Can you imagine a lab where you feel part of a great team, where your PI makes you feel valued and, at the same time, motivates you and inspires you? Are you lucky enough to share your days with colleagues who are friendly, excited about their work and always happy to discuss or help? Do… Read More New blogger Ana Amaral: An academic saga in 3 chapters
Do you have a knack for technology and love to argue a point? Then a career in patent law might be just the thing for you. In this second career portrait of the series “When I grow up, I’ll be a…”, KI alumna Joanna Applequist tells us what it takes to be a patent attorney, and how she went from lab bench to law books.… Read More When I grow up, I’ll be a… patent attorney
Joint venture – a guest blog by our blog coach Natalie von der Lehr together with our bloggers Ayla, Oksana, Nika and Nina. For me, the 28th of May is not just any day, it is my day. In 2003 I defended my doctoral thesis, in 2010 I graduated with a MA in journalism. Both… Read More A special day
You have heard it before – academia is producing more PhDs than it is able to accomodate. Yet, when three years into the PhD I told my supervisors that my future steps are directed beyond academia, I was met with shocked surprise, bit of disappointment and disbelief. These reactions can be hard to face and… Read More Lessons from PhD Career Stories podcast
Guest blog post by PhD-student Tyra Lagerberg and the team from the MF Business Committee. They hosted a career event late April 2018, supported by Career Service and KI Alumni. It was a night to remember! KI students and alumni came together on Tuesday the 24th of April to discuss careers beyond academia. Alumni from different… Read More Career Speed Dating – an event summary
Guest blog by Andrew Hennigan. Andrew Hennigan is a lecturer, freelance journalist and speaker coach based in Stockholm who teaches networking and influencing workshops for companies, business schools and universities. He is also author of the book “Payforward Networking” based on his business school courses and writes regularly about networking and influencing techniques. Everyone says… Read More Why We Network
Guestblog written by Pingling Zeng Juhana Heinonen is currently a global marketing director at AstraZeneca based in Cambridge UK. He builds strategies that lead to global commercialization of new medicines. He works with colleagues from different parts of the world to understand specific market needs or problems and to give recommendations on how to address… Read More “A PhD is like having a private chauffeur……”
An inside perspective on being a researcher and career advice
An inside perspective on being a researcher and career advice
