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.
Marina takes her PIPS to Mexico Marina Corrado, a student at the QIB, had always wanted to gain an understanding of the work of non-profit research organizations but had not previously had the opportunity so she focussed on this when deciding where to ...
Rebecca Devine, a DTP student based at the University of East Anglia, wanted to gain experience in Science Policy and so applied for one of the prestigious RCUK Policy Internships. After successfully going through the application process Rebecca secured ...
Hannah Brown, a student at TSL, was keen to improve her written science communication having undertaken some outreach activity previously. Her TSL supervisor had contacts at CropLife International so she approached them speculatively at the start of her ...
Rocky gets a taste of commercial agricultural research with internship at BBRO Rocky Payet, a student at the University of East Anglia, wanted to undertake an internship with a commercial agricultural research organisation and so organised his internship ...
Robert Johnson takes his science and creativity to Norwich Castle Rob Johnson, a DTP student in the School of Biological Sciences at UEA, undertook his PIPS placement at the Norwich Castle Museum. Rob undertook his placement over the summer of his second ...
Toby Buttress reaps the benefits at RAGT Seeds Toby Buttress, a PhD student at the John Innes Centre, undertook his PIPS placement at RAGT Seeds Ltd, after having spoken to them at the annual Employer Forum. Toby found the Employer Forum a useful event ...
Melissa gains business experience with a PIPS at Hethel Innovation Melissa Stewart, a student based at UEA, undertook her internship at Hethel Innovation after finding out about the company at the Employer Forum. Hethel Innovation is a business and innovation ...
Emma secures a valuable internship experience at the Employer Forum Emma Mckechnie-Welch, a student at the John Innes Centre, went to the PIPS Employer Forum with the hope of finding an internship where she could develop her science communication skills, ...
Ben Rix achieves his aims with Aquavalens Ben Rix, a PhD student at the UEA in the School of Biological Sciences, wanted an internship to develop his written communication skills and looked for a local opportunity to achieve this. Following the PIPS Employer ...
Cat is optimistic about her future career after a highly successful CASE placement Catherine Gardener is an CASE student at the NRPDTP in her 3rd year, working on novel temperature sensing mechanisms in plants. Cat is based at the John Innes Centre and ...
Josie strengthens her career plans following PIPS in Africa Josie Maidment undertook her PIPS at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub from January to April 2017, during the second year of ...
Biosciences eastern and central Africa offers Pilar chance to shine Pilar Corredor Moreno is a second year DTP student who undertook her PIPS with the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub in ...