Posts by Carla
Become a Teacher – Why on Earth Would You Do That?
January 30, 2018
By Stephen Sharkey, Project Coordinator There is no denying that teaching is complex, challenging and, at times, can occupy a huge amount of your life. However, for six hours a day, you have the unique opportunity to spend time with young people who could make a difference to your life, as you do to theirs. …
ParliaMentors: Making a Difference in the Community
January 26, 2018
By Joshua Holt, BA Hons International Relations (2017) Parliament can often seem like a distant concept. You decide who you want to sit there on your behalf, but often that’s where your engagement ends. It’s not uncommon to start feeling pretty detached from the whole process. Among our generation, it’s even worse. Do you often hear people say they feel disconnected with Britain’s …
Employer-Supported Prizes: Five Advantages You’ll Get by Applying
January 23, 2018
By Matthew Lumley, Nottingham Advantage Award Team Each year employers sponsor prizes rewarding students who have excelled during their time with the Nottingham Advantage Award. In 2018, there are eight prizes you could win. These are supported by Boots, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Experian, EY, Mars, Save the Children, Teach First, and also our Vice-Chancellor’s Global Graduate prize. Applications …
Why Learning To Code Will Make You Future-Proof
January 8, 2018
By Indiana West, Digital Content Producer and English and Professional Writing Graduate Not many things have the ability to split the nation in two. Marmite, Brexit, milking your tea before or after the water… Now, it seems that there’s one more we can add to that list: computer coding. There are those who can and those who …
Take the Trendence Survey: What Are Your Career Aspirations?
January 5, 2018
The Trendence graduate survey is an annual research piece which analyses the careers aspirations of students across the UK. In 2016/17 we surveyed over 62,000 students – including over 1,300 University of Nottingham students – and here is what we found… 1. Nottingham students take part in lots of extra-curricular activities We asked what type of …
The Changing Legal Landscape – What Applicants Need to Know!
November 24, 2017
By Andrew Chow, second-year law student The significant rise in the number of law graduates each year, coupled with the disproportionately limited number of training contracts offered by law firms, inevitably leads to a fierce competition for training contracts. As an inherently service-based profession, candidates are expected to demonstrate that they possess the necessary skills …
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