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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- Story from Zainab Rao, an English and Classical Literature and Civilisation student who took part in the Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme. Zainab was mentored by Gareth Neame OBE, CEO of Carnival Films and the creator of Downton Abbey.
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- Video story from Ziyi Wang, a BSc Accounting and Finance student, who took part in the Professional Development Module.
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- After completing an undergraduate programme at the University of Birmingham, Zoe studied MSc Urban and Regional Planning, graduating In December 2015. Her current role is as an Assistant Planner in CBRE's Birmingham planning team.
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