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).
How to turn experience into insight
August 10, 2017
This week Debra Fearnshaw of Postgraduate Placements Nottingham (PPN) explores the value of Reflective Thinking and highlights the upcoming launch of a new Nottingham Advantage Award module. Recently I had the opportunity to do a reflective thinking exercise with a group of placement students who have been employed as Graduate Centre Coordinators for the past …
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