Amy Wilson
Research Advisor at Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF)Be open to diverse career paths. Your research skills are valuable beyond academia.
Degree: Biology
15 posts
Harriet Manley
Patent Attorney at FPA Patent Attorneys Pty. Ltd.I also was beginning to feel like the entire breadth of my skills were not reaching their potential as an academic.
Marina Maritati
EU Projects Coordinator & Molecular Biologist at AquaBioTech Group (Malta)I am finally doing something I love and that gives me confidence, something that allows me to use my existing skills but also get new ones.
Richard Huysmans
Senior Manager, Education and Business Development at Health Education Australia LimitedTake the risk! The worst thing that can happen is you go back to academia with a (relative) wealth of industry experience – especially compared to your colleagues. The best thing that could happen is you find a full-filling career.
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!
Gloria Fuentes
Scientific Visual Communicator at The Visual ThinkerIf you love science but think that the communication part is still missing, do not hesitate. Prepare yourself in face of whatever you see as your limitations and weaknesses and go for it!
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.
Josephine Head
Senior Research Lead Sustainable Agriculture at Earthwatch EuropeA favourite part of my job is feeling like I’m doing something really impactful.
Katherine Fletcher
Research Communications Officer at Parkinson’s UKBe proactive and nurture your skills outside of the lab. Think about your career options early, so you have time to build your CV. Think about what motivates you and follow what you enjoy.
Philippa Christoforou
Licensing and Ventures Manager at Oxford University InnovationI had a great time during my PhD and really enjoyed the field I worked in. However, I started to realise that I wasn’t going to achieve the impact that I had, rather naively, expected with my project and I needed something that had more interaction with people. The lab was just not the place for me.
Charlotte Barthen
Senior Life Sciences Specialist at L.E.K. Consulting LLPResearchers are highly valued by industry, so don’t be afraid to explore the opportunities that are available outside of academia.
Jeroen Bakker
Associate at M VenturesThink early about your next step and try to prepare yourself for that, and equally important, create a coherent story about why you want to do this!