Summer of ’24
December 19, 2024
My Incredible Hollywood journey Borna Greblo looks back over a summer to remember on the Hollywood Internship Programme How does one summarise the best summer of their life? I keep thinking about the right words to describe it. No words can fully capture the emotions and experiences I lived through in the summer of 2024. …
An insight into the Faculty of Art’s Creative Placement Programme
My role as a Marketing and Communications Assistant Kiran Mandair tells us about her experience on the Creative Placement Programme Why I applied Applying for a creative placement was a no-brainer for me. Opportunities for paid placements of this nature are few and far between. Therefore, when the Arts Placement team advertised applications for creative …
A24 Studio Internship
My Placement Experience: A24 Ed Farley reflects on his summer internship with a leading film studio The Dream Opportunity My placement with A24, truly enlightened me to the world of film and television; a subject I had the pleasure of studying at the university for four years. Seeing what I learnt in the classroom materialise …
HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD
October 22, 2024
Niamh Green was one of the lucky few who landed her dream placement in LA in Summer 2024 on the highly sought after Hollywood Internship programme. Here she tells us all about it. From dreams to reality In late 2020, when I first started investigating different universities, I found myself circling back to University of …
Looking back at the accredited Arts Placement Module
September 18, 2024
A backwards glance Over the last few weeks, the Faculty Placements Team has been busy preparing for the start of term. The accredited Placement Module that the Team supports is running again this year. Whilst planning, we’ve also had time to reflect on last year’s success. 56 students took part in the module. Following teaching …
Empowering Through Literacy: My fulfilling Journey in Literacy Support Project Placement
August 23, 2024
By: Marwa Al Omairi Where it all started: Starting the Literacy Support Program offered by the University of Nottingham was a wonderful transition that introduced me to the world of careers, especially in teaching. I was first introduced to the Placement Program during the orientation session of the Faculty of Arts welcome event. A few …
Exploring Poison, Crime and Cartoon Cats? Lessons from My Research Placement
August 14, 2024
By William Cox Introduction Throughout the last two years of my time at the University of Nottingham, I have been presented with many opportunities to build and refine my research skills, explore unique historical topics, and engage deeply with primary sources. I successfully applied for the Summer Research Placement Programme, I knew that this placement …
Five Reasons to Apply for the Summer Research Placement Programme
By Hannah Cox For four weeks over summer I undertook a research placement with the Faculty of Arts, assisting Associate Professor in Art History, Mark Rawlinson. My research focus was the photography scene of Los Angeles across the 1960s and 70s. This involved tracing the activity of photographers, galleries and schools within the period, creating …
Feminist Footnotes
August 1, 2024
By Chiara Rebora Chiara took part in the Summer Research Placement Programme and here she reflects on her experience working in Manuscripts and Special Collections. Expectations of my role? When I began this placement, I felt under-qualified and completely out of my comfort zone. I had to remind myself I was selected for this placement …
The Power of the Workplace – Summer Research Placement Programme
July 25, 2024
By Arwen Jenkins With university life being weeks full of flexibility in terms of your own timetable and independently deciding when to do your work, jumping into a 9 to 5 over the summer holidays was quite a big shift. However, the Summer Research Placement Programme (SRPP) in the Faculty of Arts allowed me to …