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Excellent opportunity to get real work and tackle real problems faced by the company, with a supportive and facilitating surrounding who do all they can to help your development and learning.
Very enjoyable, the team I worked with were very supportive but also allowed me to take ownership over tasks given to me.
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement from the day to day work to the social life. GSK provide excellent placements where students get to complete independent meaningful projects and the whole way through are fully supported.
I thoroughly enjoyed my industrial placement year with GSK in the Clinical Unit Cambridge. It has a friendly environment with a very friendly team to work with, each was very helpful in helping me get settled in when I started my year of placement. I work...
I knew from early on in my placement that I was not interested in DMPK, which largely impacted my enjoyment of the year. Additionally, location and lack of peers with similar interests added to this. However, I found the year very valuable from a personal...
I have had a really lovely year this year and have learned loads of new things. I also had the opportunity to get involved in lots of other things such as STEM events (Big Bang Fair in Birmingham), site visits, science week and A-Level work experience wee...
This was a fantastic placement and has been a better year than I ever expected. I thoroughly enjoyed the year, it has been a pleasure. This placement has taught me so much and made me into a better chemist, the support I have received is exceptional and I...
I did enjoy my placement. I thought the scheme was well-established and everyone in the company knew what to expect from a student. My manager also knew what was expected of me in terms of my university commitment. However, I think there was that the plac...
I greatly enjoyed my work-placement at GSK. It allowed me to get a greater understanding of the work involved in the pharmaceutical industry. And will definitely allow me to advance my career in the future with the practical skills that I have gained thro...
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement within Biopharm Discovery at GSK due to the intellectually stimulating work involved, the wealth of equipment and resources available, the friendly atmosphere, the guidance from my supervisor and many other employees, and...
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year since the people in the company were very supportive of my work and helped me learn and gain new skills in the area of science I was working in. I also met many new people establishing valuable connections. I would r...
It was an amazing experience with lots of hands on lab work and the opportunity to collaborate with leading scientists in drug discovery. It was also great to have met many peers during my placement, due to the fact that my company offered multiple spots ...
My year at GSK was very enjoyable. You get to spend most of your time in the lab carrying out experiments which is really valuable because you don't get much of an opportunity to do that at University. The technology used at GSK is also of a very high spe...
I enjoyed my time as a placement student as everyone was very welcoming and friendly which helped me to settle in to the department very quickly. Throughout the year there was also several socials which encouraged people to get to no each other more and m...
On the whole, the work placement was good. There were times throughout the year where I enjoyed the job and the work that I was doing, and also times throughout the year where I didn't enjoy it. The placement was made a lot better due to their being other...
I really enjoyed my placement year at GSK. It was very insightful to see all the different jobs inside the pharmaceutical industry and I really developed a lot of skills.
I had a hugely enjoyable year at GSK - I was able to interact with a wide variety of people and I learnt a tremendous amount from the experience. One of the biggest reasons I am pleased about having carried out a placement here is the fact that no one hol...
The placement at GSK R&D has been absolutely fantastic. With access to a wide number of techniques, it has allowed me to develop and learn practical skills that was just not possible at university. I also got very useful insights into what the job involve...
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at GSK in Stevenage. I have gained so much experience, laboratory skills and transferrable skills too such as time management and presentation skills. This year has really allowed me to grow my confidence and has enc...
