Building confidence in presenting
July 30, 2024
By Chloe O’Dowd, Philosophy PhD student. PhD students must give talks. It is part and parcel of doing the doctoral degree that at some point you will have to present your work in front of other people. This could be in a more casual setting like a seminar, or it could be in the more …
The Advantage Award and enhancing my career prospects
July 25, 2024
By Hemaskshi Soni, sociology and social policy student Before I share my experience of the Nottingham Advantage Award (NAA) here is a quick summary of the employability scheme. Through the Award, you can gain formal recognition for your involvement in extracurricular activities and enhance your personal and professional development. What does the Advantage Award involve? …
Administrator role at UNIP: My Unitemps journey
By Sreyashee Kundu, management student I remember those initial days when I arrived in Nottingham as an international student, to pursue an Msc Management. I had a very mixed experience, where one part of me was super-excited for the new journey and another half was too anxious and worried to cope with a completely new …
From university to a career in communications – it’s not been a straightforward journey
July 23, 2024
Lilly Koranteng, theology and religious studies graduate Hello, my name is Lilly Koranteng and I am 24 years old. I currently work as a communications and engagement officer at Milton Keynes University Hospital. I studied at the University of Nottingham between 2018 – 2021 specialising in theology and religious studies. Initially, I didn’t know what …
Taking time out: a chance to have a mental reset
July 18, 2024
By Helen Cridland, law graduate I studied law at UoN, graduated in 2019 and started working as a paralegal a few months afterwards. Mainly due to Covid, I moved around a few different firms in various areas of law, including spending a year living with my parents and working at a local firm. During this …
From the lab bench to the back bench – moving from academia to the Civil Service
July 16, 2024
by Matthew Padgett, graduate I am a PhD graduate in neuroscience from UoN conducting research in the lab of Dr Tracy Farr studying vascular dementia. My PhD was an incredible learning experience and an opportunity to conduct interesting and innovative scientific research with renowned scientists. However, near the end of my PhD studies, I made …
Sun, sea, and internships: Interning in Valencia
July 11, 2024
By Steven Dhariwal, chemical engineering with a placement year student As a former intern at ProtoQSAR in Valencia, Spain, I am here to share my experience from last summer. If you’re interested in hearing about the highlights of my experience and the valuable lessons I learned, keep reading. To start off, I was an Intern …
My advice to international students thinking about their future career
July 9, 2024
By Jennifer Aduro, MA Digital Teaching and Learning graduate When I was coming to the end of my studies as a digital teaching and learning (DTL) master’s student in 2021, I honestly had no idea what job roles to apply to. I knew what I wanted to do in a broad sense; design learning experiences …
To academia or not to academia?
July 4, 2024
By Chloe O’Dowd, philosophy PhD student. Image by Nikolay Georgiev from Pixabay As a third-year PhD student, life post-degree is looming closer. This means that I have to start thinking about whether I would like a career in academia and what I would need to do in order to be successful. In this blog, I talk about what …
How to balance a PhD with paid work
July 2, 2024
by Chloe O’Dowd, philosophy postgraduate researcher Image: Image by Andrea from Pixabay In this blog, I talk about the various paid roles I have now, previous roles, and how I managed my time so that I maintain a good PhD and paid work balance. Catering assistant During my PhD, I have partaken in a lot of different paid …
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