Don't miss our upcoming PhD events this summer

Many PhD workshops are on the horizon, so if you are a research student looking into to various career options, don't forget to join our events.

PhD Case Coaching Workshop with McKinsey & Company

Thursday 1 June 14:00 - 16:00

Would you be interested in...  

- Working with a clean tech firm to expand production into new markets?  

- Helping a Middle Eastern government reform their country's secondary education system?  

- Developing R&D strategies for the largest pharmaceutical companies to discover cures for new diseases?  

- Assisting a fortune 500 company reorganise its future

These are examples of the meaningful and future-defining challenges that McKinsey consultants help clients to solve. If you are interested in finding out more about our work and want to try out a consulting case, our case workshop will give you a chance to apply your intellectual skills to a fine, absorbing and realistic scenario, giving you an insider’s look into management consulting. This case workshop is a 2 hour session with an opportunity to network.

Fully Booked

PhD Careers Panel - Employer Presentations & Networking Event

Thursday 8 June 14:00 - 17:00

The Careers Panel will provide a great opportunity to get an overview of a variety of roles open to PhDs in a wide range of sectors outside of academia.

Come and listen to a panel of senior managers and professionals from some leading companies talk about their own personal career choices and development after a PhD.

The workshop will begin with short presentations by each of the representatives, followed by an organised Networking event where you will also be able to speak to all the representatives in an informal, small group situation through “Questions & Answers” sessions.

Companies attending are:

• Marks & Clerk LLP
• Mindshare
• BCG
• Tessella
• Some others to confirm

PhD Case Coaching Workshop with The Boston Consulting Company

Thursday 22nd June 14:00 - 16:00

Please join us for our case & CV workshop. This interactive session will allow you to work through a real life case with our consultants as well as helping you with some tips and tricks on how to write that perfect CV.

Careers In Quantitative Finance/Modelling Research - PhD Skills Workshop

Thursday 29 June 14:00 - 15:00

After making the all important decision of your team name, we will get you to work on the challenges! They will focus on some of the mathematical issues in portfolio construction, and you will come up with your own mathematical-based trading strategies which we will run competitively against each other.

During this workshop, you will...

• Gain an understanding of the Quantitative Finance Research market - specifically where PhD level applicants would fit
• Gain an understanding of some of the mathematical concepts behind Quantitative Research at a systematic hedge fund
• Speak with Alumni and Researchers about their transition from Academia into industry

The team who scores the best in each part of the challenge will win Amazon vouchers!