Name of Student: Archie
Job Title: Research Assistant
Description of Organisation:
The Department of Public Health and Sport Sciences undertakes impactful research and teaching across all three university themes: Health, Environment and Social Justice.
Job Summary:
The role involved peer supervision of protocol implementation, supervision of sample analysis, and support in the analysis of bioinformatics data.
What was your biggest achievement on your internship?
I supervised a group of students in a research project and I am currently writing up the results of my internship research in a paper to be published.
Were there any challenges and how did you overcome these?
There were no challenges.
Would you recommend this internship scheme to other students?
Yes, I would recommend the scheme to other students.
I used it two years in a row and it was the only way I could have funded my internships, it changed my life by letting me explore options in carrying out and presenting research.
If you would like to find out more about the A2i scheme, you can contact the team via a2i@exeter.ac.uk. You can also visit the student and employer facing webpages here.