Government Communications Service (GCS) Internship for the Civil Service
September 21, 2021
By Amirah Hussain, UoN Politics and International Relations graduate This is the civil service’s annual diversity programme exclusively for BAME and low income students in their final two years of study. It is a paid programme. Read more here: https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/career/progress-your-career/internship/ The GCS internship programme gives university students and recent graduates, specifically from BAME backgrounds and/or …
My placement at Enodo Economics as a Research Intern
September 14, 2021
by Wenjiao Hu, PhD Candidate – School of Economics Many times during my PhD, I considered getting some work experience to add to my resume before completing my studies. I came across an email about an internship opportunity sent by the faculty of social sciences and decided to give it a try. I got an …
My placement at Rainbow Parent Carers Forum as a Business Support Officer’
July 16, 2021
Emma Jones, Year 4 Politics and French As a Business Support Officer for Rainbow Parent Carers Forum (PCF), I have gained invaluable hands-on experience for a charity/NGO. Rainbow PCF’s main aim is to support families, parents and carers of children or young adults who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in Nottingham. My own …
My Regulated Industry placement at The Environment Agency’
June 7, 2021
by Kwabena Gyan-Amponsah, PhD Candidate – School of Geography Throughout the course of my PhD, I have on several occasions pondered over the idea of getting some work experience to add to my CV before completion and starting a job search. I happened to chance upon an email about internship opportunities in the faculty of social …
My internships at The Environment Agency Incident Management and Flood Technical Support Officer at Trent River Trust
by Caith Petro MSc Environmental Leadership and Management 2020/21 When I started my MSc Environmental Leadership and management course one of my major concerns was how I was going to gain the relevant experience in the environmental sector that is important in my career progress. This was particularly daunting as an international student because I had no …
My placement as a content editor at FMB radio
May 24, 2021
By Iain Messore, 1st year History and Politics undergraduate In my second semester, I was fortunate enough to take part in a placement at FMB radio as a content editor. I was responsible for researching, writing and producing a three-part podcast series on the movement against racist statues in the light of the Black Lives …
My placement with Trent Rivers Trust
May 21, 2021
By Hannah Bonham (MSc Environmental Leadership and Management) At the start of my first term on the Environmental Leadership and Management course I was made aware of a variety of placement opportunities and decided to apply for a 10-week placement with Trent Rivers Trust. I worked in a small team on a project for Derbyshire …
My PALs teaching placement and best tips on getting a DBS check
May 18, 2021
By Libby Grunwald (Sociology BA) When I received the emails informing us about applying for placements, I was initially weary and worried that I wouldn’t be capable, managing both assigned university work and committing to a placement. However, I took the jump and told myself it will push me to gain new experience, which now …
Tips on DBS checks for my placement working with young adults at Phoenix Aspirational Learning
Isobel Grace Flude, 2nd Year LLB Law Student Through the placement programme at the School of Law and Social Sciences, I was lucky enough to spend a semester working at Phoenix, an alternative provision school for young people approaching the end of their educational career whom the state system has not been able to adapt …
My placement at Aspley Foundation
May 14, 2021
by Pari Jevant (Sociology & Social Policy) In the Autumn term of 2020 I began a placement with Aspley Partnership, an organisation that seeks to minimise poverty in the local Aspley area in Nottingham. I was employed as a student researcher, and my role broadly involved researching anti-poverty strategies and discovering ways to implement them …
My Data Science Placement at UCAS (University and Colleges Admissions Service)
April 29, 2021
By Dan Shelley, 2nd year BSc Economics student During the first semester of my second year, I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to undertake a placement as a data scientist at UCAS. I learnt of this placement through the Faculty of Social Sciences. This was a 10-week placement during which myself and …
My placement at Manchester and East Midlands Rail Action Partnership (MEMRAP)
April 16, 2021
By Caitlin Lyng (Geography; Environmental Leadership & Management MSc) At the end of my first semester on the Environmental Leadership and Management MSc course, I decided to apply for a placement with the Manchester and East Midlands Rail Action Partnership (MEMRAP) and began my 10-week role as a research intern in February 2021. MEMRAP is …
My Nottinghamshire County Council placement
April 12, 2021
by Karan Khera (Economics, 2nd year UG) During the autumn semester in the 2nd year of my Economics undergraduate degree, I was fortunate to be successful in my application for an internship at the Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) Programmes and Projects team. Given the difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic and the constraints of remote …
My Placement Year at BDO (Binder Dijker Otte)
April 9, 2021
by Vishnu Pisharodi (Finance Accountancy & Management) Thinking about a doing a placement year? Have questions about how to start and what it will be like? Hopefully, my experience so far will help you answer some questions you have. Hi, I am a finance, accounting and management student, who is currently completing an optional placement …
My Placement at FMB Radio as a Content Researcher
April 1, 2021
by Harriet Gomme 3rd yr BA Politics and international Relations In semester 1 of my third year as a Politics and International Relations student, I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to undertake a placement as a content researcher at FMB Radio, Nottingham. The role involved writing three articles a week on current …
Internship at Pathways Housing Solutions
March 30, 2021
by Charlotte Allen Geography At the start of October 2020, I undertook a 10 week placement through the Faculty of Social Science’s placement program at Pathway Housing Solutions. My role within this organisation was a researcher within the Housing Crisis and Housing Inequality Team. The project’s aim is to provide an analysis of housing needs …
Placement with Fearless Youth Association
March 25, 2021
by Saffron Dusanjh 2nd year Ecomonics Whilst in my first term of my second year of my economics degree, I decided to undertake a placement with Fearless Youth Association, a non-profit organisation that focuses on assisting young people with developing valuable skills. Their goal is to expand the horizon of opportunities available to young people, …
Government Communication Service Internships Programme
March 19, 2021
By Sana Sattar Politics & International Relations Undergraduate The GCS programme gives university students, specifically from BAME backgrounds, the opportunity to experience what it’s like to work in Civil Service communications, ranging from press teams, digital and internal communications. The placement lasts for a minimum of 3 weeks and you can be allocated to any …
Politics Placements Module internship at Ditchley Foundation
March 18, 2021
by Alex Potts, Politics and International Relations During the autumn semester of 2020 I undertook a remote placement with the Ditchley Foundation, an organisation that hosts regular conferences throughout the year with the aim of sustaining ‘peace, freedom and order’. My role was to aid in the development of their database; a form of networking …
Internship with GluoNNet
January 4, 2021
by Dominik Sitarek , Politics and Internal Relations student At the start of June of 2020, I began a placement at a company called GluoNNet, broadly speaking I am a data science intern. It would not be an overstatement to say it has been life changing, ithas opened doors I did not know existed. The …
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