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In the South East, there are more than 4,000 registered STEM Ambassadors who carry out many different types of roles with many companies. They all volunteer their time to support the next generation to make informed choices. These videos show some of the diversity of STEM roles and the many different routes into each career, but if you have questions you can also email askanambassador@canterbury.ac.uk and we will get the answers to your questions.

 

Profiles

Senior Recruiter for EVONA space industry recruitment company

“The space sector is for everyone not just for astronauts”

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Marketing Director for EVONA space industry recruitment company

“It's a beautiful relationship if you get it right.”

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Copywriter and content creator for the space sector

“The space serious and the space curious!”

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Business Support and Social Value Manager - Amy

“Prior to joining the industry, I didn’t realise the variety of roles that are available in construction.”

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Acoustical Engineering Student – Elle

“There are more jobs in acoustics than there are graduates!”

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Graduate Highways Engineer - Ifeoma

“Our designs are used to build new things, such as infrastructure or the roads that we drive on.”

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Civil Engineering Degree Apprentice - Katie

“A degree apprenticeships means that I work alongside going to university to get my degree.”

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Highway Engineer - Bharti

“I enjoy my work as a Highway Engineer as it gives me an opportunity to meet a lot of people, and gain and share knowledge every day. ”

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Highway Engineer - Anna

“Make a difference to how people experience the world around us.”

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Acoustics Consultant - Institute of Acoustics

“Noise pollution is a growing concern in modern society.”

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Research Scientist and PhD student in Virology - Sofia

“To work in science, you have to prepare yourself for failure in experiments and be ready to try again.”

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Airport Planner - Nuria

“You get to be a part of something that society needs”

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Airline Pilot - Flying Time Aviation

“I used to dream I would be up there one day, until one day became day one.”

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Women in Aviation and Aerospace

“I changed the perception of a woman working in aviation by working really hard, and I have the opportunity to work in an airplane.”

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Information Systems - Vimla

“My work is dynamic, challenging and definitely exciting!”

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Gaming Community Manager and Host - Charlie

“I love being the conduit between the developers and our audience!”

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Qualifications Engineer - Anna

“It's a very interesting industry to get into and maybe you will join one day!”

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Systems Test and Integration Engineer - Dipendra

“Life is a journey, and choosing a career path can be difficult, so choose something you really enjoy and are passionate about.”

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Science and Technology Technician - Ella

“My days can be very varied, but this is something I love as I find my days are always interesting and I'm always doing something new.”

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Gameplay Programmer - Charles

“I bring to life ideas, contribute to make the game a fun, engaging experience.”

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Chemical Engineer - Rallou

“It has that risk factor, there's always a question mark...what are we going to find next?”

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Analytical Chemist - Jessica

“You can work in this job for a thousand years and there will still be something to learn.”

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Senior Ecologist - Craig

“It is a varied job, being a wildlife enthusiast who enjoys being outdoors and my passion for nature drew me to this job.”

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Engineering - Teledyne e2v

“Engineers are people who use maths and science to turn ideas into reality.”

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Gaming Studio Art Director - Phil

“Be yourself...you're the expert at that.”

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Lance Corporal in Royal Engineers - Kayleigh

“Highlight of my career so far in my eyes is having the opportunity to go sky diving in Chicago”

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Sapper in Royal Engineers - Jade

“It has changed my life in terms of the confidence I now have ”

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Video Game Level Designer - Stuart

“As a designer, I love the fact that you are always faced with new challenges and problems to solve.”

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Electrical Engineer - Jasmine

“I wanted to do something more practical and creative, so I pursued an apprenticeship.”

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Chemical Engineer - Xin

“My work as a scientist, and also an engineer, is trying to avoid and solve problems with daily life applications.”

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Ecologist - Joe

“This is one of many examples where science can be applied in real-world settings, doing real-world things.”

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Associate Games Producer - Maddie

“I really enjoy managing a team; being the person that developers reach out to help find solutions.”

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Biologist - Chris

“It’s easy to discover something, even in your own garden, balcony or park, something really interesting about the world we live in and how it works.”

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Biomedical Scientists - Kings College Hospital Team

“There are hundreds of jobs you can do in a hospital…you’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg; the possibilities are endless!”

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Flood and Coastal Risk Management Senior Advisor - Guy

“I spend my time looking at what we can do to help communities.”

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Disaster Risk Engineer - Josh

“I didn't know when I started working that my love of Maths and Physics at school and application to engineering would have me crawling around collapsed buildings looking for people trapped in disasters.”

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Research Scientist in Astrophysics - Peter

“I use telescopes all around the world to look at very distant galaxies.”

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Heating Engineer - David

“Everyday is different; going to different places everyday and facing new challenges.”

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Geoarchaeologist - Holly

“We can visualise what the topography looked like at different points in time when humans interacted with it.”

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Osteopathy - Oliver

“I watched too much Braniac, so I knew I wanted to do something science-related!”

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Trainee Clinical Scientists - Hannah and Megan

“Without us, the doctors and nurses wouldn't be able to treat the patients on the wards properly.”

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Digital Project Delivery Engineer - Annul

“Don't rely on luck. The harder you work, the luckier you'll get!”

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General Management Graduate - Abbie

“My position is to learn as much as I can about the business. ”

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Computer Engineer - Seb

“I knew what I wanted to do at University, but I waited until I was ready. Here I am doing this, and it’s so enjoyable.”

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Archaeologist - Isobel

“I really enjoy working in archaeology. It's a big passion of mine.I love being able to work in something that I have a genuine interest in.”

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