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.
Edward Hems, a student at the John Innes Centre studying algal natural product toxins for his PhD research, decided to take himself out of his comfort zone as much as possible for his PIPS internship and took up an opportunity at the Norfolk Record Office ...
Michael gains a variety of skills during his internship with CEFAS Cefas is an applied marine science centre and agency of Defra, collaborating with cross-government, multi-agency bodies that pool scientific resources and knowledge to enable better decision ...
Nicole Ward, a PhD student in the School of Biological Sciences studying the role of miRNA in Neural Crest development, wanted to gain experience of working in industry and understand the workings of a commercial lab, so used her PIPS placement help her ...
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital provides Seema with new insight Seema Ali, a student at the University of East Anglia, undertook her placement at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) from September to December 2015, working on quality ...