Cold Calls, Hot Topics: My Summer of Social Change
October 7, 2024
Ruehie Jaiya Karri’s experience of a Nottingham University Business School Placement at People of the Streets, facilitated by the Researcher Academy. I am writing this fresh off an incredible journey with People of the Streets (POTS) through the Postgraduate Placements Programme. Buckle up, because I’m about to take you on a whirlwind tour of my …
A Different Type of Culture Shock: reflections from the Research Culture Conference
August 19, 2024
In this blog, postgraduate researcher Ilayda Macit shares her reflections and key takeaways from the recent Research Culture Conference. Not all culture shocks feel great, but all of them leave you with a changed version of yourself. Luckily, this one was both great and changed me for the better. I am talking (in this case, …
Reflecting on responsible research and innovation: placing people, practice and projects in the picture
March 11, 2024
In this piece Dr Alan Chamberlain reflects on the nature of responsible innovation in different contexts in the academic research ecosystem. Written by Dr Alan Chamberlain, with input from: Dr Oliver Butler (School of Law), Prof Katherine Linehan (PVC for EDI, People & Culture) and Prof Richard Graham (APVC for the Researcher Academy and Researcher …
A passion for cybersecurity
December 20, 2023
Binitha John, a researcher in the School of Computer Science, tells us about her placement project at DataMango. I first learned about the Researcher Academy’s Postgraduate Placements during one of the social events organised by the science department for PGT students. Upon speaking with a representative, I discovered that I had already signed up to …
Developing research and professional skills in Transylvania
November 27, 2023
When I learned about the Overseas Institutional Visit (OIV) scheme in our induction I was immediately interested in applying, but as a researcher with an overseas focus I was aware that it shouldn’t be a fieldwork trip in disguise. Instead, I organised my OIV so that I was based both at the University of Babeş-Bolyai …
Building platforms, skills and confidence
September 18, 2023
Parvathi from the School of Psychology on her Researcher Academy placement at BREASTAid. As a student getting started on an early-stage career it can be a long and winding journey before being given responsibility and ownership over one’s own projects. However a placement which the Researcher Academy team found for me, as Digital Media Marketing …
Lights, Camera, Halo: A Blockbuster Experience at Halo Solutions
August 3, 2023
Mamoon Malik shares his experience of a Researcher Academy placement at Halo Solutions Ltd. “Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.” This quote by Chris Grosser perfectly encapsulates the essence of my transformative journey during my placement with Halo Solutions Ltd, made possible through the Researcher Academy’s Postgraduate Placements programme. It is a testament to the …
Create. Connect. Collaborate.
June 29, 2023
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 …
Unleashing the Power of Digital Marketing: My Journey with Loopwheels
June 12, 2023
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 …
What I learnt from presenting collaborative research at an international conference
August 4, 2022
Xijing Chen and her colleague Hatice Ozer were invited to present on their research collaboration at the Fifteenth International Conference on the Inclusive Museum, and were able to do so with financial help from the Researcher Academy’s Conferences, Travel and Training Fund (CTTF). Here Xijing shares some tips for presenting collaborative research at an international …
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