Postgraduate Placements Nottingham
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Far more talent than we counted on
October 21, 2019
This week Postgraduate Placements Nottingham hears from Charlotte Weston of the British Nuclear Medicine Society about her experience of hosting University of Nottingham postgraduate student Le. The British Nuclear Medicine Society is the only national society exclusively supporting the specialty of nuclear medicine in the UK. We have approximately 500 members, produce a medical journal …
Working out what my future might look like
October 3, 2019
Daniel Ramos Gonzalez shares his experience of a doing a BBSRC professional internship and what he did with a Graduate School IRCA award. Overall the study went very well and will hopefully offer a sound basis for further future studies in oyster reef restoration in that region. Furthermore, new unregistered species in Australian coast we …
My postgraduate placement: another challenge but a great opportunity
September 23, 2019
This weeks blog comes from Beth DeGraft-Johnson who did a Graduate School PPN placement at Spectrum Intellectual Property Solutions. Prior to returning to full time education, I had thoroughly enjoyed working in Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management for several years. For a start, there was a vast array of innovations from all the …
Brewing up new sources of energy
June 27, 2019
This week we hear from Phil Daykin, Sales and Operations Manager at Lincoln Green Brewery about his experience of hosting a Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) student.
The Graduate School’s 1000th postgraduate placement: a landmark for students and business
June 12, 2019
To mark the 1000th placement offered by Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) we spoke with some of those involved, including: Abbie Tomes (Life Sciences postgraduate), Paul Rice (PPN Placements Delivery Manager), and Jo Hay, Sales and Business Development Director at Albumedix). “I think it’s that ‘eye-opening’ dimension of the placement, as I said before, that’s so …
Transitioning to the realities of the world after university
June 6, 2019
This week Eriko, a postgraduate Business student, talks about her experience doing a University of Nottingham Graduate School PPN placement with Active Fitness.
Building skills at the Institute of Quarrying
May 16, 2019
This week we hear from Sarah Fry at the Institute of Quarrying (IQ) about her experience of hosting a PPN placement student. Sarah adds, “Our experience with the University of Nottingham postgraduate placement programme has been excellent. As an organisation, we’ve been able to quickly progress a project that adds value to us and our members. …
“If you want to do this job right…”
April 4, 2019
This week Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) hears from Gabriela about her placement experience with the executive travel company Exclusive Ten. Gabriela’s placement involved Research & Development into luxury travel agents, specifically within the UAE & Australia, as well as research into business growth & expansion into the offer of Social Media & Digital Marketing support to …
Scoping a Digital Growth Strategy for Nottingham City
March 21, 2019
This week John Connelly, Digital Manager at Nottingham City Council’s Growth Hub talks about his experience of hosting two postgraduate placement students Deepesh and Sanket. The UK has a proud history of digital innovation: from the earliest days of computing to the development of the World Wide Web, the UK has been a cradle for …
Managing my time my way
March 7, 2019
This week Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) hears from Jonathan Hunter about his PPN postgraduate placement with The Derbyshire Winery. My postgraduate placement was based with The Derbyshire Winery and was focused on helping the owner improve his revenue stream through the utilisation of waste products. The waste product of specific interest was wine pomace (solid bits left …
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