In2STEM Work Experience Programme 2024
From 19th – 23rd August 2024, we welcomed a group of A-Level students for a week-long work experience programme at the Oglesby Cancer Research Building, Paterson Building and Christie NHS Foundation Trust clinics and research facilities.
Delivered through our partnership with In2STEM, this annual work experience programme equips students with the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to excel in STEM careers.
Co-organisers of the In2STEM experience Lydia Botley (far left) career development practitioner at The Christie and Simon Reeds (far right) outreach and engagement manager at the MCRC and photos of the seven students mentored under the from the Work Experience Programme outside the OCRB in Withington
Taking place across several sites on the University of Manchester’s Withington Campus, the programme gave students a sense of translational science in action. Students saw how pathologists interact with imaging specialists, how medical physicists work alongside radiographers, and how research nurses bridge the gap between current standard of care and new treatments
The University of Manchester and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust each hosted several activities, giving students the chance to experience a range of work-based scenarios to help inform their future careers. Students had the opportunity to experience how lab work is conducted, how clinical delivery interacts with research, and how to present and disseminate research findings.
At the end of the week-long programme, students delivered a presentation on a research project that they had examined to Amanda Rees, the Head of Research Operations for Manchester Experimental Cancer Medicine Team & The Christie Experimental Cancer Medicine Team.
We loved hosting our work experience visitors, and hope that we see them again in a cancer-related research or clinical career in the future!
If you want to find out more about work experience opportunities please email Simon Reeds in the MCRC Training team or Lydia Botley in The Christie work experience team.
Spending a day at The Christie was great. Watching patient interactions first hand was especially motivating as an aspiring medic. The dedication of the healthcare professionals at The Christie left a lasting impression on me.”
Nazgol
Work Experience Programme student
Aun is studying A-Level Maths, Further Maths, Biology, and Chemistry and hopes to study Medicine at university. Aun enjoyed spending time observing ultrasound clinics during his placement.
Scarlett is studying Biology, Chemistry and Maths at A-Level. Scarlett hopes to become a paramedic and impressed us during her placement by being able to effectively link several risk factors and other health conditions in a cancer context.
Madi really enjoyed seeing how clinicians interacted with the researchers and plans to contact the research nurses for further shadowing opportunities.
Ose is hoping to study Medicine at university and was really pleased to be able to observe an endocrinology clinic for an afternoon.
Nazgol aspires to be a doctor specialising in neurology. Nazgol spent time in radiology clinics during her placement and enjoyed watching patient interactions first hand, which has motivated her to study Medicine at university.
Zuzanna is interested in studying a biomedical science degree and is keen to do more work experience. She asked lots of detailed questions and presented a research project looking into CRISPR at the end of the work experience week.
Divine plans to study Medicine at university and become a doctor, specialising in neuroscience. Divine really enjoyed her work experience placement and asked lots of interesting questions.
