PhD graduate careers stories
Careers case studies can help to illustrate the wide range of career options available to you after graduation.
You may also find that they provide useful advice, and give you insight into day to day life in different job roles.
You can visit our growing bank of PGR Careers case studies from University of Birmingham graduates to find out what former PGRs have gone on to do.
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- Video story from Aaron Lakhanpal, a 2021 Biomedical Sciences graduate who took part in Alumni Leadership Mentoring Scheme. Aaron was mentored by Professor Alan Boyd.
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- Abdihakem Ahmed, an Economics student, who took part in the 10K Black Interns programme.
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- Video from Adam McKinnon, a 2021 Politics and International Relations graduate, who took part in the Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme.
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- Case study from Agnieszka Janoch, an MSc International Business graduate who is now working as an Associate Product Manager at Which?.
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- Story from, Akash Amudha Rajendran, a 2020 MSc Global Energy Technology and Systems graduate. Akash completed a Knowledge Exchange internship as a Research and Tech Intern at Safe Circles.
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- Case study from Alessandro Lazdins, a Regulatory Affairs Associate at GSK who completed a PhD in Biosciences.
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- Video story from Ali Kazi, a 2019 BSc Geography graduate who took part in Careers Network Mentoring Scheme.
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- Story from Amandeep Kaur. an Antibody Discovery Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Amandeep graduated in 2020 with a PhD in Immunology & Immunotherapy.
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- Anjli Pankhania, a Chemical Engineering student, was mentored through Careers Network Mentoring Scheme by a mentor who worked for Shell for over 30 years in various business management roles, before starting his own consultancy in the chemical sector.
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- Video story from Anna Parker, a 2021 Politics and International Relations graduate who took part in Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme.
Video from Tom Rusbridge - PhD History, 2020
Video from Dr Feylyn Lewis - PhD Social Work, 2018.
Harith Jayakody - PhD Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Amandeep Kaur - PhD Immunology & Immunotherapy, 2020
Werther Vecchiato - PhD Cardiovascular Sciences, 2021
Wei-Sheng Lin - PhD Byzantine Studies, 2019
Georgina Fitzgibbon - PhD Medieval History, 2019
Video from Arthur Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick - PhD Management Mathematics, 2021
Carys Howell - PhD Biosciences, 2020
Taron Nijar – MSc by Research - Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2021
Matilde Aliffi - PhD Philosophy, 2019
Isabel M. Ornelas - PhD Nanophysics, 2020
James Barnett - MPhil English Literature
Vasilisa Takoeva - PhD Management
Simina Rebegea - PhD Mechanical Engineering
Manu Sasidharan - MSc Civil Engineering and Management, 2014
Lewis Ward - PhD in Immunology
Alessandro Lazdins - PhD in Biosciences
Victoria Schuppert - PhD Classics