon Group researching the development of biosufactants, with the ...