Student profiles

Our students go on to great things, working for some of the world's top companies including GSK, BP, Shell, IBM and Sellafield. Many of our MSc students stay on in the department and complete a PhD.

Portrait style photo of CBE student Anketha Kannan

The structure of the MSc program allowed me to have a broader insight into all aspects of the Environment and Sustainability

Anketha Kannan Graduate Environmental Scientist, MSc Environmental & Energy Engineering

Anketha Kanna studied MSc Environmental & Energy Engineering and now works as a Graduate Environmental Scientist at AECOM Middle East, a leading infrastructure consulting firm in the UAE
Photo of CBE student Julio

I’ve gained a great insight and genuine desire to pursue technical and process safety engineering as I can see the impact on people's lives

Julio Bissessar Process Safety Engineer at E.ON, MSc Process Safety & Loss Prevention

Julio studied MSc Process Safety and Loss Prevention and now works as part of the Engineering Risk Team at E.ON UK

Christina J Vanhinsbergh

The foundational knowledge you gain during your studies will help with later job applications

Christina J Vanhinsbergh Senior Scientist at AstraZeneca, MSc Biological and Bioprocess Engineering

Christina J Vanhinsbergh studied the MSc Biological and Bioprocess Engineering in the department. Christina is now a Senior Scientist at AstraZeneca.

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Many of the students in my department were international and this gave me a good experience of being part of an intercultural community

Robert Musimbago Current Student, MSc Pharmaceutical Engineering

Robert completed his undergraduate degree in Pharmacy at Makerere University, Kampala. He then went on to work as an Associate Research Pharmacist at the Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that conducts clinical research on diseases including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and malnutrition as well as providing treatment and prevention to children across Uganda. He was involved in two major studies investigating intensive treatments for HIV-infected infants and therapy regimens for HIV-positive pregnant women. Robert joined The University of Sheffield in 2021 to undertake the MSc programme in Pharmaceutical Engineering