I also had a weekly meeting with my supervisor, where I presented my work and we discussed how to proceed. Some days, I went into the company's office in the Harwell Science Park, where a large number of companies are situated including many companies in the space industry. This meant that I took the shuttle bus to Harwell in the morning, which was always welcome, because it took me out of the city a little bit. Due to the virus, only the people, who worked on something practical, where in the office, so there was a rather informal atmosphere, and I quickly connected to the people I was working with. Lasting Impressions The internship has given me a lot of insight into working in industry, which is what I aspire to do after graduation. The particular sector of space industry turns out to be a very exciting one and it has certainly sparked my interest. On a technical level, the internship made me learn about an interesting field with a lot of ongoing development. It also gave me the opportunity to apply my coding skills on a real-life problem. I was given a lot of freedom in the work on my project, which was important for me to develop organisational skills, because I had to make sure that I would deliver a finished product in the end of the internship and plan my work accordingly. In conclusion, the internship taught me a lot and gave me the coolest job title I will ever have in my professional life.
ARCTORIS DPhil in Interdisciplinary Biosciences (DTP), A mixture of in-person and remote working Work Projects My internship focused on supporting the Business Development and Marketing Teams at Arctoris, a biotechnology start-up delivering automated, high quality data generation for use in drug discovery. Tasks involved communication of the science behind Arctoris in the form of blog posts, and linkedin content, drafting awards applications, market research and podcast creation. The support from Lily Elsner (Head of Strategy) who coordinated the internship with Oxford, was brilliant.
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