{"id":8307,"date":"2025-08-19T13:58:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=8307"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:58:45","slug":"student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Case Study: Francis Steptoe – University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Department"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Name of Student:<\/strong> Francis Steptoe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job Title:<\/strong> Research Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job Summary: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I joined an innovative team working to develop some exciting research in the field of exoplanets. This involved programming, handling large datasets, data analysis and communication\/interpretation of results. I regularly met with the wider research team to discuss my approach and was given a good level of independence for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was your biggest achievement on your internship?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biggest Achievement has to be the delivery of some plots and figures to a suitable standard to warrant a co-author credit on an academic paper. This will massively boost my cv for this area of research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Were there any challenges and how did you overcome these?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the challenges was the short timeframe to get onboarded into the team structure. The largest hurdle was handling code written by another student, resulting in some mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would you recommend this internship scheme to other students?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I would recommend the scheme to other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My A2I experience greatly elevated my research output. It meant that I was able to experience work as an academic to produce significant data and results in my sector. Additionally the support of the A2I team provided a significant boost to my confidence in the workplace. I definitely recommend the service to anyone who wants to push further but doesn’t have a network to sustain this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to find out more about the A2i scheme, you can contact the team via a2i@exeter.ac.uk, or you can also visit the student<\/a> and employer<\/a> facing webpages here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Name of Student: Francis Steptoe Job Title: Research Assistant Job Summary: I joined an innovative team working to develop some exciting research in the field […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1087,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,61,67],"tags":[417,225,233,369],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nStudent Case Study: Francis Steptoe - University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Department - UoE Internship Schemes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Student Case Study: Francis Steptoe - University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Department - UoE Internship Schemes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Name of Student: Francis Steptoe Job Title: Research Assistant Job Summary: I joined an innovative team working to develop some exciting research in the field […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UoE Internship Schemes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-19T13:58:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-19T13:58:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/insung-yoon-et9C64wgaH8-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Natasha Schelestynsky\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Natasha Schelestynsky\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/\",\"name\":\"Student Case Study: Francis Steptoe - University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Department - UoE Internship Schemes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/insung-yoon-et9C64wgaH8-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-19T13:58:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-19T13:58:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#\/schema\/person\/fca0b9fd695f1bede3e91cdd3e2ebcee\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/insung-yoon-et9C64wgaH8-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/insung-yoon-et9C64wgaH8-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":1707,\"height\":2560},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Student Case Study: Francis Steptoe – University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Department\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/\",\"name\":\"UoE Internship Schemes\",\"description\":\"Case studies from students and graduates who took part\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#\/schema\/person\/fca0b9fd695f1bede3e91cdd3e2ebcee\",\"name\":\"Natasha Schelestynsky\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/319f877f630faff865002bbab0d4f36c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/319f877f630faff865002bbab0d4f36c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Natasha Schelestynsky\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/author\/nms218\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Student Case Study: Francis Steptoe - University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Department - UoE Internship Schemes","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Student Case Study: Francis Steptoe - University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Department - UoE Internship Schemes","og_description":"Name of Student: Francis Steptoe Job Title: Research Assistant Job Summary: I joined an innovative team working to develop some exciting research in the field […]","og_url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/","og_site_name":"UoE Internship Schemes","article_published_time":"2025-08-19T13:58:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-08-19T13:58:45+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/insung-yoon-et9C64wgaH8-unsplash-scaled.jpg"}],"author":"Natasha Schelestynsky","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Natasha Schelestynsky","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/","url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/","name":"Student Case Study: Francis Steptoe - University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Department - UoE Internship Schemes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/insung-yoon-et9C64wgaH8-unsplash-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-08-19T13:58:36+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-19T13:58:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#\/schema\/person\/fca0b9fd695f1bede3e91cdd3e2ebcee"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/insung-yoon-et9C64wgaH8-unsplash-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/267\/2025\/08\/insung-yoon-et9C64wgaH8-unsplash-scaled.jpg","width":1707,"height":2560},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2025\/08\/19\/student-case-study-francis-steptoe-university-of-exeter-physics-and-astronomy-department\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Student Case Study: Francis Steptoe – University of Exeter Physics and Astronomy Department"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/","name":"UoE Internship Schemes","description":"Case studies from students and graduates who took part","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#\/schema\/person\/fca0b9fd695f1bede3e91cdd3e2ebcee","name":"Natasha Schelestynsky","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/319f877f630faff865002bbab0d4f36c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/319f877f630faff865002bbab0d4f36c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Natasha Schelestynsky"},"url":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/author\/nms218\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1087"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8307"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8347,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8307\/revisions\/8347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}