What can I do after my PhD? It is a difficult decision for any PhD student on whether to pursue a career in academia or consider alternative careers. In our dedicated live Q&A, we asked a panel of experts who have moved outside of academia, to share their top tips and advice on alternate career…>
PhD & Research Opportunities in Denmark – Google+ Hangout on Air Summary
We hosted a live Google+ Hangout on Air with six inspirational panellists with one simple objective: to help you consider opportunities open to you and specifically options for pursuing PhD & Research Opportunities in Denmark.
Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy Practice; School of Life and Medical Sciences
University of Hertfordshire. Roohi Mehra, I attended a grammar School for girls and during my time there, I realised that Science was one of my strengths. I identified a degree that interested me, the MPharm, which also had good graduate prospects. This was important, as I entered Higher Education at a time when tuition…>
Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care (CRIPACC);
School of Health and Social Work. Dr Faith Ikioda “You Have to be determined if you are to make something happen. You need to take responsibility and learn. Knowledge is power.” I was good at Science at school and ended up completing a BSc in Geography in Nigeria. However, I graduated feeling very disillusioned. It…>
Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean
Professor Sally Kendall, Professor of Nursing, Director of the Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care (CRIPACC) and Associate Dean of Research (School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire). From ‘Nurse’, to ‘Professor’, to job-sharing ‘Associate Dean of Research’. “You can’t sit back and wait for things to drop in your…>
Principal Lecturer in Pharmacology and non-executive Chairman of Health organisation, School of Life
Dr Rachel Fox, Principal Lecturer in Pharmacology and non-executive Chairman of Health organisation (School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire). Principal Lecturer and Chairman. “I recognise I am very lucky. The benefit of working at the University is that it is very flexible, and especially for women, and for all working parents…>
Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire
Dr Louise MacKenzie, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology (School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire). From postdoc to Senior Lecturer “Every time I would get to the last few months of my contract I would think ‘Oh no, what am I going to do next?’ “ I had never classified myself strictly as…>
Lecturer Of Law at China University of Political Science and Law
Why did you choose to work in China? My family was originally from Mainland China, and although I was born in Taiwan, educated and lived for many years in Australia, choosing to come back and to the mainland seem to be a natural choice from my family back ground. Then of course, I find…>
Independent Scholar Based in Christchurch New Zealand
Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula Jean Rath is an independent scholar based in Christchurch New Zealand and an honorary research associate of the University of Oxford’s Learning Institute. Her main research interest is academic practice (teaching, research and service) and the experiences of early career academics. A second focus is writing as a method…>
Visiting Scholar, Fada Institute of Forensic Medicine and Science
Natalia Natalia Pawlowska is currently a researcher at the Fada Institute of Forensic Medicine and Science, which is a part of the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) located in Beijing, China. Prior to coming to China, she attended the University of Toronto and completed her HBSc. in chemistry and forensic science….>