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WHERE HAVE OUR PLACEMENT
        STUDENTS WORKED?

        3A LABORATORIES
        ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
        AXIOM VETERINARY LABORATORIES LTD
        BRISTOL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
        CANCER RESEARCH (CRUK THERAPEUTIC
        DISCOVERY LABORATORY)
        COTERC: CAÑO PALMA BIOLOGICAL STATION
        DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT,
        FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
        EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY, ITALY
        FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE
                                                              “I completed my sandwich placement year at 3A
        FRONTIER – THE SOCIETY FOR                            Laboratories. It is a small biotech start-up and is part of the
        ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION                             ’s London BioScience Innovation Centre. I spent a year
        GFK. GROWTH FROM KNOWLEDGE                            at the forefront of cancer research and development. It was
                                                              a unique opportunity to build upon things I had learnt in my
        GLAXOSMITHKLINE                                       course so far, and to go above and beyond in my practical
        IQUR                                                  techniques. I built confidence in techniques that many would
                                                              only learn after they graduate. The company created a unique
        LIFEARC
                                                              environment for me to grow, be curious and learn more about
        LUMORA LTD                                            science in methods you cannot in a classroom.
        NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
        OF SOUTH AFRICA                                       I gained a wide variety of skills across a range of different
                                                              aspects, within the lab and professionally such as
        NOVARTIS, USA                                         communication, teamwork and organisational skills. These
        PERHENTIAN TURTLE PROJECT                             were all transferable skills that allowed me to go into my final
        THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE                               year with confidence and better equipped for the assignments
                                                              and the science. Also, the practical knowledge I had gained
        RSPCA ASSURED                                         in my placement year gave me a better understanding of
        UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON                             concepts taught in the course. I definitely felt my placement
                                                              year made my final year more enjoyable as I had been in the
        UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
                                                              R&D industry already, understanding how it worked.”
        UNIVERSITY OF YORK
        WILDLIFE AID FOUNDATION                               HAFSAH FAROOQ
                                                              BSc Bioveterinary Sciences
        WORLDWIDE VETERINARY
        SERVICES, THAILAND







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