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WHERE HAVE OUR PLACEMENT
STUDENTS WORKED?
3A LABORATORIES “I chose to do a placement year during my BSc, to gain
experience to boost my employability, and to learn a bit
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY
more about career possibilities. I am especially interested in
AXIOM VETERINARY LABORATORIES LTD poultry, and luckily my RVC tutor had a contact in RSPCA
BRISTOL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY Assured, the RSPCA’s ethical farming label. Being able to
CANCER RESEARCH (CRUK THERAPEUTIC work on a laying hen research project using their data was an
DISCOVERY LABORATORY) amazing experience, but the most invaluable thing I gained
was passion for a career in farm animal welfare. I now am
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, focused on poultry welfare, with contacts in the field and
FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS thoughts of doing a master’s.”
EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY, ITALY LAUREN WALKER
FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE BSc Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics
FRONTIER – THE SOCIETY FOR with a Certificate in Work-Based Learning and Research.
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION Placement Student at RSPCA Assured
GFK. GROWTH FROM KNOWLEDGE
GLAXOSMITHKLINE
IQUR
LUMORA LTD
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS
OF SOUTH AFRICA
NOVARTIS, USA
THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE
RSPCA ASSURED
“It is a once in lifetime opportunity to work and learn
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON in one of the world’s oldest zoos. I gained invaluable
UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI research experience, developed transferable skills and
explored many career options. I am also proud that my
UNIVERSITY OF YORK
work contributed to the Society’s conservation projects
WILDLIFE AID FOUNDATION and animal behaviour and welfare research.”
WORLDWIDE VETERINARY KATHY LEE
SERVICES, THAILAND BSc Biological Sciences
with a Certificate in Work-Based Learning and
Research Placement Student in Animal Behaviour
and Welfare, Bristol Zoological Society
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