Career Development for STEMM researchers
If you have a PhD (or are soon to have one) and work in academia, the following question is one you’re likely to encounter (potentially several times throughout your career)… Should my next career move be a postdoc position? Within academia a postdoc is the default career step – the path of least resistance … Read more
18 months ago I was lost. I was a principle investigator who realised I no longer wanted to continue in the academic system, but I had little understanding of opportunities in the private sector and a limited network outside of academia. I felt stuck. However, with some investment of time in career research and networking, … Read more
– The story of one postdoc’s move from academia to medical writing Dr Sally Hassan is a medical writer at Envision Pharma (a medical communications agency based in greater London), but hasn’t always had this career. Before this, she was a research scientist with experience of moving between industry- and academic-based research roles. She’s been … Read more