Alex Nicholson
Alex joins as a recent graduate
"I didn't want to work in a lab full time. I wanted to use my chemistry background, but in a wider context and Unilever really fit the bill."
Project in Brazil
"I went to Brazil, going into people's homes to talk to them about the way they washed! It was great to get so close to our consumers."
Working in 'Quality'
Alex's out of function placement: "Some people's dream job, tasting ice-cream & improving quality in the factory."
Back to R&D
"I'd like to return to R&D after my out of function placement, in 'Design' which is product development."
My proudest moment at Unilever
"Owning a consumer study for Laundry R&D in Sao Paulo and seeing it through to the end during my 5 month placement. This included designing the study, optimising the necessary technology in R&D, travelling to Brazil to carry out the fieldwork, and using results back in Port Sunlight to shape the next phase of work on the technology."
Qualifications
- MChem, Oxford University
Interests
- Music
- Cooking
- Salsa
Favourites
- Cornetto
- Marmite
- Dove
Unilever people
Liz Smith
Research & Development
"Lots of scientific challenge"
Shelagh Muir
Research and Development
"Putting in place technology plans."
Marco Bottarelli
Research & Development
"This is my project."
