Global Placement Grant – Volunteering with Travelteer in Nepal
September 21, 2022
by Emily Humphries, 2nd Year, Law LLB Hons I was given the opportunity to travel to Nepal as a part of the Global Placement Grant with the University of Nottingham, and in accepting the chance to go, I had the most incredible and worthwhile experience. As a law student, I am focused towards achieving justice …
Global Placement Grant – Legal Practice Internship in Valencia, Spain.
by Emily Birkett, Law student I had the wonderful opportunity this summer to travel to Valencia and work alongside a Spanish criminal lawyer thanks to Euroace; an organisation offering cultural exchange projects in partnership with International Volunteer HQ, the world’s largest volunteer travel organisation. During my two weeks there, I also met people on many …
Global Placement Grant – Volunteering with Refugee Support EU in Cyprus
September 12, 2022
by Sihaam Ali, third year Politics and International Relations student During August I went to Nicosia, Cyprus to volunteer with Refugee Support EU. During my time there I had a range of responsibilities including working in the market, registering new members, creating food cards, creating CVs, and standing at the door to greet people and …
My Placement with Think for the Future
by Megan Mahoney, Geography student During the Easter break, I was fortunate enough to do a placement with the Lenton-based company ‘Think for the Future’. They specialise in peer mentoring for primary and secondary school children across England. I thoroughly enjoyed my three weeks with them and have lots to share about my experience! The …
Global Placement Grant – Social development Volunteer for Travelteer in Nepal
August 1, 2022
by Sophie James, Politics and International Relations student I had the opportunity to travel to Nepal and participate in work experience with Travelteer alongside SAHAS, a Nepalese non-profit, non-governmental social development organisation. My role involved working at schools in the vulnerable and socially excluded areas around the city of Pokhara, improving the accessibility to nutrition …
My placement with Royal United Services Institute
July 27, 2022
by Samuel Bruning, Politics and International Relations student I was recently fortunate to conduct a placement with the Royal United Services Institute, the defence and security studies think tank. RUSI are an award-winning think tank, highly regarded for its analysis, and with a formidable reputation. Therefore, while taking on a placement with them was daunting, …
From Volunteer to Employee! – My placement at The Pythian Club
by Nicole Gleeson 2nd year Geography with Business student In my second year I applied for a placement at The Pythian Club as a HR/ Finance assistant. I was drawn to this opportunity since I was unsure of what career path I wanted to pursue after university, so I wanted to develop new skills and …
My placement at B-Global
July 26, 2022
by Wesley Perkin Donson 3rd year Politics and International Relations student Whilst studying for my Politics and International Relations degree, I was interested in gaining some vital experience in a variety of fields, namely marketing and consultancy. I was then made aware of the NAA placement which would allow me to undertake a placement from …
My Term Time Placement at the Environment Agency
by Adino Tirtakusuma postgraduate Law student I first applied to the Faculty one day a week placement programme to the role of Regulated Industry Project Support Intern with the Environment Agency as I wanted to leverage my legal background and gain a practical insight into how businesses are regulated. At a high level, my role …
Research Internship with Data Driven Discovery Initiative (3Di)
by Ellen Partington 3rd year Politics and International Relations student During the summer of 2021 I undertook a virtual placement as a research intern, through the q-step placement scheme offered exclusively to second students who undertake the pathway, with the Data Driven Discovery Initiative (3Di) based at the University of Nottingham with the Managing Director …
My placement at Cerebral Palsy Sport
by Xixi Zhao Nottingham University Business School PGR student When I became a new postgraduate student, I received an email about applying for a Nottingham Advantage Award. I am so curious about what is that at the beginning? Therefore I clicked the website and read the relevant information. After that I decided to choose the …
International Police Association placement
February 21, 2022
by Hannah Howling 3rd year Geography At the beginning of third year, I received an email advertising the opportunity to apply for an NAA placement. After speculating about what I wanted to go on to do after my final year, the placement with the International Police Association really stood out for me due to its …
Ditchley Placement as part of the Faculty Widening Participation Placements Programme
February 11, 2022
2nd Year Politics and Economics student This summer I was fortunate enough to be part of the Summer Internship at Ditchley which primarily was a researching role for their new database and app alongside a team of around 20-30 other interns. Throughout my time at Ditchley, I gained numerous skills, deeper awareness of the world …
Raleigh International
February 10, 2022
by Nicola Speakman BSc Economics Raleigh International is a youth-driven organisation supporting a global movement of young people to lead action by connecting them with the skills, networks, platforms and experiences. They work globally to promote the role of young people in decision making and civil society, creating meaningful youth employment and enterprise, protecting vulnerable …
Research Placement at Enodo Economics
by Ben Pearse BSc Economics Whilst studying for my Economics degree, I have tried to acquire work experience by getting involved in societies and participating in the NAA programme. The NAA Placement scheme helps to develop new skills, consolidate others and then reflect on your experience. After browsing through the range of placements, Enodo Economics …
From Intern to Employee!
January 31, 2022
by Simran Harichand, MSc Marketing, January 2021-22 As my degree drew to a close, I believed that I would benefit from some experience in the marketing space. With an interest in digital marketing, I was looking for something that would enable me to merge my digital marketing knowledge with practical experience. This need for practical experience …
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