Edward Prichard Email & Phone Number

Sweden

I am a doctoral student researching how active travel can help the energy systems transition to a fossil free future.I sit within the Energy Systems graduate school, which is part of the Department of Engineering and Management.

Gävle, Gavleborg County, Sweden

I am a research assistant for the EU project WalkUrban which aims to improve our towns and cities for those who walk and roll. It is an original study that will combine both qualitative and quantitative methods, looking at why people walk and how accessible they perceive their local area to be.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

For this role I knocked on doors informing people about the help that Oxfam gives to humanitarian crises across the world and gave them the opportunity to help. This was a part time job as I studied Swedish.

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

I delivered packages to customers doors, helping people receive the goods they needed during the pandemic and gaining experience of working within a start up. This was a part time job whilst I studied Swedish.

Stockholm, Sweden

I wrote my Masters thesis in the traffic department of WSP, Stockholm, entitled ‘Cycling as a Cooperative Act: Observing cyclists' interactions with pedestrians at a zebra crossing in Stockholm’. In this I looked at how the humans controlling bicycles act and behave whilst cycling in the city - not just where they go but what they do whilst they travel there. It also used a relatively new and original new method.

Stockholm, Sweden

I worked serving food and drinks at a busy restaurant on Södermalm. It was a part time job whilst I studied at KTH.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

I interned at Greater Manchester's transport authority, working with the Transport Strategy and the Innovation departments.

Manchester

My role was mainly concerned with the day to day running of a government funded website, but that expanded to take in degree verification and graduate labour market research. In 2016 I co-edited What do graduates do?, and in 2017 edited it myself, as well as contributing to the website Graduate Market Trends.I had a wide range of tasks to do on any given day, including: delivering presentations and roundtables, and attending careers fairs; running a Twitter profile; delivering reports… Show more My role was mainly concerned with the day to day running of a government funded website, but that expanded to take in degree verification and graduate labour market research. In 2016 I co-edited What do graduates do?, and in 2017 edited it myself, as well as contributing to the website Graduate Market Trends.I had a wide range of tasks to do on any given day, including: delivering presentations and roundtables, and attending careers fairs; running a Twitter profile; delivering reports and proposals to the Department for Education; quality assurance checks; marketing; and writing and editing (see the blog posts and magazine attached).As mentioned above I was also the editor of the 2016 and 2017 editions of What do graduates do?, a publication that presents a comprehensive view of the graduate labour market using data from the the largest annual survey in the UK. Show less

Didsbury Contact Centre, Manchester.

I was on a temporary contract to cover the Christmas surge in which received extensive customer service training. I answered the phones and received (extremely varied) requests and questions from customers.

Albert Square Chop House, Manchester.

I actually worked here from September 2013 - October 2014 and then August - November 2015.I started as a standard, front-of-house member of staff for the function floor but by January I was promoted to Supervisor after impressing over a busy Christmas period.

Sustainable Urban Planning And Design, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning, A

Swedish As A Second Language (Gymnasiet Level), Komvux

Activities and Societies: I have completed courses 1 and 2 of the gymnasiet level of Swedish as a Second Language.

Komvux, Swedish As A Second Language

I have completed both the introductory Swedish for Immigrants course and the 'ground/base level' Swedish as a Second Language.

Bachelor'S Degree, Politics, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Politics Society. Politics Netball. Amnesty International. I set up my own football team with over 20 players.