Natalia Zielonka, a student based at UEA, wanted to gain understanding of her career options outside academia, particularly in policy. Nat successfully applied to the UKRI Policy Internship scheme to secure a placement with JNCC (Joint Nature Conservation ...
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Sean Tattan, a student based at the University of East Anglia, wanted to gain exposure to a new setting, specifically one based within a sales/operational environment; both to ascertain whether he enjoys working in this field and to develop new skills ...
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Beth Sherman, a Student based at the John Innes Centre, had spoken with the SAW Trust at the Employer Forum and liked the concept of one of their proposed internship projects; development of a summer science activity book aimed at years 4 and 5 (KS2). ...
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Jasmine Percival, a student at Quadram Institute, undertook her placement with IP21, a local intellectual property services company. Jasmine is focused on working in patent law so wanted to use her PIPS to gain valuable experience and insight into the ...
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Shannon Weldon, a student at the University of East Anglia, undertook her PIPS with Developing Experts. Developing Experts’ online platform provides science curriculum content to schools and a careers library promoting careers within in the STEM industry. ...
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Marco Fioratti, a student based at the John Innes Centre, undertook his CASE placement with his industrial partner, Syngenta, February to April 2020. Marco’s PhD is researching cover crops and below-ground biodiversity, investigating an ecological approach ...
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Rebecca Casson, a student at the JIC, met with Phil Smith, from the Teacher Scientist Network (TSN) during one of break-out sessions at the PIPS Employer Forum and felt that TSN could provide her with a good placement experience. Rebecca had already undertaken ...
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Elizabeth Allum, a student based at the UEA, hoped to improve her science communication skills by gaining a better understanding of video editing and resource development. Lizzie met with a representative from Developing Experts at the PIPS Employer Forum ...
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Marco Graziano wanted to use his PIPS to develop his competencies in science communication and after chatting to Plastic Oceans at the Employer Forum, Marco felt this would be a great opportunity for him. Marco chose to undertake his placement during ...
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Lila Grandgeorge, a student based at TSL, wanted to pursue an internship that would allow her to expand her knowledge of agronomy/crop production systems and food security and sustainability. Lila also wanted to get an idea of whether a career in this ...
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Anna Fortuny Gomez, a PIPS student based at the University of East Anglia wanted to learn something completely new. Anni also wanted to improve her self-management, communication and networking skills and was looking to do this whilst working for a small ...
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Jacob Scadden, a student at Quadram Institute Bioscience, met with the Science Students’ Development Network in Africa (ssDNAfrica) at the PIPS Employer Forum and felt they could provide him with a good internship opportunity. Jacob wanted to improve ...
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