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Random42 Science Communication – Apply anytime

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Random42 Scientific Communications Internship

Random42 provides digital scientific communication solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, and we have an in-house team of PhD level scientists who work on content and client management. Random42 consists of scientists, artists, animators and programmers, who collaborate to effortlessly intertwine the worlds of science, art and technology, producing some of the most impactful scientific imagery, stories and interactive experiences.

Find out more here: https://random42.com/

See also the blog post written by our recent PIPS interns:

Sarah Stevenson (nee Gratton)

What you will do

The PIPS intern would join our medical team to work on the following areas day to day:

  • Researching background information for new projects
  • Drafting short scripts – This involves putting together a word document that includes the narration and a description of the visuals to be paired up with the voice-over
  • Referencing scripts (each statement must be backed up by recent publications)
  • Putting together reference packs and adding annotations to storyboards
  • Sitting in on client calls to gain live-feedback on scripts and project progress
  • Making script/reference amends as requested by clients
  • Researching specific protein structures via the Protein Data Bank and drug molecules via Pubchem, to ensure a high level of scientific accuracy in projects
  • Putting together storyboards to brief to our production team
  • Spend time with our Production Director to see the process of modelling various structures, and how these are then turned into a scene and animated
  • Gain an understanding of the whole project process, from script to voice over recording, animation and delivery of the final video

Benefits to the student

  • Client management skills
  • Writing skills for different audiences
    Working with creatives
  • Digital asset approval processes
  • Quality checking
  • Brief writing and presenting

Benefits to the company

Previous interns have had a huge impact on projects, helping push them to completion in time for deadlines, checking quality and scientific accuracy, gathering background information and helping to form storylines. In short, they become one of the team!

Details

Where: 114-116 Marylebone Lane, London, W1U 2HH, UK

Contact: Eleanor Spreckley, email: [email protected]

How to apply

Please email [email protected] with your CV and a covering letter explaining why you are interested at working at R42.

Deadline for applications

Interested students can apply at any time.  However, this is a popular internship so applications are encouraged to apply ASAP.

Future bioscientists come together for launch of Yorkshire doctoral training partnership

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Nine institutions across Yorkshire and Teesside have welcomed the first PhD students to the BBSRC-funded Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership.

Image: The first cohort of PhD students at the YBDTP residential.

Launched this autumn, the Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership (YBDTP) is a new collaboration which will deliver doctoral training to support the UK bioeconomy. It is a partnership of nine universities: the University of Leeds, the University of Sheffield, the University of York, Leeds Beckett University, Sheffield Hallam University, Teesside University, the University of Bradford, the University of Huddersfield and the University of Hull.

It has been established to train the bioscience researchers of the future, helping to make sure they are fully equipped to address fundamental and strategic biological questions of national and global importance.

Building on the success of the previous White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership in Mechanistic Biology, the collaboration has attracted investment from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and from the partner institutions.

The partnership will offer cutting-edge research projects in bioscience and biotechnology, complemented by an interdisciplinary training programme and professional placements to give students the variety of skills needed for the UK bioeconomy.

Building a community

The first cohort of PhD students recently attended a multi-day induction event at the YHA National Forest in Derbyshire, which provided training and opportunities to build networks across the partnership.

Training was delivered by representatives from the University of Leeds, Sheffield Hallam University and the University of York and focused on some of the key elements of PhD research, including:

  • the nature and expectations of PhD research training
  • experimental design and data generation for publication
  • effective project and time management.

Professor Jo Clarke from Petros, a not-for-profit organisation focused on resilience and wellbeing, also delivered a resilience training session which was well received by the students.

During the residential, students also had the opportunity to play an active role in shaping the future of the partnership, taking part in creative workshop sessions to explore the development of YBDTP’s identity as well as team-building activities that enabled them to explore their own research projects and build connections with their peers.

YBDTP PhD student El Cholmondeley said:

“There was a very big sense of community, and it was inspiring to be in a room full of people who are so passionate. It prompted me to think about the bigger picture of my PhD.”

Putting students at the heart of the partnership

Dr Eric Hewitt, Interim Director of the YBDTP and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds, said:

“The students really are at the heart of the YBDTP, and their involvement in helping to shape the partnership’s identity and ethos from the outset reflects this commitment. We’re really looking forward to supporting these students on their PhD journeys and welcoming a new cohort in 2026.”

This collaboration provides an excellent opportunity for our doctoral researchers to develop research networks spanning nine universities, as well as with key industry partners.

Further information

Applications for entry to projects for 2026 are now open. Find out more, including how to apply.