15 April, 2024
Preparing our graduates for their careers after their time as postgraduate students is one of the key drivers for CRISP. Throughout the year, events are organised and designed together with the central MacDiarmid Institute, investigators and a team from MESA to provide training beyond the PhD. This year we had several events which included:
We aim to provide a range of topics for students to select from that align with their potential career choices. All our events are run by external facilitators and relevant experts making for an exciting and insightful learning experience for our graduates. These events allow us to make stronger ties with external partners, benefiting both students and the partners, who make connections with our future alumni and see first-hand the skills of employees with PhD and research-intensive experience.
From our Product Development Lifecycle workshop - one set of insights about why a company needs PhD graduates (Resene presenter):
These insights reflect the opinions of managers who have previously employed at least one PhD graduate.
Congratulations to the Institute on your amazing engagement, hard work, intelligence and problem-solving skills - I was hugely impressed at your effort and the results in such a short timeframe.
Ben Reid Facilitator of CRISP Deep Tech Hackathon