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NHS Graduate Scientist Training Programme

By Lucy Rayner-Thomas, chemistry student. I became especially interested in the NHS Scientist Training Programme as I have always been interested in healthcare science and thought it would be amazing to be trained as a clinical scientist and earn a masters in clinical science in the process. One thing that surprised me was how many …

Interviews with dyslexia

Lucy Rayner-Thomas, Chemistry student © via Unsplash by Christina @ wocintechchat.com Interviews can be very daunting, especially when you have dyslexia. In my experience, it has made it harder for me to convey my thoughts clearly and fluently. However, I have learned a few things to make the experience a little bit more pleasant and wanted …

Deciding on careers: my micro-internship

By Lucy Rayner-Thomas, chemistry student – © via Unsplash by Priscilla Du Preez Recently I have decided to try some different work experiences in an attempt to narrow down the long list of career options. This encouraged me to take part in the Universitas 21 Sustainability Micro-internship programme.  What is a micro-internship? It is a …

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Why should you attend the Bright Network Festival?

By Lucy Rayner-Thomas, Chemistry student Like many people, I do not know what I want to do after I graduate and during the summer holidays I started to think about what I could do to explore my career options and to see what opportunities were available to me. As a start, I decided to attend …

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My group activity assessment centre advice

By Lucy Rayner-Thomas, chemistry student – © Agefis via Unsplash This year I have been applying for my industry placement and have learnt a lot about how to prepare for the processes involved in applying for placements.  One of the companies I applied to, Pfizer, required me to do a group activity assessment centre as …

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