{"id":561,"date":"2014-04-01T15:39:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T15:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/?p=561"},"modified":"2014-04-01T16:55:46","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T16:55:46","slug":"record-success-for-biosciences-sandwich-placements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2014\/04\/01\/record-success-for-biosciences-sandwich-placements\/","title":{"rendered":"Record success for Biosciences sandwich placements"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students from the School of Biosciences have been successful in securing a record number of sandwich placements.\u00a0With still a number of weeks to go until the end of the academic year, this year’s students have\u00a0secured the\u00a0highest number the School has ever had in its 30 year history of running as sandwich programme. Among the placement locations are key pharmaceutical companies in the UK (GlaxoSmithKline, Procter\u00a0& Gamble), academic and industrial\u00a0research institutes (MRC Technology, the Science and Technology Facilities Council) and prestigious research organisations overseas (National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand, and the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research at the University of Ghana). These successes reflect the high quality of our students and the\u00a0value placed on the School’s training by our placement partners, with whom we have been able to build very good relationships,\u00a0together with\u00a0the support provided by our placement officer, Dr. Pauline Phelan<\/a>,\u00a0and the Careers and Employability Service.<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Sandwich Year programme<\/a>\u00a0provides the perfect opportunity to incorporate scientific work experience into a degree. The programme has recently been\u00a0accredited by the\u00a0Society of Biology<\/a> – an indication of the quality of provision on offer. \u00a0A recent graduate, Chen Liang,\u00a0said \u201cMy sandwich year was an amazing experience. It gave me insight into the pharmaceutical industry and I found a research topic I would like to continue as a career. I really enjoyed working\u00a0with my team and the skills and techniques I gained will set me apart from other graduates. I cannot recommend it enough, so don\u2019t let this opportunity pass you by.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many congratulations to our\u00a0students, and best wishes from the School of Biosciences for your placement year.<\/p>\n