The Placements Pod

Thanks. Ted for the interview and the info below.

I have a few links that could be useful in the show notes

My article for Earlham: Automation, engineering and computational biology: My Year in Industry | Earlham Institute

Poppy's article for Earlham: Beyond research: the unexpected opportunities of a Year in Industry | Earlham Institute

My blogs for York: The Benefit of a Year In Industry Detour: Three Months at the Earlham Institute - Student Voices & Looking back on my year in industry at the Earlham Institute - Student Voices

Also Gatsby!

https://www.gatsby.org.uk/plant-science/activity/gatsby-plant-science-summer-school/

Thank you Elisabeth for joining me to discuss your year in industry at the John Innes Centre in Norwich!

• Information on JIC's Year in Industry programme: https://jic.ac.uk/training-careers/year-in-industry/ 
• Blog post from one of this year's outgoing Year in Industry students who was on placement at the same time as Elisabeth: https://jic.ac.uk/blog/a-year-in-industry-gaining-skills-and-confidence/ 
• Elisabeth posted about various experiences throughout her placement on LinkedIn

Having a break now, 'Season 2' should start again in August. Thank you for listening!

I had a great chat with Stacey - it was very good to hear about her placement experience and it also reminded me how much I enjoy Muller Rice! (Other sweet, rice-based snacks are available of course...)

Links and info below

Müller Early Careers (Placements & Graduate Roles) - Early Careers | Careers at Müller UK & Ireland

Student Voices Placement Year Blogs - Placement Year Archives - Student Voices

200 Degrees York - York – 200 Degrees Coffee

Museum Gardens (Stacey said Castle Gardens in the pod!) - York Museum Gardens | Beautiful botanical gardens

Orla is a recent graduate and science communicator. Orla did a placement with STFC a couple of years ago which was a great experience that took her down the sci comms path!

STFC: https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/

You should definitely check out Orla's substack! https://orlawritesscience.substack.com/

Rowntree Park: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186346-d3709496-Reviews-Rowntree_Park_Reading_Cafe-York_North_Yorkshire_England.html

Psychology of your 20s pod: https://www.psychologyofyour20s.com/

I had a great chat with former students Morgan Steigmann and Melissa Foyle about their respective careers in medical communications - they are both doing excellently!

Some useful/interesting links below

https://www.wizzard.co.uk/

Spectrum website: https://www.spectrumscience.com/

Patient Information Forum: https://pifonline.org.uk/

The Unmentionables 

https://theunmentionablesguide.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK-wn3boZMo&list=PLyi7fGJsig7-zgL0quZlsA95r_GhmEHnK

https://www.medcommsgo.com/

I spoke to Grace remotely - she is currently on placement at Siemens!

Ologies Pod: https://www.alieward.com/ologies

Siemens placement:

https://www.gradcracker.com/hub/57/siemens/work-placement-internship/78441/sustainability-intern-12-months

In a Placements Pod/Phil Lang is Not a Scientist crossover, I spoke to Jodie Malcolm for this eipsode. Jodie was a placement student at the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics in Bradford a few years ago, went on to do a PhD at York and is now a Research Associate in the Department of Biology. She is York through and through!!

https://www.bradford.ac.uk/ict/

https://rowntreepark.org.uk/home/the-park/

https://open.spotify.com/show/4TdO8A5i0196IhwWYUAlV1

Barbora spent a year at Rothamsted Research

It was very interesting to speak to Adam about his experience with Nxera Pahrma: https://www.nxera.life/

Nxera (and Sosei Heptares/Heptares before that) have been placement partners over a number of years.

Little Blondie Bakery: https://littleblondiebakehouse.co.uk/

The Rest is History: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-history/id1537788786

Ologies Podcast: https://www.alieward.com/ologies