Industrial placements

Professional Internships (PIPs)

For the 3rd year placement, Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Programme students will have access to an exciting array of placements across a diverse range of sectors. These placements will be three months or longer and may be undertaken as a single period or spread throughout the programme. They will expose students to a variety of employment sectors outside the research environment, including policy, regulation, media, marketing, industry and public engagement. The aim is to learn new, transferable skills that will help you on your individual career journey.

For insight from previous BBSRC PIP students, see the Evaluation of Professional Internships for PhD students programme report (PDF).

Placement Providers

Placement providers are continually evolving as we develop new partnerships across industry, government, healthcare, environmental and research organisations. Examples of current placement providers include:

• Cambridge Consultants – a leading deep-tech innovation and product development consultancy.
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) – a world-leading marine and environmental science organisation.
• Hygiena – specialists who develop hygiene and food safety diagnostics.
• LGC Standards – global leaders in producing and testing reference materials.
• LifeArc – a medical research charity focused on translating scientific discoveries into healthcare solutions. 
• National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) – advancing biofilm research and supporting innovation and collaboration between academia and industry.
• NatureMetrics – experts in biodiversity and environmental monitoring using nature intelligence.
• National Physical Laboratory (NPL) – Impact from Science, the UK's national metrology institute delivering scientific measurement, innovation and real-world impact.
• VIDIIA – innovators in diagnostic technologies and solutions.
• Zoetis – global leaders in animal health, vaccines and diagnostics.

Please note: Placement providers are reviewed and updated regularly to reflect new partnerships and opportunities available to Wessex One Health doctoral researchers.

CASE

There are also a variety of CASE (formerly known as Collaborative Awards in Science and Engineering) studentships available, which enable students to experience enhanced training opportunities directly related to their project. These three-month (or longer) partnerships allow students to work with non-academic organisations, including technology companies, charities, hospitals and research institutes.

This portfolio continues to grow, and those currently available include:

• Cambridge Consultants
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
• Certara – model-informed drug development solutions and software.
• Diamond Light Source – the UK's national synchrotron supporting world-leading scientific research.
• LGC Standards
• National Health Service (NHS) – providing opportunities across healthcare, public health and clinical research.
• National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
• VIDIIA 

Please note: The CASE portfolio continues to grow and is updated regularly to reflect new partnerships and opportunities.