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Category: Placement Year

  • Work placement expectations and first impressions

    13 February 2023 by Kaylyn
    3 minute read

    I am a MSci Natural Sciences student who specialises in Physics – I did the Chemistry, Maths, and Physics (CMP) pathway for those interested. I‘m doing a ‘Science Communication’ work…

  • Is a Linguistics placement year for you?

    23 January 2023 by Emma
    3 minute read

    While many of my course mates were looking for their year-abroad opportunities, a year in another country wasn’t an easy option for me. I needed a break from academic life,…

  • My Arrival in Germany – The Do’s and Don’ts of Crying

    11 November 2022 by Will
    4 minute read

    Hey everyone, I’m Will, a fourth year Physics student on an MPhys programme. I’m just over a month into my additional year abroad. Specifically, I’m undertaking a research project at…

  • How I found the ‘right’ placement for me – hopefully, you can too!

    7 November 2022 by Kaylyn
    4 minute read

    I am a MSci Natural Sciences student who specialises in Physics (I did the Chemistry, Maths, and Physics (CMP) pathway for those interested). I am almost 3 months into my…

  • Top tips for finding a placement as a disabled student

    4 October 2022 by Shannon
    3 minute read

    Finding a suitable placement for a Year in Industry/Placement Year can be daunting for any student. However, this may be even more true for students (such as myself) with a…

  • My Year in Industry… at a Small Company

    9 January 2022 by Vinnie
    3 minute read

    Hi, I’m Vinnie, I study Social and Political Sciences, and I did a Year in Industry. I would love to tell you about my work placement, and whether you should…

  • My placement year in a pandemic

    4 January 2022 by Taylor
    3 minute read

    I’m Taylor and I am a final year English Language and Linguistics (with placement year) student and I want to share some of the opportunities that are offered as part…

  • My placement experience: highlights and reflections

    13 October 2021 by Kimberley
    3 minute read

    I have now completed my 12-month placement experience as part of the uplands research team at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. In that time, I have worked with some…

  • A Pfantastic Year! Highlights and Learnings of My Placement Year at Pfizer

    15 June 2020 by Morgan
    3 minute read

    The process of getting a placement can be really tough. There can be more stages of an application process than you thought were possible and it’s often your first ‘real’…

  • My Year in Industry at AstraZeneca!

    15 June 2020 by Chloe
    3 minute read

    Hi everyone! My name is Chloe and I am a Biochemistry undergraduate student. I’ve spent my year in industry at AstraZeneca within the Oncology department specialising in treatments for lung…

  • Taking a placement year – best bits and top tips!

    13 March 2020 by Morgan
    4 minute read

    Trying to get a placement was a tricky part of my second year at university. Thankfully, that’s not true for everyone. Whilst some found it difficult to secure a placement,…

  • Preparing to finish my Management placement: They think it’s all over, it is now…

    27 June 2019 by Katy
    5 minute read

    ​Hey everyone! Welcome to what is probably the final instalment of my Management placement journey. Well done if you’ve kept up with it all so far! If you’ve been reading…