Why a Master’s Was Right for Me
August 16, 2022
By Noah Ajanaku, Public Health postgraduate student There are lots of reasons why you may be considering further study. It maybe a requirement of the sector you want to go into, to develop your expertise, or to study a topic you’re passionate about. You’ll need to carefully consider how it could help you achieve your …
PhD: The Beginning of a New You
August 2, 2022
By Anastasia Lazaridi, PhD alumna The start of my Journey as a PhD student The University of Nottingham gave me the opportunity to make my dreams come true when I was offered the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for Research Excellence and welcomed me to be part of a pioneer research team in the School of Medicine. As …
How I Broke Into the TV Industry
July 28, 2022
By Tolu Baruwa, International Media and Communications graduate and Production Assistant at The Crown S6 Breaking into the TV industry is hard enough. But trying to break into it whilst you’re in third year writing your dissertation, keeping up with your other modules, having a social life, plus dealing with the anxiety of a global …
Stand Out From the Crowd With International Experiences (Part 2)
July 12, 2022
Do you aspire to be a global graduate? Want to enhance your employability while travelling the world? Dreaming of an international career? If yes, then studying or working abroad during your degree can help you on your way. Two students talk about their time abroad and what they’ve learned. You can also read about Charlie …
Stand Out From the Crowd With International Experiences (Part 1)
July 11, 2022
Do you aspire to be a global graduate? Want to enhance your employability while travelling the world? Dreaming of an international career? If yes, then studying or working abroad during your degree can help you on your way. Two students talk about their time abroad and what they’ve learned. You can also read about Lauren …
My Experience as an Online Tutor for Action Tutoring
June 30, 2022
By Anna McConachie, English student blogger As someone interested in the charity sector, but finding it increasingly difficult to secure volunteer roles owing to time constraints and limitations of the pandemic, I discovered volunteering as an online tutor was a perfect fit for me. If you want to work in charity, ideally you need to …
Postgraduate Study? – Four Ws to Consider
June 23, 2022
By Suzanne Mcgregor, Faculty of Arts Careers Consultant If you are approaching the end of your current course, you may be thinking about embarking on more study. Here are the Ws you should consider: 1. What? Your choices are huge, but tend to fall into broad categories: More of your current subject If you have …
Reflecting on My Time at University: What I Learnt
June 16, 2022
By Anna McConachie, English student blogger With my third year coming to an end, I’ve been thinking over my time at university and how it has contributed to my personal career journey. With so much to get involved in, I thought I’d share how I made the most of my time at Nottingham so you …
Looking for a Creative Career?
June 13, 2022
By Leonie Farrar, religion, philosophy, and ethics student blogger Do you have a skill and interest in being creative? I know many people, including myself, love to be creative and would love to use this skill and passion in their future career. While looking into careers over the last few years, I’ve realised more creative …
I Want a Creative Career…but What Are My Chances?
June 2, 2022
By Cathy Sibley, Employability Education Projects Officer People often use the words, ‘creative’, ‘cultural’ and ‘arts’ interchangeably when talking about jobs or industries. These terms can cover working in TV and film, theatre, publishing, marketing, journalism, gaming, and much, much more. This blog will help you to think about what it is you mean by …
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