Mainly to make a bit of money, I was in my final year and needed financial support for life after graduation.
Career Connect
Creating a database and catalogue of the eggs by photographing the collections and entering information where given and performing maintenance on the collection e.g. cleaning out boxes, transferring eggs to new boxes and swapping to acid-free padding.
As above. A typical day would involve photography and maintenance in the lab and/or database and catalogue work on the computer back home.
The eggs (I'm a bird enthusiast), the variation in tasks (kept it interesting) and the people (everyone was friendly and approachable)
The repetitive nature of some of the tasks got a bit tedious at times. Sometimes there were logistical issues to overcome, which was a fun kind of challenging.
None from my course
Not really, but if I saw an advertisement for part time or temporary curatorial work I would probably apply for it now that I've completed this placement
Always apply for something you are interested in, always try to get relevant experience for work whilst at university and always be enthusiastic
Form completed: 07 Jul 2017