James Larkin
CEO and Founder at OxomicsI’m getting to see the technology that I invented move from academia towards the clinic. The further I get down this process the more I can see the end result and it’s an exciting thing to observe.
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Laurène Vetterli
Senior medical writer at Meridian HealthCommsTrust the process, be patient, trust yourself, there are always possibilities even when we stop seeing them
Jacqueline Robbins
Foundation Doctor at Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustUse contacts to get advice and explore options. I wish I’d spoken to more people when I first applied for a medical degree as the advice I got was invaluable
Greg Dickens
Innovation Consultant at Innovia TechnologyStay curious. Don’t just read your pages of Nature, read the whole thing. Appreciate the links between your field and other fields. I think this is a really important point if you’re ever looking to move beyond your research area.
Aleksandar Ivanov
Junior Data Scientist at Faculty AII wouldn’t necessarily change anything. I did what made sense for me at each career stage.
Claire Harrill
Access and Success Projects Manager at The Brilliant ClubThat there will come a day when the rejection ends!
Gry Wester
Associate Management Consultant at VMLY&R HEALTHAs an academic and lifelong learner, I think you have the research and development skills to quickly learn about a new subject matter.
Naomi Tyrrell
Founder & Director at Research Your Way LtdNever underestimate your PhD or your academic skills. You don’t have to retrain. You don’t have to start again. Find the organisations who value what you already have and can do.
Natalie Morse
Senior Data Scientist at Torqata Data and AnalyticsI learned to try and be OK with failure. Again, something that not many people have in industry as it is easier to ‘do what they tell you’ than to think critically.
Sheen Gurrib
COO (and content creator on the side) at Undisclosed
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.