Gaining new experiences through a placement in health and wellbeing

Postgraduate student Hongwei Liang shares her experiences as a health and wellbeing data analyst during her placement, highlighting the key insights and lessons she gained along the way. During my MSc data science course at the University of Nottingham, thanks to the recommendation of Beth Litchfield from the Careers and Employability Service, I had the …

Understanding a circular economy from a global perspective

Sarah Kwamboka Omwoyo, a researcher in Advanced Chemical Engineering, tells us about her placement experience at Sustainable Extricko. I first heard about the Researcher Academy Placement Programme during one of the career information events hosted by the university. I learnt that the programme offered postgraduate students the opportunity to develop their professional skills while pursuing …

A journey of innovation and learning: welcoming Chandhini to Vesiculab

Dimitri Aubert, CEO of Vesiculab, shares the fresh perspectives that hosting a placement brought to his business. I’m always excited about fresh perspectives and new ideas that can propel our company forward. Hosting a master’s student from the University of Nottingham was a perfect opportunity to inject fresh energy into our team. Additionally, having graduated from …

Cold Calls, Hot Topics: My Summer of Social Change

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

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, …

Lurk, listen, click: making connections at the Research Culture Conference

Lauren Colley, postgraduate researcher in English, shares her honest and refreshing insights as she looks back on her experience of attending the Research Culture Conference. She reflects on making useful networking connections and finding support for her wellbeing project. I am the mystery shopper of the conference world, and what I’ve just discovered is that …

Working with future innovators

Discover how Datamango’s collaboration with the University of Nottingham’s placement programme fosters innovation and growth. At Datamango, we’re software engineers and product developers. However, while clients may see some of the process and the value we deliver, it doesn’t always demonstrate what’s at the heart of what we do. We’re problem-solvers and a company where …

Over-prepare and then go with the flow!

Laura completed a placement in Public Health with Nottingham City Council and we asked her to tell us about her experiences. My placement was with the Public Health team at Nottingham City Council and one of the great things about it was that they allowed me to get involved in different things I was interested …