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What will you do with your animal sciences degree?Alumna Katy Hogg talks about her career path following her animal science degree and how she uses the skills she learned during her degree on a daily basis. She offers her advice to students…
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From animal science degree to project managementSarah Johns, Project Manager and animal sciences alumna talks about what her roles in project management within the science sector. She explains the relevance of her degree to project management and…
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Combining my medical background with a legal careerAdam Harrison, a Nottingham alumnus, talks about how after training and working as a doctor, he decided to retrain as a lawyer. He now combines both his interests in medicine and the law in his…
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Career advice | Get support from a mentorNerissa Culli, neuroscience student, joined the Career Mentoring programme because she wanted to find out the differences between academic and industrial research, what lab activities involved and…
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What does a sports consultant do? Richard Watton, alumnus, explainsRichard Watton, who works for The Sports Consultancy in London, talks about his role liaising with cities and sporting bodies to deliver high profile events. He also explores the skills you need and…
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Nadia Whittome, first year law student talks about her interest in politics and experience to date!Nadia talks about her interest in politics and how she has gained valuable work experience including working as a parliamentary intern during the Referendum campaign.
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John Hess, BBC editor talks about the challenges faced by political journalistsJohn Hess, worked for BBC East Midlands Today between 1997 and 2015, In this video he talks about the challenges of political journalism, the difference between regional and national reporting and…
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John Hess, BBC political editor talks about pursuing a career in journalismJohn Hess, worked for BBC East Midlands Today between 1997 and 2015. In this video he talks about his interest in politics and the skills you need to become a journalist. In this competitive area of…
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Dr Emma Taylor-Steeds, PhD alumna - Using the Careers and Employability ServiceDuring Emma's third year of her PhD Chemistry, she made the most of the help available from the Careers and Employability Service. She had a one-to-one appointment with careers, a CV and…
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Dr Emma Taylor-Steeds, PhD alumna - Sharing her career plans with her supervisorsWhen Emma decided she wanted to move into industry after her PhD in chemistry, she talked it through with her supervisors. They were incredibly supportive.
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Dr Alasdair Taylor, PhD alumnus - moving into commercialising researchAlasdair is the Industry Programme Manager at The Royal Society. He talks about how his interest grew from an interest in research to how research ideas were commercialised and the roles he then…
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Dr Alasdair Taylor, PhD alumnus - Leaving academia?Alasdair is the Industry Programme Manager at The Royal Society. He talks about the reasons why he thinks using the term 'leaving academia' is outdated and suggests alternatives.What do you…
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Dr Alasdair Taylor, chemistry alumnus offers advice to PhD students leaving academiaAlasdair is the Industry Programme Manager at The Royal Society. He offers several pieces of advice to PhD students thinking about leaving academia based on his own experiences.
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Chris McDonald from Golder Associates talks about his career in waste managementChris McDonald, Principal at Golder Associates, talks about his career in waste management and sustainability. He advises students interested in the environmental sector to think about what type of…
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Emily Buddin - Using the skills from her geography degree in transport planning.Emily talks about her interest in transport planning and how she uses the skills developed during her geography degree in her job on a daily basis.
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Dr Victoria Richards talks about how she used the Careers and Employability ServiceVictoria talks about how she used the Careers and Employability Service during her PhD studies. The workshops and one to one appointments she attended helped her secure her first job at The Royal…
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Dr Victoria Richards - From PhD Chemistry to Senior EditorVictoria talks about her role as Senior Editor at Springer Nature and how she gain experience and developed her editing skills during her studies at Nottingham.
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Dr Carl Mundy, PhD alumnus talks about using the Careers and Employability ServiceCarl talks about how the Careers and Employability Service helped him achieve his career aim. He attended a range of workshops and now on reflection says he should have used them more!
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Dr Carl Mundy - PhD Astronomy to Data AnalystCarl talks about how his interest in writing software during his PhD lead to his interest in data analysis. He also identifies the transferable skills he developed during his PhD, through a work…
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Dr Emma Taylor-Steeds - My career journey from my PhDEmma talks about the career choices she made during her PhD Chemistry and the equality and diversity roles she secured within higher education.
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Peter Mumford, PhD alumni, talks about his role as a trainee patent attorneyPeter studied a PhD in Organic Chemistry and now works in a private practice specialising in pharmaceuticals. His PhD has given him a sound technical grounding which is really sought after within the…
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Amy Prosser, PhD alumna talks about the skills she uses in her role as a senior scientistAmy talks about her role at Sygnature Discovery and the skills she uses on a daily basis in her role.
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Amy Prosser, PhD alumnae, talks about her choice to work in industry after her researchAmy talks about her role as a Senior Scientist at Sygnature Discovery, why she chose to work in industry rather than academia and she also provides advice to current PhD students.
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Alumna Amy Prosser talks about her role as Senior Scientist at Sygnature DiscoveryAmy, talks about her role in the Bioscience Department and the experience and skills needed to work in this area.
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Roger Freestone, Industrial Tutor, offers advice to students considering a career in the pharmaceutical industryRoger offers advice to students considering a career in pharmaceuticals about what they need to know about the industry, the latest development around the world and in the UK, and how students can…
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Carwyn Jones, maths graduate, talks about his first role within the pharmaceutical industryCarwyn started his career as a medical sales rep (also known as 'carrying the bag') and he talks about what this involves, the training and progression routes. Carwyn is now Partner at Open…
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