Curiosity and nostalgia: My placement in the restaurant business
January 25, 2018
This week Leon Man tells Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) about his experience of doing a postgraduate placement with the Curry Lounge in Nottingham. Imagine being responsible for a business for several months, making important strategic and marketing decisions that would affect the future of the venture! A short-term placement arranged by Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) …
Hosting a placement: “grab the chance with both hands”!
January 4, 2018
This week PPN hears from Tracey Clarke of Virtual Administration about her experience of working with Cheryll Smith, a University of Nottingham postgraduate placement student. What services does Virtual Administration provide? Our company specialises in the provision of Virtual PA and secretarial support services to a client base of independent therapists and case managers who …
No average days: the appeal of being a commercial copywriter
November 29, 2017
This week we hear from Natalie Thorne about her postgraduate placement with Nottingham-based perks and discounts scheme LionCard.
Starting out with a start-up
November 15, 2017
This week we hear from Daljit Cheema, Founder & CEO of Pharmaseal Ltd about his experience of hosting Antonia, a University of Nottingham postgraduate student. Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) has a reputation for facilitating mutually beneficial placement arrangements between start-up businesses and the University of Nottingham’s talented postgraduates, so it was an obvious decision for …
Recognition and Responsibility
October 25, 2017
This week we hear from Wafaa Eelehemer about her placement with the University of Nottingham’s Libraries, Research and Learning Resources (LRLR) department. I was delighted to be successful in applying for a placement in the University’s Libraries, Research and Learning Resources (LRLR) department. It was exactly the kind of multi-faceted and dynamic professional environment in …
A Perfect Match: my PPN placement experience
October 11, 2017
This week we hear from Rishov about his postgraduate placement with SOE Health Ltd.
Leaving the lab: reflecting on how science is important in politics
September 27, 2017
This week we hear from Rosie Brian about her 3 month postgraduate placement with Brussels based Sense about Science EU.
Placements: Postgraduate Perspectives
September 15, 2017
This week we are delighted to share a video made by one of our Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) alumni, Anna Cruse, an Art History PhD candidate. Postgraduate students have many different reasons for choosing do a placement and Anna’s video really captures some of that diversity. To find out more about Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) …
In the lab: putting a potential career to the test
September 7, 2017
This week Postgraduate Placements Nottingham catches up with Chris Till, a 3rd year PhD student on the Doctoral Training Partnership at the University of Nottingham, about his placement at Azotics Technologies Ltd.
Getting well-placed for career progression
August 24, 2017
This week we caught up with San Ha, a postgraduate placement student, and his placement host Geoff Baker of International Celebrity Networks Apps (ICN).
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