NOTTS COUNTY – MORE THAN JUST FOOTBALL
July 4, 2025
Final year English student, Jasmine Bilner, looks back at her placement with Notts County Academy OPPORTUNITY IN EVERYTHING I initially applied for the role of Education support officer within the academy as I saw it as a unique opportunity to further my skills. I have a love for the club and sport but to me, …
My DTH Experience
June 20, 2025
Second year Modern Languages student, Katie Taylor, tells us about her placement experience with the Digital Transformation Hub The application I worked for the university’s Digital Transformations Hub (DTH). Having received an email inviting me to apply, I organised an appointment with the Careers Service to develop my application, which included an essay. After I …
Student voices in action: My role improving the Humanities department
June 9, 2025
Final year Religion, Culture and Ethics student, Marina Bennett, tells us about her impactful placement experience The placement I did was advertised as a chance to improve the Humanities department academically and communally. Immediately, I was interested: the opportunity to make a real impact at my university and share my own experiences was something I …
Behind the scenes as a Special Collections Assistant
April 17, 2025
Second year Archaeology student, Hannah Gregg, looks back on her placement with Manuscripts and Special Collections which she undertook as part of the Placement Module. My expectations… Like going into any new environment, I was extremely apprehensive before starting, especially as I’d never had experience in the archives before. Moreover, my role as a special …
Behind the Ropes from Poet to Peer
April 8, 2025
What Newstead Abbey Taught Me About Heritage Isobel Anderson, second year Classical Civilisation, looks back on her experience of the Placement Module and her time on placement. From the get-go When I chose to apply for the placement module in my second year, I had no idea I would end up working in one of …
The wonderful impact of the Literacy support Project!
April 2, 2025
Alexandra Moore, 2nd year English and Classics, tells us about her experience on the Literacy Support Programme. The process of application My experience applying for the placement enabled me to understand the procedures of a recruitment process for potential career paths. It gave me vital practice to project my own skills and personality. The staff …
Behind the Scenes at Notts County
January 22, 2025
Rupert Cullinane, 3rd year International Media and Communications Studies, reflects on the start of his placement with Notts County A Chance Opportunity The story of how I secured this role is a little unconventional. Initially, I applied for the role of education officer within the academy. However, during my interview, Josh (my placement host), spotted …
Summer of ’24
December 19, 2024
My Incredible Hollywood journey Borna Greblo looks back over a summer to remember on the Hollywood Internship Programme How does one summarise the best summer of their life? I keep thinking about the right words to describe it. No words can fully capture the emotions and experiences I lived through in the summer of 2024. …
An insight into the Faculty of Art’s Creative Placement Programme
My role as a Marketing and Communications Assistant Kiran Mandair tells us about her experience on the Creative Placement Programme Why I applied Applying for a creative placement was a no-brainer for me. Opportunities for paid placements of this nature are few and far between. Therefore, when the Arts Placement team advertised applications for creative …
A24 Studio Internship
My Placement Experience: A24 Ed Farley reflects on his summer internship with a leading film studio The Dream Opportunity My placement with A24, truly enlightened me to the world of film and television; a subject I had the pleasure of studying at the university for four years. Seeing what I learnt in the classroom materialise …