Yasmin Bonsu - Benefits of Completing a Placement Year

Yasmin Bonsu - Benefits of Completing a Placement Year

Yasmin Bonsu, narrates her blog written for the Dementia Researcher website.

Yasmin, a Neuroscience student at The University of Manchester, discusses the invaluable benefits of completing a placement year. She explains how such experiences bridge the gap between theoretical learning and practical application, enhancing scientific skills and confidence. Yasmin shares her journey of securing a placement, highlighting the challenges of rejection and the ultimate rewards of perseverance. She emphasises that a placement year not only makes students more attractive to employers but also helps them clarify their career goals. Ultimately, she encourages students to gain practical experience to better understand their post-university aspirations.

Find the original text, and narration here on our website.

https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-benefits-of-completing-a-placement-year/

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Yasmin Bonsu is an an undergraduate student from the University of Manchester currently undertaking a placement year at Wade-Martins Lab at Oxford University. Yasmin is investigating the activity of proteoforms of the granin family in cortical neurons insulted with oligomerised amyloid beta. Her goal is to finish her placement year, earn her bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, and then pursue a PhD in clinical neuroscience. Through Yasmin's blogs we'll gain insights on life as an undergraduate, and hopefully inspire others to pursue a career in dementia research. @yasminnnx2

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This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society and Race Against Dementia, who we thank for their ongoing support.

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