Kiri Huddleston (Travelling)
Travelling around South America for three months with her friend Nancy who she met in Lancaster has given the pair a well earned break after completing their degrees…
Sophie Millington (Marketing)
Since leaving Lancaster, Sophie decided to apply the transferable skills she learnt during her degree and take a slightly different direction into the world of marketing, and is now an Account Executive at McCann Manchester working on the Aldi account.
Theo Platts-Dunn (University Professional Services)
Undertaking an internship with Lancaster Environment Centre has given Theo excellent skills and work experience…
Connecting degree/PhD skills to the workplace
Need help to building your CV? Here you can find info presented by Dr Michael Wilkinson that nicely maps university/PhD skills onto the sorts of transferable skills that employers are looking for.
PhD Viva and Academic Interviews
Dr Emily Cooper is currently a human geography lecturer at Northumbria University, after completing her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in LEC.
My MSc dissertation: Experiences, lessons learnt and finding a job – Clare Stewart, LEC Alumni
I recently graduated in MSc Energy and the Environment from Lancaster University. During my Masters year, I was successful in securing an EMpower sponsored project with Nuclear New Build (NNB), part of EDF Energy in London. These projects offer the chance to spend three to five months with a company working in the nuclear industry.
Lancaster to London via the world, a volcanological tour by John Browning
Four years ago I left London to start a Master’s degree in Volcanology and Geological Hazards at the University of Lancaster. I am now preparing to defend my PhD thesis on ‘The thermo-mechanical effects of magma chambers and caldera faults’ at Royal Holloway, University of London and then in early 2016 begin a post-doctoral research assistant position in experimental rock deformation at University College London.
Time to use those graduate skills (and get paid!) – Helena Ripley, NEF intern
Helena spent hree months at the National Energy Foundation as part of the internship programme available through the Science and Technology Department.
Autumn 2015
Here you will find the LECTern edition of Autumn 2015
Are you taking care of your career?
Don’t wait until you’ve graduated or your research contract is about to finish before you start thinking about your career, find here some guidance on making a start now!
