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.
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 ...
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 ...