Engineering placements

Author: Achala Sharma, third-year Beng(Hons) Chemical Engineering student As the first semester kicks off, there's a lot on your plate: maintaining a lively social life, acing your studies, and juggling numerous placement applications. It's quite the rollercoaster, so take a...

Author: Achala Sharma, third-year Beng(Hons) Chemical Engineering student Change is often touted as the only constant in life—a cliché that can induce eye-rolls when heard too often. Yet, when that change involves relocating cities, crossing international borders, and embarking on...

Author: Hamish Graham, third-year MEng Aerospace Engineering student All aerospace students at the university must complete a group project as their second semester in the third academic year; however, there is also an option to complete an external integrated project...

Author: Katy Feng, MEng Aerospace Engineering For my External Integrated Placement (EIP) at Rolls-Royce, I am developing simulation tools which allow the rapid design of gas turbine fan blades. The main task is the development of the front and back-end...

Author: Ollie Macmullen, fourth-year MEng Aerospace Engineering student Instead of completing the Group Business Design Project (GBDP) like most people on my aerospace engineering course, I chose to apply for an EIP (External integrated project) at Rolls-Royce. This would give...

Mechanical Engineering student, Jack Woods, discusses the value of doing a placement year.

Mechanical Engineering student, Egor, gives his top tips for making the transition from student to professional on placement.

Mechanical Engineering student, Egor Naumov, shares his experiences of working from home on his placement year.

Mechanical Engineering student, Egor Naumov, shares his experiences of his placement year at Quick Release, a product data management consultancy.