Gaining new experiences through a placement in health and wellbeing
November 19, 2024
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 …
Rakey’s placement blog: a journey of growth and discovery
International masters student, Rakey Yang, looks back on her postgraduate placement as a way to develop new skills and build valuable connections. As an international HCI master’s student, my career path in the UK seemed unclear when I first arrived, as everything was new to me. One of my primary goals was to gain more …
Life and learning: Navigating the PhD journey as a mature student
PhD researcher Dan Beever shares his reflections after completing the first year of his PhD journey as a mature student at Nottingham. Hi, I’m Dan, a mature student in the second year of my PhD in the School of Medicine. Undertaking a PhD later in life can seem daunting but the experience can be immensely …
My Journey with Vortex Systems Ltd: gaining real-world experience in the UK
November 18, 2024
A placement at Vortex Systems Ltd provided researcher Madhu Chilagapati with the opportunity to enhance his skills. Here, he shares insights into his experiences and the impact of the placement on his development. As someone with over a decade of experience in designing, manufacturing, and operations management, I never imagined how much my recent work …
Making ideas work
PhD researcher Lauren Colley shares her thoughts on how to make ideas work in the midst of research. A confession: at the moment, I’ll sign up to pretty much anything. Perhaps it’s a mid-PhD crisis of sorts when time spent in the presence of academics is classifiable enough as ‘work’ to make for an ‘I …
Understanding a circular economy from a global perspective
October 7, 2024
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
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, …
Lurk, listen, click: making connections at the Research Culture Conference
August 14, 2024
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 …
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