My placement with Royal United Services Institute

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

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 …