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 Laura Sharp, a 2021 Ancient History and Archaeology graduate, who completed an Experience Arts Internship as an Archival Intern at Winterbourne House and Gardens in Edgbaston.
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- Video story from Lauren Hayward who graduated with BA English Literature in 2021 and is currently an MA International Relations student. Lauren took part in the Impact Internship Scheme and completed an internship at Evolve Education.
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- Case study from Lewis Ward, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at AstraZeneca who completed a PhD in Immunology.
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- Video story from Lily Cratchley, who graduated in 2021 with BA English with American and Canadian Studies with a Year Abroad. Lily completed an internship with the Impact Internship Scheme as a Social Media Marketing Assistant.
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- A student story from Lizzie O'Connor, the Postgraduate Community Engagement Officer here at the University of Birmingham. Lizzie graduated with a PhD in English Literature in 2019.
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- Story from Lucy Shapley, a final year History and Philosophy student who took part in the Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme. Lucy was mentored by Hilary Spencer, the CEO of education trust Ambition Institute, and former Director of Strategy for the Department for Education.
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- Story from Lynda Koffi, a Strategy Analyst Intern - Gas, Renewables & Power at TotalEnergies. Lynda graduated in 2021 with a Merit in MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering with Energy.
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