Vlog: Reflections and tips on applying for a postgraduate placement
August 19, 2021
Dania Hafeez shares her experience of applying for a Researcher Academy postgraduate placement. If you are a postgraduate researcher interested in doing a postgraduate placement or professional internship please contact our team for more information: ppnenquiries@nottingham.ac.uk or find us on LinkedIn.
Strategies to get the most out of an online conference
August 18, 2021
Shun Chen reflects on attending an online conference with help from the Researcher Academy’s Online Conference Fund. At the beginning of this month, I attended the Summer Psychology Forum (SPF) 2021 organized by Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) with the support from the Researcher Academy’s Online Conferences Fund (OCF). SPF is an action-focused conference that …
How I found new clarity in my studies
June 30, 2021
This week’s blog comes from Oliver Morrison, an Engineering postgraduate, who talks about his Researcher Academy placement with Neater Solutions, a company that specialises in designing, manufacturing, and supplying specialist eating and drinking systems for people who have difficulty in feeding themselves. When the Covid-19 pandemic began, I had to adjust to accommodate working from …
Top tips if you are thinking of attending a virtual conference
June 2, 2021
Ruth Parks, a second year PhD student in the School of Medicine, reflects on attending an online conference with help from the Researcher Academy’s Online Conference Fund. I was grateful to be awarded the Researcher Academy OCF award to attend the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) annual congress, where I was …
Attending an online conference
May 24, 2021
In this week’s blog Jessica Lovett shares her experience of attending an online conference thanks to support from the Researcher Academy‘s Online Conference Fund (OCF). I was recently fortunate enough to attend the Association of Nationalities World Convention with the help of the Researcher Academy’s Online Conference Fund. Though I’d been to smaller conferences before, this is …
My UKRI Policy Internship with the Royal Society
May 5, 2021
This week’s blog comes from Martina Sykorova, ESRC PhD student, School of Health Sciences This blog is for PhD students who would like to explore career options outside academia, such as in the policy sector. I am a PhD student who is jointly funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and by industry (Smith …
Placements changing perspectives for hose and fittings business
February 4, 2021
In this week’s blog Rebecca Galley, Managing Director of Hydroscand UK, discusses her experience of hosting a University of Nottingham postgraduate researcher on a placement with the company. The placement was funded by UKRI ESRC Accelerating Business Collaboration. Hydroscand is a family owned business operating in 20 countries. Present in the UK since 2002, we …
The importance of taking the initiative
January 18, 2021
In this week’s blog Elliot Ogbechina talks about his placement at Hubl Logistics Limited. One of the things that I looked forward to during my master’s degree experience in the UK was an international work experience. This was why I was excited to hear about Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) at a careers event. I immediately …
Making time out of no-time
December 3, 2020
This week’s PPN placements blog comes from Mario A. Castro-Rojas, an MBA candidate at University of Nottingham. As a professional in marketing and digital business with more than 10 years of experience, my career cannot just stop. Coming from Colombia to spend one year in the U.K. seemed crazy for many of my friends, family …
Keeping postgraduate talent within the county
November 19, 2020
This week’s blog comes from placement host Mike Burgass at Biodiversify: a conservation consultancy which advises a range of private, public and third sector clients who want to act for nature. At Biodiversify we are passionate about saving nature and passionate about the role of the private sector in helping nature recover. We help a …
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