Looking back on my time as an undergraduate student, I think fondly about all the amazing experiences and opportunities I had at my university. From building a portfolio of work to making friends for life, it really was some of the best years of my life so far. However, in the three years that have passed since I graduated I have learnt a lot that I wish I could tell my younger self. I can’t go back in time, but I’m excited to share them with you here! Begin networking early on The idea of talking to people you don’t or hardly know seems extremely daunting, but I promise it gets easier the more you do it. Quite often we’d have guest lectures where you’re able to not only get a real insight into how they landed their job and what they look for in applicants as a potential employer but more often than not a chance to talk to them one-to-one at the end or ask questions. It’s so easy ...
5 things I would tell my undergraduate self | Emily Oakden
Dorrie’s work experience at Nottingham Trent University
I have only have been at the university for a week, but I have learnt so much in this short period of time. Firstly, I have acknowledged lots of helpful factors to allow the students to have a comfortable experience when studying at Nottingham Trent. For example, there is a 97% employment rate around the university; making it easy to get a secure job when being a student at the university. Also, there is a new campus, the Confetti campus, adding to the additional City, Clifton and Brackenhurst campuses. This new campus will include features like special effects courses and film directing experiences, which adds to the increasingly long list of courses available at Nottingham Trent University! On my first day, I was mainly shadowing James and some Student Ambassadors {SAM’S} talking to some Year 12's from a school in Boston. The Year 12’s seemed to be quite interested in the care ...
Lauren & Natalia talk Pathways to Law
The Pathways to Law programme offers aspiring Year 12 students practical experience of Law in university and in the field through a range of activities such as taster sessions, mock trials, e-mentoring, UCAS applications and much more. Here are two of our current students speaking about their experience of their work experience placement, organised through the programme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJpT9eZhL-o&feature=youtu.be Further information about the programme, how to apply and eligibility criteria can be found here. ...
“Hey Muzungu!” International volunteering in Uganda
So I travelled a bit when I was younger: Europe, USA, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Australia, NZ, Fiji. Then in 2016 I was lucky enough to be able to take my family on an incredible holiday in Tanzania. We saw some truly stunning places and wildlife. It’s a culturally rich and diverse country, and yet we also completely failed to experience anything beyond our tourist bubble and connect with anyone at all who wasn’t paid to be there for us. That bothered me, and so when the opportunity to lead a team of student volunteers on a playground building project in neighbouring Uganda came up a few months later, I knew right away that I wanted to do it. Why on Earth wouldn’t I?! What a welcome! After months of team-building, fundraising and preparation, the students and I flew out to a small community in Uganda just a few miles from the equator. Within minutes of our arrival, the kids were out ...
Isabel Holland: Finding success through Pathways to Law Programme
When I found out I had been accepted on the Pathways to Law programme, I was incredibly excited. It has been such a valuable experience and I have benefited from it more than I could ever have imagined. More than anything else, Pathways to Law has given me so much self-belief and the confidence to try so many new experiences. It was through Pathways to Law that I found out about the CMS Bursary Competition. After writing my essay and being invited to interview at the firm’s London offices, I was awarded a £7,500 bursary for my time at university. As part of this, I will also receive mentoring through UCAS from a solicitor at the firm and work experience with the firm at the end of my first term of university - these are all amazing things I would never have known about or had access to without Pathways to Law. Pathways to Law has given me the opportunity to connect with so many ...
What makes me, me? | Saturday Art Club
Nottingham Trent University’s (NTU) Saturday Art Club is part of the National Saturday Club, established by the Sorrell Foundation and delivered by 50 organisations around the UK. Coordinated by NTU Outreach, our Saturday Art Club is dedicated to providing hands-on workshops with 13-16 year olds from Nottingham city and county schools. Throughout the year the group work with a variety of artists and specialist creative practitioners, culminating in a national exhibition at Somerset House, London. The work on display is part of their year-long project entitled What makes me, me? The group were asked to consider what makes them who they are, from their genetic make-up and personal experiences, to their likes and dislikes. Nottingham-based artist and NTU BA (Hons) Decorative Arts alumna, Anna Collette Hunt, worked with the students to create the ceramic masks. They were each ...