Agata Rumianek
Senior Cardiovascular Scientist at CardiaTec BiosciencesThe work I do now is truly multidisciplinary.
Thomas Nicol
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Milad Farshad
Researcher at CGGIn my case, it was the technical knowledge. However, a PhD is much more than that…
Ali Landman
Deputy Editor at The Lancet OncologyWhere you begin doesn’t have to be where you end up, and there can be lots of stops and changes along the way!
Gosia Turner
Senior Statistical Analyst in the Student Data Management and Analysis team at University of OxfordI am very passionate about higher education and I love that my work helps to improve student experience.
Laura Wisby
Co-Director of WisbAng Research Development and Research Development Manager at WisbAng Research Development Ltd / University of Bath (UK)My research training set me up to… be resilient!
Danielle White
Founder and Director at Periscope Programmes LtdThe PhD is a hidden superpower, not a ball and chain.
Saty Kaur
Flow Cytometry Technical Sales Specialist at Thermo Fisher ScientificEvery post/job I have completed has been a learning curve. Without the experiences gained from the different positions, I would not be where I am today
Alex Liversage
UK/Ire Seahorse Instrument Sales Specialist at Agilent Technologies Inc.The skills you have are highly valued, but a positive can-do attitude is just as important.
Michael Parsons
Research Scientist II at Vertex PharmaceuticalsIf you want to make the transition, do a lot of soul searching to figure out which skills you have that are marketable and if they are sufficient to reach your goal
Heather Kazara
Assistant Ecologist at Aspect Ecology LtdI wish I had known how many other people leave academia and are happy with their decision.
Maddy Pope
Senior Medical Copywriter at TBWA\WorldHealth LondonI felt it offered a perfect way to combine my skills – science and writing. Translating complex topics into clear, compelling storytelling really appealed to me as it had been how I approached writing my thesis.
Ryan Kyle
Senior Scientist - Immunologist at GSKI had heard that industrial science can be quite restrictive, that you don’t have the freedom to follow interesting science as you do in academia. It may be that I have been lucky in my role, but I have had quite a lot of freedom to investigate what I believe may be interesting biology.