ARCTORIS

I also had a weekly meeting with my supervisor, where I presented my work and we

discussed how to proceed. Some days, I went into the company's office in the Harwell

Science Park, where a large number of companies are situated including many companies in

the space industry. This meant that I took the shuttle bus to Harwell in the morning, which

was always welcome, because it took me out of the city a little bit. Due to the virus, only the

people, who worked on something practical, where in the office, so there was a rather

informal atmosphere, and I quickly connected to the people I was working with.

The internship has given me a lot of insight into working in industry, which is what I aspire to

do after graduation. The particular sector of space industry turns out to be a very exciting

one and it has certainly sparked my interest. On a technical level, the internship made me

learn about an interesting field with a lot of ongoing development. It also gave me the

opportunity to apply my coding skills on a real-life problem. I was given a lot of freedom in

the work on my project, which was important for me to develop organisational skills,

because I had to make sure that I would deliver a finished product in the end of the

internship and plan my work accordingly. In conclusion, the internship taught me a lot and

gave me the coolest job title I will ever have in my professional life.

DPhil in Interdisciplinary Biosciences (DTP), A mixture of in-person and remote working

My internship focused on supporting the Business

Development and Marketing Teams at Arctoris, a

biotechnology start-up delivering automated, high

quality data generation for use in drug discovery.

Tasks involved communication of the science behind

Arctoris in the form of blog posts, and linkedin content, drafting awards applications, market

research and podcast creation. The support from Lily Elsner (Head of Strategy) who

coordinated the internship with Oxford, was brilliant.