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 …