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.

Research Careers: Explore Your Options Beyond Academia - A collection of profiles of people who have made the transition from academia to industry put together by Oxford University. UCL have a similar bank of PGR career case studies
The ABPI have an extensive bank of case studies for roles in the pharmaceutical industry, including a number from PhD holders
Jobs.ac.uk has a bank of professional case studies from people working in non-academic roles in universities
If you would like some help in exploring your post-PGR career options, you can also set up a meeting with the PGR Careers Adviser

Explore career stories from former PhDs who have gone into a range of different career areas with the University of Sheffield's 'Think Ahead' blog. The posts span a wide range of professional areas. Another similar resource is this one from Discover PhDs

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Eddie Ross

Description: Student story from Eddie Ross, a Knowledge Exchange Manager at Satellite Applications Catapult who graduated in 2021 with a PhD in Astrophysics.

Eirini Sakellari

Description: Story from Eirini Sakellari who graduated in 2020 with a distinction in LLM International Commercial Law. Eirini now works as a Paralegal Shoosmiths LLP.

Elliot McDowell

Description: Video story from Elliot McDowell who graduated from BA Modern Languages in 2019 and MA Sociology in 2021. Elliot completed an Impact Internship at CoachBright.

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Eddie Ross

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PhD graduate careers stories

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Eddie Ross

Eirini Sakellari

Elliot McDowell

Research Staff Development Consultant at King's College London

Program Manager at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

PhD Mechanical Engineer CDP at Air Products

Antibody Discovery Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline

Assistant Licensing & Ventures Manager

Assistant Audit Manager at KPMG

Senior International Policy Adviser

Implementation Specialist at Risilience

Portfolio Manager at BBSRC

Associate Management Consultant at PwC

Software Engineer at The Economist Group

Scientist at Cambridge Research Company

Academic Liaison Librarian at Coventry University

Management Consultant at Deloitte

Data Analyst at Arcadis

PhD Researcher in Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at AstraZeneca

Regulatory Affairs Associate at GSK

Research Impact Officer at Brunel University London