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For students currently applying for a placement, my advice is: be strategic, persevere and use the services PDC have to offer – they are there for you!
Biomedical Sciences
From UK
My placement helped me discover my passion for cyber security. After this, I decided to focus on this subject in my final year, and narrow my job search to only apply for graduate schemes in this area.
Computer Science
The highlight of this experience was to be able to work with incredible and resilient women in Mayukwayukwa, Zambia on my project to develop reusable sanitary pads.
Sociology (BSc)
From Slovakia
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