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  • Looking back on my year in industry at the Earlham Institute

    Looking back on my year in industry at the Earlham Institute

    Last September I started my year in industry at the Earlham Institute on the Norwich Research park and, somehow, September has almost come around again already. With my time here…

  • The Benefit of a Year In Industry Detour: Three Months at the Earlham Institute

    The Benefit of a Year In Industry Detour: Three Months at the Earlham Institute

    At the start of second year, I hadn’t considered a year in industry. I felt like I was on a roll with uni so spending a year away seemed like…

  • Year in Industry: How I got my placement.

    When I started my degree, I knew that I loved learning about ground-breaking scientific discoveries, but always wondered: what is it like to follow that discovery from start to finish?…

  • How a year in industry in cancer research is setting me up for life

    It’s been six months since I began my year in industry at The Institute of Cancer Therapeutics. Time flies when you’re having fun! I began my placement search hoping to…

  • My year in industry

    This blog post will explain how the Department of Computer Science supports students in securing a year in industry placement, the help available while on placement, and how this experience…

  • Everything you need to know about doing a placement year as a biology student

    I’m Orla, a final year biology student who has returned from a year long placement in the Science and Technology Facilities Council, UKRI. Read on to learn about why I…

  • A journey through imposter syndrome on placement

    If you’ve read my previous blog (highly recommended – Feeling lost when thinking of your future? Consider a placement!), you might recall that I’m on my year in industry placement…

  • How the Department of Biology shaped my life

    Hi! My name is Zuzanna, and I’m studying Biomedical Sciences at the University of York. The time I’ve spent at the university has been one I wouldn’t change for anything!…

  • 5 ways Computer Science students can boost their employability!

    This post is primarily aimed at those looking to study computer science at the University of York. If you’re interested in studying here and curious about how you could make…

  • Business of the Creative Industries – Industry links

    While university itself can be a daunting experience, many may already be worrying about what comes after as they leave education and enter unknown territory…the workplace! Fears about getting a…

  • My Year in Industry… at a Small Company

    Hi, I’m Vinnie, I study Social and Political Sciences, and I did a Year in Industry. I would love to tell you about my work placement, and whether you should…

  • My placement experience: highlights and reflections

    I have now completed my 12-month placement experience as part of the uplands research team at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. In that time, I have worked with some…