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Student success stories

Every summer, students gain valuable paid experience during short-term placements, working with organisations and social enterprises in Scotland. Here are some of their experiences.

  • Holly McDonald

    Holly McDonald

    Sistemic Scotland Ltd

    "I would definitely recommend the programme to other students." Holly McDonald undertook a placement with Sistemic Scotland Ltd over the summer of 2015. Here, she describes her role and the benefits of the programme.

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  • Ryan Sutherland

    Ryan Sutherland

    JGC Engineering and Technical Services Ltd.

    Ryan’s placement directly related to his MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering and helped to improve his communication skills. He was runner-up at the Summer Placement Finals Day 2013.

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  • Elena Hindinger

    Elena Hindinger

    Hyaltech

    After completing her placement as a R&D Support Scientist at Hyaltech, Elena returned to her degree with new knowledge, passion, and experience. Read about the exciting projects she worked on here...

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  • Jamie on his Student Placement

    Jamie Campbell

    Biopta Ltd

    "The more you put into your placement, the more you will gain out of the overall experience." Read about Jamie's placement experience below.

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  • Liam Rooney Life Sciences Student

    Liam Rooney

    Sartorius Stedim BioOutsource Limited

    As one of the successful candidates of the Life Sciences programme in 2014, Liam shares his placement experience and how this led to more opportunities than he expected.

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  • Natalie Smith at Invereach

    Natalie Smith

    Invereach

    Natalie brought her creativity from a design degree into the business to help promote the SUPER!NATURAL brand. 

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