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 …
Behind the Scenes at Notts County
January 22, 2025
Rupert Cullinane, 3rd year International Media and Communications Studies, reflects on the start of his placement with Notts County A Chance Opportunity The story of how I secured this role is a little unconventional. Initially, I applied for the role of education officer within the academy. However, during my interview, Josh (my placement host), spotted …
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 …