# Careers Service

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## Testimonials

Work experience bursaries can be used to cover travel, accommodation and dependent care costs for a whole host of career-related opportunities. Find out how some of our previous recipients used their bursary to gain vital work experience, enhance their employability and expand their professional networks.

- [Eleanor Eckersley](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/eleanor/) 3rd year Social Anthropology student who is working part time as an ambassador at the University of Manchester alongside her studies.
- [Destiny Odogiyan](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/destinyodogiyan/) 3rd year Law student who completed a mini pupillage at 33 Bedford Row Chambers.
- [Vania Ahiakwo](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/vaniaahiakwo/) 2nd year Economic and Social Studies student who took part in the Trading Spring Internship at Dare.
- [Maurvine Ngunda Ossumani](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/maurvine/) 2nd year Planning and Real Estate student and M10/10 Black Leadership Programme member who gained first hand insight into the quantity surveying industry.
- [Caitlyn Hawley](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/caitlyn/) 2nd year Law student who completed a Winter Law School with the European Law Students’ Association in Turkey on energy and sustainability law.
- [Aavash Subedi](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/aavash/) 1st year Physics student, secured an internship researching magnetic spectroscopy.
- [Alannah Williams](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/alannah/) 4th year Earth and Planetary Sciences student, giving presentations, working with new people, skills learnt from working at the European Space Industry in Madrid.
- [Saima Hussain](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/saima/) 4th year Dentistry student who went to Indonesia to take part in workshops including specialties such as orthodontics, prosthodontics and periodontology.
- [Matilda Pickard](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/matilda/) 3rd year Biology student who completed an Internship with the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh.\
- [Katherine Stopyra](https://www.careers.manchester.ac.uk/experience/bursaries/testimonials/katherine/) 2nd year Civil Engineering student who spent 6 weeks doing an Internship with ARUP in their Structures Team.

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