Countless Opportunities With the Lovely Team at Ignite! Charity
November 3, 2025
Ana Vieru, current 2nd year Modern Languages student, looks back over her 5-week placement with Ignite! on the Creative Placement Programme. One of the highlights of my summer was undertaking a paid work placement for five weeks with the charity Ignite! in Nottingham. Their mission is to spark children’s and young people’s curiosity and creativity …
Mapping Medieval Music: Reflecting on my Research
September 5, 2025
2nd Year History student, Sebastian Marzanati tells us about his experience on the Summer Research Placement Programme Introduction: I was part of the Summer Research Placement Programme (SRPP), doing the Wollaton Antiphonal and Its World project. The Wollaton Antiphonal is a highly decorated musical book from the early 15th century, commissioned by a Nottinghamshire knight …
What I Did Last Summer (And Why You Should Do It Too)
September 4, 2025
My Experience Participating in the Faculty of Arts’ Summer Research Placement at the D.H. Lawrence Museum! By Georgia Darwin – English with Creative Writing student The Placement I’ll be the first to admit I miss university every second I’m not there. So, when the opportunity to get paid, stay in Notts and gain some career-changing …
Researching Villains and Victims: Reflections on My Placement
September 1, 2025
2nd year History student, Daisy Wu, tells us about their experience on the Summer Research Placement Programme This summer, I took on a research placement linked to the Villains or Victims? module. The research explored the complex role of white women in the British Empire and the women who worked for them. My work combined …
NOTTS COUNTY – MORE THAN JUST FOOTBALL
July 4, 2025
Final year English student, Jasmine Bilner, looks back at her placement with Notts County Academy OPPORTUNITY IN EVERYTHING I initially applied for the role of Education support officer within the academy as I saw it as a unique opportunity to further my skills. I have a love for the club and sport but to me, …
My DTH Experience
June 20, 2025
Second year Modern Languages student, Katie Taylor, tells us about her placement experience with the Digital Transformation Hub The application I worked for the university’s Digital Transformations Hub (DTH). Having received an email inviting me to apply, I organised an appointment with the Careers Service to develop my application, which included an essay. After I …
Student voices in action: My role improving the Humanities department
June 9, 2025
Final year Religion, Culture and Ethics student, Marina Bennett, tells us about her impactful placement experience The placement I did was advertised as a chance to improve the Humanities department academically and communally. Immediately, I was interested: the opportunity to make a real impact at my university and share my own experiences was something I …
Behind the scenes as a Special Collections Assistant
April 17, 2025
Second year Archaeology student, Hannah Gregg, looks back on her placement with Manuscripts and Special Collections which she undertook as part of the Placement Module. My expectations… Like going into any new environment, I was extremely apprehensive before starting, especially as I’d never had experience in the archives before. Moreover, my role as a special …
Behind the Ropes from Poet to Peer
April 8, 2025
What Newstead Abbey Taught Me About Heritage Isobel Anderson, second year Classical Civilisation, looks back on her experience of the Placement Module and her time on placement. From the get-go When I chose to apply for the placement module in my second year, I had no idea I would end up working in one of …
The wonderful impact of the Literacy support Project!
April 2, 2025
Alexandra Moore, 2nd year English and Classics, tells us about her experience on the Literacy Support Programme. The process of application My experience applying for the placement enabled me to understand the procedures of a recruitment process for potential career paths. It gave me vital practice to project my own skills and personality. The staff …