Picking a master’s: A challenge, opportunity, or both?
February 18, 2025
By Yana Angelova, politics student Throughout my undergraduate studies I was uncertain what my future would look like. However, after careful consideration I found that the best path for me is postgraduate studies at the University of Nottingham. Why I chose to study a master’s degree As a current politics student with experience in social …
Top 10 University for Work Experience
February 11, 2025
By Chris Colegate, Careers and Employability Consultant – Placements The University of Nottingham has been ranked seventh place in the Rate my Placement Best Universities for Work Experience table. This position is informed by student feedback on the support, resources and opportunities made available to them and we are very pleased to feature so highly …
Get the most out of your year abroad with the NAA
By Amy Groves, undergraduate English and French student I’m Amy, a third-year undergraduate student in English and French, currently doing a year abroad in Toulouse. While in France, I have had a lot of free time to explore the country and immerse myself in the French language. However, I wanted to do something alongside my …
My experience with the Careers team and choosing a PGCE
February 6, 2025
By Lucy Berry, History and Ancient History For the first couple years of my degree, I felt as though my career was some far away problem and that I always had more pressing matters to deal with, like balancing my part-time job and passing my assignments, while ensuring I socialised and joined in with the …
How DSA software improved my writing skills
February 4, 2025
By Havanah Virtue-James, student blogger Image by ThisIsEngineering from Pixabay As a student with a specific learning difficulty and anxiety, I have received support from DSA (Disabled Students’ Allowance), which has hugely helped to progress and improve my writing skills over the past couple of years. This has also been hugely beneficial in terms of …
My summer of work experience
January 30, 2025
By Hannah Kane, biblical studies and theology Over the summer, I completed a mix of voluntary work and a paid placement in and outside of the university. I aimed to get as much experience as I could, before entering the all-important final year in September. From June to July I completed the Faculty of Arts, …
Challenging perceptions that a PhD is not real work
January 23, 2025
By Rebecca Bull, final year PhD student in the School of Sociology and Social Policy studying post-sentence discrimination faced by people with criminal records. When are you going to get a real job? Are you going to be a student for life? Is it nice not having to worry about working? These are all accusations …
Knowledge Transfer Partnership associate spotlight
January 21, 2025
By Victoria Howard, Browne Jacobson A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) offers you the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge to real world challenges. KTPs are a three-way partnership between an organisation, a university and a graduate or postgraduate (known as a KTP associate). Projects are varied, spanning all academic disciplines and organisations of any size …
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