The public access and recreation sector covers the management of public rights of way and other access, including National Trails, recreational routes, and areas used for informal access and leisure, in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Coastal access and recreation, and recreation on inland waterways...

Science, technology, engineering and maths occupations are widespread in the poultry industry -  productivity through science and technology is a key component of modern farming.

The poultry industry includes the production of both meat and eggs for the food chain. Poultry includes chickens, turkeys, ducks...

Veterinary Nurses (VNs) and Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs) work alongside Veterinary Surgeons within a veterinary surgery, animal hospital or animal welfare centre and are important members of the veterinary team.

Veterinary surgeons in general small animal practices work mainly with companion animals such as dogs, cats and other pets.

Ellen Harper is a masters student currently working at Poolpod and works on getting people with restricted mobility swimming...

A set of resources that can be used by career advisers, science teachers and parents to help give guidance to students about subject choices suitable for pursuing a career in the pharmaceutical industry.

Getting experience - Recruiters usually look for people to have had some exposure to the...

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has accumulated a large collection of 78 careers case studies. These explore the multitude of different roles within the industry with a reprentative of each role giving their own career perspective and advice. Each case study includes a profile of a...

This report highlights students’ (aged 15-16) opinions regarding their experiences of careers education and work experience. The findings highlight low levels of careers education and work experience taking place: fewer than half of all students surveyed took part in work experience and  fewer than two-thirds...

Abbie is an engineer working at Airbus Defence and Space.  She is in charge of ensuring that all the parts of the ExoMars Rover come together on time and to the right specification. 

Abbie sets two challenges for students: to write an algorithm for a rover to avoid rocks on a grid and to come up with ideas...

This STEM Learning...

In this Science upd8 activity students take on the role of a hospital Family Liaison Officer. They carry out research around cells, tissues and organs and then explain a patient's injuries using this knowledge. The activity can help to broaden students' ideas about careers in medicine.

Naomi is an accounts assistant in Ulster Carpet Mills, she discusses her role in this video. Naomi assists a number of colleagues with a variety of administrative duties. She aspired to become a qualified accountant and is studying to achieve this aspiration. Growing up on a farm developed a good work ethic and...

This Catalyst article looks at the career of Nick Treby who works around the world as an acoustic engineer, monitoring and managing sound levels in the environment. The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 24, Issue 4.

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A collection of STEMNET case studies which profile activities completed by STEM Ambassadors. The activity case studies accompany a set of career case studies which describe the roles of the STEM Ambassadors who lead the activities. STEM Ambassadors are volunteers of all ages working in a range of STEM-related roles...