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.
Ben Bone, a PhD student at the University of East Anglia, wanted to gain more experience in public engagement and policy making as well as developing his outreach experience. Ben spoke to Tony Maxwell (John Innes Centre) representing Antibiotic Action ...
Sam Rowe, a chemistry student at UEA, wanted to learn about how research transitions from an academic setting to a commercial business so used his PIPS to explore this. “I wanted to find out how the work environment in a start-up company compares with ...
Vanessa Bueno Sancho wanted to use her internship to enable her to employ and develop her programming and coding skills. After speaking to a fellow student that had spent time with the company before, Vanessa used LinkedIn to make contact and secure her ...
Sam Holden, a student at The Sainsbury Laboratory, wanted to gain a better understanding of the publishing industry and career options surrounding sciences. After talking to The Company of Biologists at the PIPS Employer Forum Sam arranged to do his internship ...
Jake Newitt, a student at the UEA, wanted to work on a large collaborative project for a research organisation and gain experience in next generation sequencing and communication skills. To achieve this, Jake used a personal contact to set up an internship ...
PIPS propels Tharsini on to a new careers path as an IP lawyer When searching for her PhD, Tharsini Sivapalan wanted to find a course that offered her something extra. Previous experience during her undergraduate degree had led Tharsini to the realisation ...
Jenna Helleur, a student at the Quadram Institute, undertook her PIPS with BrisSynBio at the University of Bristol after reading about the opportunity in the PIPS Newsletter. BrisSynBio is a multi-disciplinary research centre that focuses on the biomolecular ...
Alicia Russell, a student at the John Innes Centre, wanted to gain knowledge and experience of the different work that is being carried out to help combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). After looking at the list of ‘warm’ leads available on the MyCareerCentral ...
Agatha Treveil, a student at the Earlham institute, wanted to investigate the career possibilities relating to Public Health and data analytics, including increasing her understanding of the structure of Public Health bodies in the UK, role of the local ...
Alice Dore, a student in the School of Biology at the University of East Anglia, wanted to gain experience of working in the third sector and to expand her analysis and communications skills, and so used her PIPS to work towards these aims. Alice consulted ...
Ann-Marie, a student at the Quadram Institute Bioscience, had a keen interest in experiencing research in a museum setting and therefore choose to complete her PIPs placement at the Natural History Museum in London. Ann-Marie found her placement through ...
Cristina Alcon went to Hellesdon Hospital for her PIPS placement. Cristina has always been interested in knowing more about the wider roles in the NHS and so set up the internship using her own contacts. “I wanted to learn more about data management ...