Ambessa Play (Alumni Host, Kellogg College

I have been left with a positive impression of my internship. I really enjoyed meeting the team

and I felt like I got to know them well by going to the office and also we went on an away day

where I met everyone. I think I developed a lot of skills such as Excel skills, communication and

research skills. I learnt a lot about the industry, especially surrounding palm oil and resilient

agriculture. I gained a lot from the internship. I think this experience has confirmed my career

ambitions to work in this sector, and I would like to stay on with this company.

BA Physics, Final year undergraduate, a mixture of in-person and remote working

The task I spent the most time doing was writing blog posts about science and scientists aimed

at children (around the age of 10). There was a lot of scope and flexibility in this, I could choose

from suggested topics and also suggest my own topics which meant I got to write about some

of my science idols. I also worked on a plan for a workshop in London, which I then presented

to 5-10 year olds. This was based on one of my blog posts.

The working hours were very flexible, so I aimed to start as early as I reasonably could in the

morning so I could have more time to myself in the evenings. I

spent the days writing on a laptop and occasionally having

meetings to ask questions or report on my progress. As the

timings were so flexible (I just had to tell them when I was

working) I could fit in going to festivals and travelling around the

country a bit. Although remote work can get a bit lonely

sometimes it was great to be able to work and hang out with my

dogs!