Tag: work placement
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Thinking about a Placement Year? My experience using the Careers and Placements service
What is the Careers and Placements service, and how can they help? Careers and Placements is a specialist team within the University of York which provides eligible students with guidance…
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How a year in industry in cancer research is setting me up for life
It’s been six months since I began my year in industry at The Institute of Cancer Therapeutics. Time flies when you’re having fun! I began my placement search hoping to…
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Employability support in the Department of Psychology
When starting university, most people are just thinking about getting their degree. But if you’re anything like me then you’re probably already thinking about finding a job afterwards! If that’s…
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My year in industry
This blog post will explain how the Department of Computer Science supports students in securing a year in industry placement, the help available while on placement, and how this experience…
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Everything you need to know about doing a placement year as a biology student
I’m Orla, a final year biology student who has returned from a year long placement in the Science and Technology Facilities Council, UKRI. Read on to learn about why I…
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A journey through imposter syndrome on placement
If you’ve read my previous blog (highly recommended – Feeling lost when thinking of your future? Consider a placement!), you might recall that I’m on my year in industry placement…
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Feeling lost when thinking of your future? Consider a placement!
I’m sure that most of us are familiar with the wave of stress and panic when asked those same few dreaded questions. What’s your dream job? What are your aspirations?…
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Learning new skills on my SciComm placement
The main reason I applied for an industrial placement was to gain experience for my future career (whatever that may be). Leaving university can (and I’m sure will be) intimidating,…
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Lessons in living abroad: a placement student’s perspective
Hi! I’m Rosanna (she/her), and I’m now six months into my year in industry at a research institute in Belgium. I’m working in a lab that researches cellular changes in…
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Has my placement lived up to my expectations? Not all of them…
I’m about 4 months in to my Science Communication placement at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, STFC. I love my placement, but before I started, I certainly didn’t think it…
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My Placement in Science Communication – an Industry I Didn’t Know Existed!
I’m currently completing an industrial placement in science communication at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), part of UKRI (and loving it!). Here is my experience and some advice…
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Computer Science Placement Year at Couchbase
Hi, I’m Stan, a third year Computer Science student finishing a placement year with Couchbase at their Manchester office. Check out the linked blog post to find out what working…