Author: Careers Service

Real Cases, Real Clients, Real Impact: Sagaana’s Internship with The Law Corner

Careers Service Law, Volunteering

What does a pro bono internship look like for a law student? Sagaana breaks down her three months at The Law Corner, covering real case work, career-building training sessions, and why she is leaving with a lifelong commitment to pro bono practice.

Sagaana is 1st year Affiliate Law Tripos student at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. Previously, she completed a BCom at Queen’s University, Canada, with prior work experience in non-profits supporting underserved communities in Toronto. She aspires to combine her commerce and public policy background with her legal education, starting with her time as a Winter 2026 intern at The Law Corner

 

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From PhD to Quant Research: A Career Beyond Academia

Careers Service Academia, Applications, Career Stories, Careers outside of academia, Finalist, Graduate/Alumni stories, Researcher Career Stories

As part of the Careers Service’s ‘I’m a Researcher, What Next?’ series for PhDs and Postdocs, we hear Richard Goerke, Quantitative Researcher, Quantbot Technologies. Richard completed a PhD in Engineering at the University of Cambridge before joining Quantbot Technologies, a quantitative hedge fund, as an intern in 2018. Now a quantitative researcher, he shares what skills transfer from academia to a quantitative hedge fund, and why creativity may matter more than any specific technical background. Read more

2027 Japanese Government (MEXT) Postgraduate Scholarship: applications are now open

Careers Service Academia, Competitions and Scholarships, Further study, Uncategorized
Study in Japan

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT) offers scholarships to international students who wish to study at Japanese universities.

This postgraduate programme is:

  • For a minimum period of 18 months
  • For UK graduates who want to pursue independent research or enrol on a degree course in Japan,
  • Students with nationalities other than British should contact the Japanese Embassy in their home country for application procedures. The list of Japanese diplomatic missions can be found at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan website.
  • To study any subject as long as it is relevant to your expertise or field of previous study
  • Not dependent on Japanese language ability (except for certain courses

Benefits

  • University tuition fees paid
  • Six months of Japanese language tuition if required
  • Monthly allowance and return airfare to Japan
  • Student visa

 

Visit the website to see the guidelines and download documents. https://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/mext_postgrad.html

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Bringing mathematical rigour in the world of hardware – a journey into Formal Verification

Careers Service Career Stories, Choosing a Career, Engineering, Graduate/Alumni stories, Science, Start-ups, STEM
Bringing mathematical rigour in the world of hardware – a journey into Formal Verification

This interview presents the first steps of Robert Simpson, a Maths graduate who found an unexpected, but natural home in Formal Verification (FV) at Axiomise. Drawn by a desire to apply rigorous logic to real-world problems, he shares how abstract mathematical thinking translates into ensuring hardware correctness at the silicon level. From the excitement of spotting elusive bugs missed by traditional methods to collaborating with experts on complex designs, Robert reflects on the mindset, surprises, and rewards of working in a field that blends philosophy, engineering, and detective work—revealing how precise reasoning can have a tangible impact on the technology that shapes our world. Read more

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