Left academia after: PhD
46 posts
Sukru Caliskan
Quality Engineer at Stevanato Group (Balda Medical GmbH)
Sarah Ashworth
Researcher Developer at University of Manchester (and self-employed)
Agata Rumianek
Senior Cardiovascular Scientist at CardiaTec BiosciencesThe work I do now is truly multidisciplinary.
Milad Farshad
Researcher at CGGIn my case, it was the technical knowledge. However, a PhD is much more than that…
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.