Helena Teague
I completed my internship at the Academy during the final year of my PhD, as a way to explore a possible future career option. During my PhD, I studied how incoming viruses, such as Influenza and Zika
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Andy Stone
Tell us about your PhD and what stage you were in when you did your internship. I was in the 3rd year of my PhD, studying the different functions of heterogeneous bone marrow stromal cell populations
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"My three months at the Academy were a whirlwind, and I definitely believe this was because of how exciting and fast-paced the work was." What made you apply to the scheme and how was the applic
Read moreGeorge Jervis
Tell us about your PhD and what stage you were in when you did your internship. I’m studying plant molecular biology at Durham University, specifically looking at how plant root development is
Read moreZoe Stephenson
PhD students considering a career outside of academia would most definitely benefit from an internship at the Academy - but why should aspiring academics also seize this fantastic opportunity? Netw
Read moreDr Maria Alfaradhi
What's happened since you left? Since completing the internship I went back to finish off my PhD, submitted my thesis, survived my viva (wahay!) and took up a career in medical communicatio
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When were you an intern? My internship lasted from January through March of 2014. I had just finished the lab-phase of my PhD and finally convinced my supervisor that I really couldn’t do &lsqu
Read moreElly Tyler
What do you think of when you hear the words ‘science policy’? As a PhD student in my PhD bubble, I’d always thought that science policy was relatively straightforward. You id
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