This document introduces 4 students - Eloise, Nanna, Harry, and Leonie - and provides details about their courses, placement experiences, favorite modules and lab work. It discusses Eloise's biochemistry course and placement year, Nanna's biomedical science course and project, Harry's biochemistry and placement in France, and Leonie's chemistry course and final year project. It also outlines the placement experiences of Harry and Leonie.

1. Student’s Perspective
Eloise Moore, Nanna Wuyep, Harry Baker and Leonie Ashmeade

2. Leonie
Chemistry
Placement year
Leeds
Meet The Students
Nanna
Biomedical Science
Third Year
Aberdeen
Eloise
Biochemistry
Placement Year
Burton
Harry
Biomedical Science
Placement year
France

3. Biochemistry
Favourite Modules…
• Topics in Biochemistry
• Advanced Cell Biology
• PSP3
Projects…
• Comparing suitability of two cell lines to produce a
human recombinant protein for haemophilia treatment.
• Opportunity to do project with my placement provider in
final year.
Labs…
PCR, gel electrophoresis, tissue culture, biuret assays,
nanodrop
Mass Spectrometry (MALDI, ESI) to analyse dipeptides,

4. Biomedical
Science
Favourite Modules:
• Pathological Basis Of Disease
• Introduction To Biomedical Science
• Immunology and microbiology
Lab Work:
• fluorescence Microscopy (EVOS)
• Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
• Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
Project: Biosynthesizing Zinc oxide nanoparticles using
saccharomyces cerevisiae

5. Chemistry
Favourite Modules:
● Inorganic and Physical chemistry
● Chemistry and Society
● Medicinal Chemistry
Fun Lab Work:
Making ferrocene and Oil of wintergreen
Project: My final year project analysing peptides using
Mass spectrometry

6. Placement Year
• University of Sheffield Medical School
• DNA Replication and Repair Group
• Tumour Treating Fields – anti-mitotic,
non-invasive therapy for cancer using
electric fields
Sheffield Hallam University ( TORS )
● Technical support in lab classes
● Assist the B.M.R.C with any technical help that may be needed.​ ​
● run practical's, preparing, ordering all items that may be needed.​ ​
● - weekly and semesterly duties to maintain science equipment.​ ​
● ensure the smooth running of labs across the university.

7. ❖ I spent my placement year at labcorp which is based in Leeds
❖ Due to covid I worked from home for the year
❖ Labcorp is a company that deals with clinical trials
❖ I mostly dealt with excel files and word documents, to process
data from trials
❖ The placement year gave me confidence and the workplace
environment skills i needed
❖ It has really helped me final year to be able to communicate
with lecturers and time management skills as a student
Placement Year

8. Course-Related Activities
STEM ambassador…
Outreach and supporting access to science, science
fair exhibits
Student Researcher…
Field trips to collect samples for research and lab
analysis
Student Ambassador…
Open days, tours and other work opportunities!
Course Representative…
Speaking with academics to represent student
voice

9. Extra-Curricular Activities
Part time job…
Student ambassador, Chopstix, Bar work, chef
Summer School in Madrid…
Learning Spanish in at University of Alcalá - GoGlobal
Societies…
Hallam Union Pole, Coffee and Cake Society
Regular socials non-drinking and drinking, friendly and safe environment, meet new
people

10. Sports at
Hallam
Sheffield Hallam Athletics
Woodburn road track and EIS indoor track
Dodgeball
University competitions and social play
BUCS, Varsity
Gyms at Collegiate and City campus