Posted by Yekaterina (France and Spain) in Study Abroad on September 10, 2017
Bonjour! I have now arrived in the beautiful city of Avignon in the south of France! If you’re reading this then you are most likely considering studying in France. I’m hoping that this blog will help you to make up your mind as to where exactly in France you’d like to study. So, […]
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Posted by Maria in Study Abroad on August 27, 2017
This summer I spent 10 weeks in the Department for Work and Pensions, working in an analytical team, as part of the Government Social Research Summer Placement. It has been an absolute pleasure to be part of an amazing team and to work alongside analysts who are conducting research in some of the areas that […]
Posted in Career, Future, Internship, Placement | Tagged career, civil service, DWP, future, intern, internship, lessons, placement, public sector, reflections, skills, Summer, summer intern
Posted by Maria in Study Abroad on June 24, 2017
So, last Monday I started an internship in the Department for Work and Pensions, in the Civil Service. The internship is part of the Government Social Research Placement Scheme and, since I am planning to apply for the Analytical Fast Stream (Social Research track) this autumn, it seems to be the most logical step in […]
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Posted by Maria in Study Abroad on April 18, 2017
When it comes to students’ worries, I can tell you that there is only one thing that scores higher on the scary scale than telling your landlord about all the things that you broke in the house or running out of food money in one night spent in O2 and then surviving on […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Internship, Placement, Work | Tagged career, charity, civil service, internships, jobs, mp, MPs, opportunities, Summer, Work
Posted by Courtney in Study Abroad on June 9, 2016
Ah, June 2015. It was a very different time for me, and I was working many hours every week at my retail job trying to save up as much as I could before I jetted off for America. If you’ve been a long time reader of my blog, you will remember my posts before my […]
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Posted by Joseph in Study Abroad on March 2, 2016
Never mind how much I despise the use of statistics, the one that follows is one that I felt necessary to share. It is one that is at the heart of my studies within Women’s Law and Human Rights and one that arose during a conference I recently attended by the Canadian Embassy on forced […]
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Posted by Hannah (USA) in Study Abroad on January 8, 2016
Welcome to 2016! With it being the start of a new year, I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and talk to you about my goals for the upcoming year. Last year I had fun. I began one hell of an adventure in Florida, explored Edinburgh, Amsterdam, London, Malta, and many places in the States. I […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Future, Graduation, Internship, Placement, Reseach, Studying, Work | Tagged Experience, graduation, internships, placement, Preparation
Posted by Joseph in Study Abroad on September 12, 2015
– THE OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT – And so if you have just joined us to begin reading this article, I must therefore inform you that what you’re reading right now is in fact the beginning of the end of the end of the beginning. I jolly do hope that you enjoy the experience that I’m about […]
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Posted by Joseph in Study Abroad on August 9, 2015
After sipping the last of my complimentary coffee provided for by Scandinavian Airways, the realism of my adventure was to soon dawn on me. I reached for my black journal that was safely stowed away in the overhead locker, tearing a page from the back to jot down a list of my ambitions and plans whilst […]
Posted in Distance Learning, Placement, Societies, Study Abroad, Studying, Uncategorized, Year In Industry
Posted by Hannah (USA) in Study Abroad on July 26, 2015
I’m currently sat in a hostel in Edinburgh, just off the Royal Mile, listening as somebody plays the guitar at the other end of the lounge. The past few days have been a jam-packed touristy tour of Scotland’s capital, and I’m loving every minute of it. One thing I’ve particularly enjoyed has been a bookshop trail […]
Posted in Career, Employment, Holiday, Placement, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged applying, chemistry, next year, Preparation, starting, Summer
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