Tag: Placements

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My placement year in the pharmaceutical industry

February 15, 2024

Natalie Manoharan is in her final year of a BSc Biochemistry with Industrial/Professional Experience. In this blog post Natalie looks back on her placement in the pharmaceutical industry, and shares what she gained from the experience. My industrial placement at Vertex Pharmaceuticals was incredibly enriching, both professionally and personally. Surrounded by experts eager to share their … More My placement year in the pharmaceutical industry

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Working in a COVID-19 Lighthouse Lab on placement

March 23, 2021

In response to the global pandemic declared in March 2020, the UK government set out to develop the largest diagnostic network in the country’s history. This network is made up of labs with the sole purpose of testing human samples for the presence of COVID-19. Samples are received at the labs from regional test centres, … More Working in a COVID-19 Lighthouse Lab on placement

COVID-19: Opting in to a placement on a covid-positive ward

June 26, 2020

When COVID-19 first became worldwide news, Yemi Giwa was on placement just like thousands of other second year student nurses across the country. With the disease spreading like wildfire, that particular placement was cancelled and all teaching was taken online. Then a new opportunity presented itself. One that would require her to support the NHS … More COVID-19: Opting in to a placement on a covid-positive ward

My second year nursing placement in a community setting

June 20, 2019

The Adult Nursing degree at Manchester involves students undertaking a number of placements over three years in both hospital and community settings. Second-year student, Adelyn Gumbo, has recently finished a community placement with band 6 Active Case Managers (ACMs) in Gorton and Levenshulme. The placement was a real head-turner for Adelyn and was an experience … More My second year nursing placement in a community setting

Placement Perspectives: ‘Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside…’

February 22, 2019

In a new series of blogs entitled, ‘Placement Perspectives’, we take a look at how some of our Bioscience students who have elected to do a year of industrial/professional experience are getting on. We got in touch with Lydia Grimshaw, who is now in the third year of her BSc in Zoology, to see how she’s been enjoying her chosen … More Placement Perspectives: ‘Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside…’

Placement Perspectives: My year in an Indonesian wildlife centre

February 11, 2019

The prospect of a year in industry is something that is often a deal-breaker when it comes to course selection for prospective students. Claudia Dyer is a third year student on our Biology with Industrial Experience course and she’s currently halfway through her placement. Whilst some students decide to stay in the UK, Claudia opted … More Placement Perspectives: My year in an Indonesian wildlife centre