Industrial Experience

  • Industrial Placement at Edwards Ltd – Matthew Mellor

    Matt, a final-year student, has kindly taken the time to tell us more about his recent Industrial Placement at Edwards Ltd as part of his MEng Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience degree. He gives us an insight into his degree choice, his time on his placement, and advice for other students looking to undertake an…

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  • A year in industry with Laetitia Yitaben

    We spoke to recent graduate Laetitia Yitaben about her year in industry which she took as part of her Mathematics with Placement Year degree. Hi Laetitia, thank you for joining us on the Maths blog! Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi there! I am from Dudley in the West Midlands and moved…

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  • My Industrial Placement at Disney – Carmen Faura

    Industrial placements are an important part of a computer science student’s life at The University of Manchester. So we spoke to Carmen Faura Praxedes to tell us about her personal journey and to give you first-hand experience of what to expect when undertaking a placement: Hello Carmen, thanks for taking the time to chat with…

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  • My internship experience with Barclays – Sam Joynson

    Hello, my name is Sam Joynson and I am 3rd Year BSc Computer Science Student. During the unforgettable year of 2020, between my second and third years of studying, I spent part of my summer on an internship with Barclays, a post I had acquired through a series of interviews and a ‘Spring Week’ during my first year here…

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  • Fleur’s industrial experience at GlaxoSmithKline

    Final year student Fleur undertook a placement year at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Barnard Castle as part of her MEng Chemical Engineering with Industrial Experience degree, working at a secondary pharmaceuticals manufacturing site with a role as a process engineer based within the capital projects team.

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  • My Industrial Placement experience: Amy Hardy at Boohoo.com

    Amy Hardy, final year Fashion Marketing student tells us all about her experience working at Boohoo during her placement. From landing the internship, to working with different departments and her experience working during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before I got my internship I became aware of internships in my first year of university and knew it…

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  • A year in Industry with Jasmine Wild

    We talk to final year student Jasmine about how taking advantage of our placement scheme can help develop your skills and launch your career after you graduate… Hi Jasmine, thank you for joining us on the Maths Blog! You finished your year in industry last summer, where did you go and what did you do?…

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  • Meet our alumni – Nicholas

    Nicolas Brusby is from Doncaster and graduated five years ago in 2016 after studying both the Maths BSc MSc here in Manchester. Nicolas has gone on to have a successful career with Rolls Royce after completing their graduate scheme. Hi Nicolas, thank you so much for giving up your time for our blog – can…

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