Marton Olbei, a DTP student based at the Earlham Institute, wanted to familiarize himself with some of the issues post-graduate research students face and learn new ways of working. After seeing a project advertised in the PIPS newsletter, Marton arranged ...
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Robert Bellow, a DTP student based at the John Innes Centre, wanted to gain experience in the teaching and learning of science communication. After discussing ideas with his PhD supervisor, Rob decided to pursue an internship based on developing science ...
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Summer Rosonovski, a DTP student at the University of East Anglia, wanted to develop skills in business and commercialisation, leadership, public engagement, networking, organisation, and management. After speaking with representatives from Pwani University ...
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In spring 2019, Bruno Ngou undertook his PIPS placement at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, as part of the JSPS (The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) internship scheme. Bruno made a speculative approach which resulted in a ...
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Joanna Jennings, a JIC PhD student, completed her PIPs internship with the Teacher Scientist Network (TSN) based at the Norwich Research Park. TSN is an independent and autonomous science education charity that works with local schools to deliver up-to-date, ...
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Chris Marriott, a student at the University of East Anglia, was looking for an opportunity to develop his teaching experience with different audiences, whilst also broadening his network. After seeing an opportunity with Developing Experts, a company ...
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Federico Benuzzi, a Quadram Institute Bioscience student, was interested in both exploring research opportunities outside of academia and understanding how academic research is taken forward into practical applications. Federico choose to do his PIPs ...
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Conor McGrath, a student at the Quadram Institute, wanted to gain an understanding of commercialising research and an insight into nurturing research-based start-ups through financial provision and expert advice. At the PIPS Employer Forum Conor spoke ...
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Daniel Yara, a University of East Anglia PhD student, was keen to experience research in a non-academic setting and therefore choose to complete his PIPs internship with Public Health England (PHE). Daniel found his internship by contacting a visiting ...
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Shannon Woodhouse, a John Innes Centre student, wanted to improve her science communication skills with a role that was complementary to academia while offering a chance to interact more with the public. Shannon found what she was looking for in The SAW ...
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Josh Thody, a student at the University of East Anglia, wanted to gain experience working in industry as a software developer. As such, he used a personal contact to find a placement at Aviva, in their Digital Gateway team. Josh undertook his placement ...
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Anna Isaacs wanted to increase her awareness of careers outside of academia and so used the PIPS Employer Forum to set up an internship with MyDNAhealth. MyDNAhealth is a company that helps people to adjust their dietary and lifestyle behaviour to enhance ...
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