Lakeside Arts Creative Placement Programme at FABRIC

Widening Participation Creative Placement Programme By Sophie Slack During my long summer break and the months of June and July 2023, I was lucky enough to participate in the Lakeside Arts Creative Placement Programme. I undertook the role of a communications assistant at FABRIC (formerly Dance4) for 5 weeks.  My role involved helping with the …

Global Placement Grant Placement Experience

Think Pacific: A Fijian Summer to Remember By Jenna Hancock, recipient of the Global Placement Grant During the summer, I had the opportunity to go to Fiji with Think Pacific and take part in the Youth Empowerment Project. This was partly funded by the Global Placement Grant provided by the Faculty of Arts. The grant …

From Corporate to Coastline – My Summer Internship and Volunteering Experience

by Zoë Waite The summer between second and third year often holds a significant pressure for students to find work experience and explore career prospects as graduation creeps ever closer. For many, including myself, finding these opportunities and even knowing what opportunities to apply for was something I struggled with. Going into my second year …

Faculty of Arts Summer Research Placement Programme (SRPP)

by Michael Firth I became Dr Christina Lee’s Research Assistant intern through the Summer Research Placement Programme offered at the University of Nottingham.  I worked on the amazing team project: Ancientbiotics. As someone who studies Ancient Greco-Roman and Ancient Mediterranean history, entering the field of medieval medicine was intimidating.  However, I quickly found it exciting …

Lakeside Arts Creative Placement Programme

Written by Lauren Cawkwell Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature internship blog Following my first year studying BA (Hons) Music at the University of Nottingham, I worked as a Communications Assistant Intern with Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature (NUCoL).   The five week placement, organised through the Lakeside Arts Creative Placement Programme ran during June and July …

Lakeside Arts Creative Placement Programme

by Beth Kisby I have done my Creative Placement with Ignite! Futures, a Nottingham based charity focused on nurturing the creativity and curiosity of young people. I have been all over Nottingham as a result of this, and have taken part in so many amazing activities. I first applied for this placement as I thought …

Faculty of Arts placements news!

Welcome to the Faculty of Arts Placement Experience Blog.  We’ll be updating this page with the reflections of our students about the wide range of work experience placements they have recently undertaken over the summer and during the upcoming academic year 23/24.