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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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