What are our graduates doing now?
Rachel Keenan graduated in September 2007 and is now working at The Technology Partnership in the Medical Technologies department which develops medical devices, such as inhalers.
"The course really fuelled my desire to work in the biomedical engineering sector and I found it to be interesting and beneficial. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about the applied side of biomedical engineering and gain a strong set of skills at the same time."
Nitin Williams graduated in September 2006 and is now doing a PhD at the University of Reading on Computational Neuroscience.
"Doing the MSc course at Brunel made me realise without a doubt that I was suited to academic research. This enabled me to focus my job search toward academia and gain employment as a Research Assistant at the University of Reading, soon after the completion of my course. After my PhD, I plan to pursue a career in academia, primarily because I feel it would be most rewarding. Neither getting a job, nor making such clear-cut career decisions would have been possible without the skills and confidence I gained through the course or the guidance of a number of lecturers."
Arun Mahendran graduated in June 2007 and is now working at Diameter as a Design Engineer.
"The most interesting time was during my thesis period. In one of the hospital visits, I had an opportunity to talk with surgeons which resulted in doing my academic project with them. I got complete guidance from the surgeons and academic staffs, especially from Professor Tony Anson. The project was completed successfully and practically tested in Hillingdon Hospital. Since the project had commercial value, I was encouraged to make it commercialize. Currently I am working with Professor Tony's company to develop this product."
Rhona MacInnes graduated in September 2006 and is now doing a PhD.
"The idea of a PhD was ridiculous to me before starting the course, thinking it was only about sitting at a desk reading papers, but I now understand that much of the in-depth research required for medical devices comes not from industry but out of academic research. Although I'm only a few months in, I am really enjoying the challenge and am so thankful for the opportunities that my MSc has given me to begin my career in the biomedical engineering industry."
Hamid Zolfagharinia graduated in September 2007 and has been offered a position with the Portsmouth NHS Trust as a Clinical Engineer.
"The MSc course at Brunel enabled me to stand out among the candidates for the job I applied to, and the things I had learned and experienced during this course certainly helped me a lot to succeed in my job hunting, especially the interview I went through, where I was asked about all different fields of biomedical engineering including medical imaging, signal processing, biofluid mechanics, etc. It was then I realised I had made the right choice to come to Brunel to study the MSc in Biomedical Engineering."
Dhruti Patel graduated in September 2007 and is now working for the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in the European Regulatory Affairs section as a Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Devices).
"The lecturers were very helpful and have a wealth of knowledge. They were always there to aid any query we may have in regards to the course material and the assignments. They were always ready to give some insight into life after the MSc and guide us. I am very grateful for all their support in building my career. I thoroughly recommend Brunel University as it has all the attributes required to create a healthy work and social balance."
