What Do You Actually Do?

by UoY Careers and Placements

Find out what people actually do in their jobs, the skills they use and how they got there. A podcast from the Careers and Placements team at the University of York.

Episodes

Within and without the laboratory, with Stefan Sipika

15m · Published 29 Jan 14:14

Stefan holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Biology from the University of York. He currently works for Aptamer Group as their Process and Production Manager, leading the laboratory team in delivering results to customers. Prior to joining Aptamer Group, he worked for a leading multinational CRO, specialising in GMP Protein Chemistry for 7 years. He has worked on a variety of products, covering pre-clinical to market release testing for multiple high profile clients around the world.

For more information on working in biotechnology see:

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/biotechnologist
https://careers.ibms.org/home/
https://www.careerscene.com/
https://www.rsb.org.uk/careers-and-cpd/careers/career-resources
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/categories/biotechnology

Find the transcript for this episode here (http://bit.ly/WDYAD3)

Bringing social media into The Economist, with Adam Smith

21m · Published 22 Jan 13:24

Adam Smith is a writer, journalist, podcaster and social media editor. In his day job he's the audience engagement editor for The Economist, a global news magazine, where he focuses on stimulating online conversation around articles. He also reports on LGBT+ issues as a journalist and makes the podcast Karl's Kaschemme, about queer desire. You can find out more about him on his website at www.adamesmith.co.uk or follow him on Twitter @AdamCommentism.

For more information on working in journalism/editing see:

https://www.york.ac.uk/media/studenthome/workandvolunteering/infosheets/workexperience/Media-and-creative-industries.pdf
https://www.york.ac.uk/students/work-volunteering-careers/ideas/sectors/journalism-publishing/
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/media-and-internet

For more information about The Economist: https://www.economist.com/

Find the transcript for this episode here (bit.ly/WDYAD2)

From lecture theatres to film sets, with Hannah Greig

16m · Published 15 Jan 12:07

Dr Hannah Greig is a Senior Lecturer in the History Department and member of the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies. Her research interests lie in the social, political and material history of Britain in the long eighteenth century (c.1688-1830). She is also an experienced consultant for film, television and theatre productions.

For more information on working in the media see:

https://www.york.ac.uk/media/studenthome/workandvolunteering/infosheets/workexperience/Media-and-creative-industries.pdf
https://www.york.ac.uk/media/studenthome/workandvolunteering/infosheets/considering/Broadcasting.pdf
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/job-sectors/media-and-internet

For more details on Hannah’s work:

https://www.york.ac.uk/history/staff/profiles/greig/#external

Find the transcript for this episode here (bit.ly/WDYAD1)

TRAILER | Launching on 16/01/19

31s · Published 07 Jan 12:06

We’ve been preparing an exciting new podcast series called What Do You Actually Do!? Each week, starting on Wednesday 16th of January 2019, we’ll interview a different guest working in a wide range of sectors. Subscribe now using the links below: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QtXPmr Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/2F9jSxT Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2QqP2BS

What Do You Actually Do? has 84 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 33:21:41. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 21st 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 17th, 2024 11:44.