Sara Kage – Action Tutoring

During the autumn semester, I participated in the Faculty of Social Sciences Placement Programme and chose to work with Action Tutoring, an education charity that supports children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Interview and Tutoring Experience After submitting my initial application, I was invited to attend an interview. The interview process was very straightforward – I answered …

Julia Struk-Zawadzka – Transparency International UK

My Virtual Internship at Transparency International UK My 10-week placement was a virtual internship with Transparency International UK (TI-UK). I worked as part of their business integrity team as a business integrity officer, and was supported by a mentor. My internship was divided into 2 main parts, where I first worked on a research task, …

Sofia Solanki – Law in Practice Module Placement

From Classroom to Community I learnt many things during university; how to balance a social life; squeeze student discount out of every purchase and find hidden gems and secret restaurants. Though I found a home from home and found my academic content intellectually stimulating, I didn’t know Nottingham itself and felt detached from the non-student …

Blessing Nkama – Market Researcher at Lots for Tots

My name’s Blessing Nkama and I’m a first year Politics and International Relations student. During the Spring semester, I embarked on a 10-week remote placement with Lots for Tots, a children’s magazine, as a market researcher. This placement was enriching and eye-opening for me as I learnt about the world of marketing and the different …