Ingenuity18: Kickstart Your Journey of Innovation
By Elizabeth Smith, Development Consultant and Ingenuity18 Events Producer As the home of MRI, the University of Nottingham has a long history of creating innovative solutions to the challenges the world poses. Ingenuity18 is a journey of exploration, a re-engagement around the problems facing contemporary society, and a chance to discover disruptive and innovative solutions to …
My Summer Volunteering in Fiji (and How You Can Do It Too!)
November 13, 2017
By Maggie Brina, second-year mathematics student Last summer, I jumped at the opportunity to spend the summer volunteering in Fiji with Think Pacific. Looking back at my time, there are so many highlights, challenges and unique experiences that I’ll never forget. Arriving on the first day in the village was surreal. We travelled by motor boat …
The ‘I’ Word: Do I Need an Internship?
November 10, 2017
By Chris Colegate, Careers and Employability Placement Consultant At a recent careers fair, I spent the day talking to students about work experience schemes offered by the Careers and Employability Service. Time after time, these similar questions came up: “If I don’t get an internship is it going to affect my chance of getting a …
How I Found Work Experience While Studying – to the Ingenuity Lab and Beyond!
November 3, 2017
By Bhavishya Ramchander, final year, Management You have just entered a competition with thousands of students at the University of Nottingham in the race to build a career. So, what makes you different? The merit you get at the end? The modules you studied? All those 9am lectures you persevered to attend? Yes, they all help …
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