Create. Connect. Collaborate.

Mahima Udani, a postgraduate in Nottingham University Business School, on her Researcher Academy placement with Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). I’d always hoped for an internship that would not only challenge me professionally but also provide valuable insights and experiences. Little did I know that my six-month journey as a Marketing Consultancy Intern with …

From failure to triumph: revitalizing a placement through innovative planning and collaborative efforts

Murtaza Mohammadi, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, on his Researcher Academy placement with Bow Window Films Ltd. In the professional realm, unforeseen circumstances often disrupt carefully devised plans. However, it is during these challenging situations that our true capabilities and potential come to the forefront. In this blog post, I intend …

Unleashing the Power of Digital Marketing: My Journey with Loopwheels

Tanveer Ahmed, a postgraduate student in Nottingham University Business School, shares his Researcher Academy placement experience with us. When I first learned about the Researcher Academy’s Postgraduate Placements, I was immediately captivated by the opportunity it presented. Little did I know that this experience would take me on an extraordinary journey with Loopwheels, a groundbreaking …

Getting engaged with policy

James Bradbury reflects on the Researcher Academy’s Get Engaged with Policy programme. The final few months of my PhD were rushing past, and my thesis deadline was hurtling towards me like a meteor, meaning I was no longer able to ignore the fact that at some point soon I would have to face post-student life. …

Realising that I am an expert

Hannah Morgan shares her experience of attending an international meeting with support from the Researcher Academy. I used the Researcher Academy Conference, Travel and Training Fund to travel to Aspen, CO in the USA to give my first invited speaker presentation at an international meeting. It was a lot of firsts. First time attending this …

How a postgraduate researcher helped us focus on the next step for our business

A blog from Grace Holland of Cultivate IT about the experience of hosting a postgraduate placement student. As a small business with ambitious plans, we were excited to learn about the Researcher Academy’s Postgraduate Placements programme at the University of Nottingham. At Cultivate IT, we have been helping schools and businesses with IT support for over …

Discovering the value of good company culture

Shafira Andriani shares her experiences of a postgraduate placement at Leonard Design Architects. I had just completed my master’s study and was waiting for graduation when the placement opportunity knocked. I first stepped foot in the UK in 2021 full of passion to pursue study in MArch Architecture and Sustainable Design. Being able to study …

Gaining confidence through two placement experiences

Adeola Oyewale shares her experience of two postgraduate engineering placements organised by the Researcher Academy. I am Adeola, a full-time software developer who came from Nigeria, my home country, to get a Master’s Degree in Electronic, Communications and Computer Engineering at the University of Nottingham. While studying, I was lucky to get working experience through …

My placement for a cutting-edge research project with Biodiversify and ClimateHorizon

Szu-Yu Chen, a researcher in Nottingham University Business School, talks about her postgraduate placement experience. In 2022 summer, I was not sure what I would like to do after my PhD and felt anxious about the future since I was a 3rd year PhD student. Without any publication and teaching experience, I was wondering what …

If you don’t know what a metamaterial is…

Oliver Nelson-Dummett, a PhD researcher in Engineering, on attending his first in-person conference with financial support from the Researcher Academy’s Conferences, Travel and Training Fund. If you don’t know what a metamaterial is, that’s ok. Neither did I before this conference, and neither – it turns out – do the professors who run the UK …