Cancer Grand Challenges Intern Review
at Cancer Research UK
Internship (1 Month+)
Research
London
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Cancer Grand Challenges is a global funding initiative founded in 2020 by the two largest funders of cancer research in the world: Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the US. Cancer Grand Challenges (CGC) builds on the success of CRUK’s Grand Challenge that launched in 2015 - we’re currently supporting eleven interdisciplinary teams across ten countries. I am involved in developing the future leaders programme
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was supporting the future leaders programme and as part of this was given my own project
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have developed an understanding of different areas of cancer that vary across the different research teams we fund. I have developed my strategic skills through helping to organise events. I utilise excel and PowerPoint daily, analysing spreadsheets and collecting data. Involved in a financial audit
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I had 2 line managers that supported me throughout the internship
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Lovely, I enjoyed working with all of my team
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Really enjoyed
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Cancer Research UK
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cancer Research UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cancer Research UK
Understanding the different positions within a team, and the different teams within CRUK
