Milad Farshad
Researcher at CGGIn my case, it was the technical knowledge. However, a PhD is much more than that…
Left academia after: PhD
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Rachael Hodge
Producer & Project Manager at Charisma Entertainment and The Oxford Research Centre for the HumanitiesLots of tech companies are looking for people with creative skillsets – there are many ways people from a humanities background can get involved!
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.
Laura Mitchell
Principal Bioinformatician at Alchemab Therapeutics LtdI feel very fortunate to have done a year in industry placement as an undergraduate – it nudged me towards research projects with an applied focus from the very start.
Arijit Patra
Senior Principal Scientist at UCB PharmaBe like a cat. Cats don’t have imposter syndrome; each cat believes it’s the most special cat in the world. If you’re doing a PhD, be a cat.
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.
Louise Rebecca Chapman
CEO of Lex Academic at Lex AcademicI am grateful that I get to wake up every day as my own boss, able to help researchers who do want to achieve academic career success go as far as they want to.
Gianluca Bortoletto
Data Analyst at NTT DataMy academic background allows me to understand the main issues related to the job and the research project, and how to offer potential solutions to that.
Rebecca McKelvey
Education Partnership Lead at DeepMindUnderstanding what really motivates me and gets me out of bed in the morning tended to steer me in the right direction and enabled me to realise my calling.
Chia-Jung Chang
Research Scientist at MetaWhen the job is highly related to my PhD field, I’m able to ramp up faster and apply my domain knowledge to the job. When the job is less related to my PhD, self-learning and soft skills are generally useful.
Lucas Carreras Vinent
Team Lead - Development at Johnson MattheyMy research training set me up to… Organise my time and available resources efficiently and understand the value of determination and perseverance.
Gilda Nappo
Science & Math teacher, Nutritionist, Science writer & illustrator, Site Coordinator for ABE (Amgen Biotech Experience) in Italy at MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research) and Amgen FoundationFor my students, the possibility to interact with a teacher who can tell them how science works and how it develops is really stimulating and positively challenging.