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 …
Choosing my Nottingham Advantage Award modules
December 13, 2024
By Vivien Lim, postgraduate finance and investment student Joining the Nottingham Advantage Award (NAA) has been a rewarding journey, allowing me to explore new opportunities and step out of my comfort zone. The modules I took were Global Buddies and Capital One Product Challenge. Global Buddies Global Buddies is a peer-to-peer support scheme for new …
Maximise your festive break: Boost your career prospects
December 12, 2024
By Bernadette Dooley, Careers Adviser The festive break is a perfect time to relax and recharge, but it’s also a golden opportunity to enhance your career prospects. Here are seven easy actionable tips to make the most of your time off from a careers and employability perspective. Update and refresh your LinkedIn profile Your LinkedIn …
Three key questions to ask an employer about their approach to your personal development
December 3, 2024
By Sarah-Jane McQueen, COO of CoursesOnline Image by This_is_Engineering from Pixabay Starting a new job or internship is exciting. But as a student or recent graduate, you want to know more than just what your daily tasks will be. You want to grow, learn, and build a career. Asking about personal development during interviews shows …
Student jobs: Are they worth it?
November 27, 2024
By Hannah Kane, Biblical Studies and Theology As someone who has worked six ‘student’ jobs over the course of my degree, I like to think I am somewhat qualified to discuss why you should think about working alongside your studies. But apart from the extra cash, what are the perks of having a part-time job …
Nottingham Advantage Award – A priceless and most memorable experience
November 19, 2024
By Jingyi He, MA TESOL student When I first saw the announcement about the Nottingham Advantage Award on Moodle page and the opportunity to teach International English Language Testing System (IELTS) for refugees and immigrants in the Nottingham area last semester, I knew it was something that I should give a shot. About the module …
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