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 …
Working in the Health and Fitness Industry during Lockdown
November 5, 2020
This week we hear from Nick Ratnarajah about his PPN postgraduate placement with Reformer Studio. During the Summer Term of 2020, I had the opportunity to work as Corporate Wellness Ambassador for The Reformer Studio, a position created in collaboration with Postgraduate Placements Nottingham. What started out as a role aimed at expanding the studio’s …
New development opportunities for health professionals thanks to remote working
October 22, 2020
This week’s blog comes from Roberto Berardi who did a Researcher Academy PPN postgraduate placement at Veintrain ltd using his digital marketing and video editing skills. After the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, getting internship opportunities was influenced by the local and national economic struggles that are happening in the UK. In …
Discovering yourself through doing a placement
October 8, 2020
This week we hear from Uche Ugwu about the experience of doing a Researcher Academy postgraduate placement during the Covid-19 lockdown. I first heard about the Researcher Academy’s Postgraduate Placements from the university’s representative in my country, Nigeria. She encouraged me to make the most of my time in Nottingham by taking advantage of all the …
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