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.
Internship with The Company of Biologists gives Irene new insight Irene Pla-Navarro wanted to gain an insight into an alternative career path to research and challenge herself in a business style working environment. Irene, a student in the School of ...
Ben develops his programming skills with an internship at Proxama Ben Kirkup wanted to increase his knowledge of programming languages and exposure to industry best practice for software development from his internship. Proxama, an international mobile ...
Rachel gains an insight into work in a hospital environment Rachel Piddock, a student at UEA, hoped to gain an insight into the procedures involved in the running of a hospital department, with a focus on medical testing and auditing. A PIPS internship ...
Corinne’s internship helps clarify her future career choices Corinne Arnold, a student at the John Innes Centre, undertook her internship from January to April 2016 with LRC Ltd (Limestone Research and Consultancy). Corinne wanted to gain experience ...
Eleanor considers her future career after internship with KWS Eleanor Fearnley wanted to see if plant breeding could be something she wished to pursue after her PhD and so used her internship to explore this. Ellie spent her 12 week internship at KWS ...
RCUK Internship at the National Assembly for Wales provides Rachel with an excellent PIPS experience achel Prior spent her internship with the Research Service at the National Assembly for Wales where she hoped to gain experience in a policy environment, ...
Ian benefits from Intellectual Property internship with UEA Research and Enterprise services Ian Young took up the post of Intellectual Property Intern with Research and Enterprise services at the University of East Anglia for his PIPS placement, which ...
Victoria improves her communication skills and self-confidence during internship with WISE Victoria Jeffery was hoping to have the opportunity to inspire more young girls to consider Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths as a career option, alongside ...
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 ...