University Industrial Placement Studentship Review

Item: University Industrial Placement Studentship at AstraZeneca
Rating: 4.4
Author: Anonymous

at AstraZeneca

Placement (10 Months+)

Pharmaceutical, Science

Cambridge

Review Submitted: July 2026

Overall Rating

4.4 /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 - Overview of Role

4.8/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Designing, preparing and performing experiments relevant to my project. Analysing data. Working with other scientists. Discussing/presenting/communicating results in meetings, posters, talks etc

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Given responsibility for my own scientific project for the year

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?

practical lab skills, data analysis, coding, communication, teamwork, presenting skills, confidence

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

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?

4/5

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?

lots of support from supervisor and line manager and rest of team

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

positive, welcoming culture. work hard play hard. everyone is very supportive and eager to help you in your development

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

4/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I thoroughly enjoyed my placement. Gained a lot of new skills and expanded my network. Decided on pursuing a PhD. Time has flown by and it will be missed.