Giselle Kennedy
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Finding the time for your future: How to do the Nottingham Advantage Award with a busy schedule
December 9, 2014
Did you know that fitting the Nottingham Advantage Award in with your studies is much easier than it sounds? The amount of time that you need to spend on an Award module can sound daunting, but actually most of our modules are spaced out over a semester or even a year. We interviewed Shareen Akhtar, …
Thinking about a career in the third sector, marketing or event management?
November 21, 2014
This spring, the Nottingham Advantage Award will be teaming up with Save the Children to deliver a hands-on module that gives students direct experience in third sector marketing, fundraising and event management. We interviewed Jane Piggott from Save the Children to find out about what students can expect from the module. Here’s what she had …
Nourish your skills with the Communicating Nutrition Project
November 4, 2014
Calling all nutrition students! We have a module just for you! This week we shine the spotlight on to Communication Nutrition, a project based at Sutton Bonington. Not only does this project give you direct experience at making dietary recommendations to individuals within the community, but it also helps you to gain lots of transferable …
Your University needs you! Become an agent of change and make a difference
October 28, 2014
Do you want to gain skills in project management and communication? Do you see yourself as a change maker? Yes? Well we have the module for you! Students as Change Agents is a new 10-credit module which will give you a unique opportunity to collaborate with staff and fellow students to make very real changes …
How to discover your team personality
October 20, 2014
The chances are you’ve been a in a team before and that you have developed some excellent transferable skills that you can talk about at an interview. But employers increasingly want to know what kind of persona you usually adopt in a group context and what kind of team role suits you the best. Have …
6 ways to prepare for the graduate job market this term
September 26, 2014
The next module to feature in our ‘new module’ series is the NUBS Employer Insights Programme. We invited module convenor, Daniella Dutton, to guest blog for us and explain how this scheme will give you the skills for success in the graduate job market. Explore your options This module gives you the opportunity to gain …
Why should you study a language as part of the Nottingham Advantage Award?
September 19, 2014
If you’re unable to study a language as part of your main university degree, taking an evening language class as part of the Nottingham Advantage Award could be just what you need! You can gain 10 Award credits for your participation in a 20-week long class and benefit from the following advantages: Recognition for taking …
Business and decision making: are you thinking 360 degrees?
September 4, 2014
Have you ever wondered what kind of business decisions you might have to make when you start working? How would you make those decisions? Do you think that you could convince others that your solution is the best? If it’s something that you would like to learn more about then we have the module for …
Looking back, moving forward: Applying for next year’s Award modules
August 7, 2014
This year has been filled with some huge successes! Not only did The University of Nottingham become the most targeted university by The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers, but our survey showed that 100% of students who have completed the Nottingham Advantage Award would recommend it to others. Our Celebration Event this year was one …
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