The Placements Pod

End of 'Season 1'

Having a break now, 'Season 2' should start again in August. Thank you for listening!

Episode 21 - Stacey (Muller)

I had a great chat with Stacey - it was very good to hear about her placement experience and it also reminded me how much I enjoy Muller Rice! (Other sweet, rice-based snacks are available of course...) Links and info below Müller Early Careers (Placements & Graduate Roles) - Early Careers | Careers at Müller UK & Ireland [https://careers.muller.co.uk/early-careers] Student Voices Placement Year Blogs - Placement Year Archives - Student Voices [https://blogs.york.ac.uk/student-voices/category/future-focus/work-placement/placement-year/] 200 Degrees York - York – 200 Degrees Coffee [https://200degs.com/pages/locations/york] Museum Gardens (Stacey said Castle Gardens in the pod!) - York Museum Gardens | Beautiful botanical gardens [https://www.yorkmuseumgardens.org.uk/]

Episode 20 - Orla (Science Communicator)

Orla is a recent graduate and science communicator. Orla did a placement with STFC a couple of years ago which was a great experience that took her down the sci comms path! STFC: https://www.ukri.org/councils/stfc/ You should definitely check out Orla's substack! https://orlawritesscience.substack.com/ Rowntree Park: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186346-d3709496-Reviews-Rowntree_Park_Reading_Cafe-York_North_Yorkshire_England.html Psychology of your 20s pod: https://www.psychologyofyour20s.com/

Episode 19 - Med Comms with Melissa and Morgan

I had a great chat with former students Morgan Steigmann and Melissa Foyle about their respective careers in medical communications - they are both doing excellently! Some useful/interesting links below https://www.wizzard.co.uk/ [https://www.wizzard.co.uk/] Spectrum website: https://www.spectrumscience.com/ [https://www.spectrumscience.com/] Patient Information Forum: https://pifonline.org.uk/ [https://pifonline.org.uk/]   The Unmentionables  https://theunmentionablesguide.com/ [https://theunmentionablesguide.com/] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK-wn3boZMo&list=PLyi7fGJsig7-zgL0quZlsA95r_GhmEHnK [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK-wn3boZMo&list=PLyi7fGJsig7-zgL0quZlsA95r_GhmEHnK]   https://www.medcommsgo.com/ [https://www.medcommsgo.com/]

Episode 18 - Grace (Siemens)

I spoke to Grace remotely - she is currently on placement at Siemens! Ologies Pod: https://www.alieward.com/ologies [https://www.alieward.com/ologies] Siemens placement: https://www.gradcracker.com/hub/57/siemens/work-placement-internship/78441/sustainability-intern-12-months