Career Case Studies

Real people, real careers. Explore our profiles of people who work in STEM.

Other careers resources

We’ve more careers-linked materials for primary and secondary:

Rory Harris

Meet Rory, a Science Communicator placement student with the STFC

Joshua Macabuag

Kate Winter

Sian Cleaver

XinRan Liu

Meet XinRan Liu, a research associate at Edinburgh University

Shrouk El-Attar

Profile of electronic design engineer and campaigner, featured in the Inventive Podcast.

Ruth Amos

Engineer, inventor and YouTuber Ruth Amos - her story, challenges, and motivations.

Jane Entwistle

Profile of Jane Entwistle, Professor of environmental geochemistry at Northumbria University, Newcastle.

William Pilcher

Meet William, the deputy IT service delivery manager with the STFC.

Mika Shearwood

Meet Mika, a software engineering apprentice with the STFC.

Emma Meehan

Meet Emma, the senior science technician working on experiments in the deepest mine in the UK!

Alana Godfrey

Monitors flights at one of the world's busiest airports, to ensure environment disruption is minimised. Read her full profile and career path.

Jack Haworth

Steph Hills

Meet Steph, a European Communications Manager for the STFC

Manjot Chana

Ellie Gangel

Software development apprentice with Accenture in Newcastle.

Linzi Dodd

Sophie Robinson

Profile of aerospace engineer, eVTOL pioneer and swimmer, featured in Inventive Podcast episode 3.

Stewart Franks

Elise Walters

Elise is an electrician. She did Level 1 and 2 qualifications at college, then an apprenticeship. She enjoys the practical work and working as part of a team.

Caitlin Pugh

Physics and Astrophysics undergraduate at Northumbria University

Christopher Robinson

Meet Christopher, an electronics technician at ISIS with STFC

Juna Sathian

Askwar Hilonga

Profile of chemical engineer and clean water entrepreneur and campaigner, Askwar Hilonga. Featured in the Inventive Podcast, episode 4.

Ann Cairns

From serving coffee in Newcastle Station as a teenager, to President of International Markets for one of the largest finance companies in the world.

Paul Mann

Milly Kelly

Foundation course physics student, patching her missing maths A-level before going on to a full Physics degree at Kent.

Harri Beatie

Josslynne Masters

Larissa Suzuki

Melinda Baptista

Roma Agrawal

Structural engineer and author Roma Agrawal describes her life and motivations: how did she become an engineer?

Vikash Kumar

Carolina Costa

Ashley Davenport

After a successful technician apprenticeship, Ashley looks after teaching labs at a university, ensuring they run smoothly and safely.

Jens Dopke

Meet Jens, a senior detector scientist at STFC.

Talib Butt

Greg Bowie

Biomedical materials engineer Greg is featured in the Inventive Podcast. Join him to find out how the structures he designs help injuries heal.

Enass Abo-Hamed

Picture of civil engineer Paula McMahon.

Paula McMahon

Jacqui Miller of Miller Engineering, Cramlington.

Jacqui Miller

Selling engineering product from Cramlington to the world

Katy Ellis

Meet Katy, a computing liaison working at CERN

Kirsty Lindsay

From aircraft technician, to physiotherapy, to improving the health of astronauts: Kirsty's gone from an apprenticeship to a research career, and found her way to a job linked to her childhood love of space. 

Emmanuel Olaiya

Meet Emmanuel Olaiya, a Particle Physicist with the STFC.

Wakil Shazad

Wakil creates sustainable water and cooling systems, spanning research and commercial work.

Angus MacGregor

Meet Angus, a geotechnical engineer that provides advice and guidance to his colleagues.

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