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How to Start Your Career in Science Communications

What happened when six representatives from industries ranging from space exploration and experiments to ship investigations in Antarctica came together to share their personal experiences and top tips? Having been warned the enticing cupcakes were for after the talks – I tried to sneak one to no avail – I took a seat just in time …

Six Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Searching for a Placement

By Alice Foxall, BSc Hons Plant Science This summer I completed a research placement within the University’s Plant Sciences department. For two months, I was researching a subject that I’m interested in and being paid for it. It was great! There are lots of different types of summer placements, and it can be quite overwhelming when …

Dealing With a PhD Panic!

Natalie Thorne, MSc Psychology Research Methods I knew that doing a masters would feel very different to being an undergrad, but what I didn’t expect was for it to feel so very real so quickly. I guess I am one of those people who put their ‘life savings’ into doing something different with their life. …

Experimenting With My Future in an American Laboratory

By Jack Reynolds-Clarke, BSc Neuroscience Are you interested in undertaking work experience in another country, but worried about the cost? The International Work Experience Grant can offer up to £1000 to support you. Designed to enable students to undertake work experience opportunities that they might not otherwise be able to afford, the grant will support …

Can’t Decide on a Career? Three Reasons to Apply for an Internship

By Claire Kilroy, Inspiring Interns Some people have their whole lives planned out; they know what they want to do, how they’re going to get what they want, and by the time they get to university they’re already halfway there. Then there are the rest of us, who arrive at and sometimes even leave university with …

Volunteering at a Refugee Centre: Learning Languages, Lesson Planning and Leadership

By Emilia Symington, BA Theology and Religious Studies Are you interested in undertaking work experience in another country, but worried about the cost? The International Work Experience Grant can offer up to £1000 to support you. Designed to enable students to undertake work experience opportunities that they might not otherwise be able to afford, the …

How I Found a Placement at Fox Studios, USA

By Chantelle Fairburn, BA Film and Television Studies Are you interested in undertaking work experience in another country, but worried about the cost? The International Work Experience Grant (IWEG) can offer up to £1000 to support you. Designed to enable students to undertake work experience opportunities that they might not otherwise be able to afford, the …

Three Tips for Teaching English Abroad – And How to Find Funding

By Joel Kingsman, MSci Physics Are you interested in undertaking work experience in another country, but worried about the cost? The International Work Experience Grant can offer up to £1000 to support you. Designed to enable students to undertake work experience opportunities that they might not otherwise be able to afford, the grant will support expenses …

How I Challenged Myself With a Placement Abroad – and How You Can Too

By Nicola Morton, MSci Biology Are you interested in undertaking work experience in another country, but worried about the cost? The International Work Experience Grant can offer up to £1000 to support you. Designed to enable students to undertake work experience opportunities that they might not otherwise be able to afford, the grant will support …

My Week in an Emergency Room in Croatia

By Shahzeb Ali, BSc Medical Physiology and Therapeutics Are you interested in undertaking work experience in another country, but worried about the cost? The International Work Experience Grant can offer up to £1,000 to support you. Designed to enable students to undertake work experience opportunities that they might not otherwise be able to afford, the grant …