placements
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Chasing Every Millisecond: A Year in the Fast Lane at Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
Author: Lauren O’Mahony, MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with professional placement When I started searching for a placement, I was looking for a role where I could take on real responsibility, make a meaningful contribution and use the year...
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Sometimes a change of plan leads to the best opportunities: my placement year with Kilnbridge
Author: Genevieve Morris, MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering In May, right in the middle of exam season, my original placement unexpectedly fell through. Suddenly, while everyone else seemed to have their plans sorted, I...
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Engineering behind the scenes: my placement year at ghd
Author: Ange De Jong, fourth-year Meng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with professional placement A good hair day to you! I have just finished my placement with ghd, and I frequently get asked “How do you make the straighteners?”, “When is the next...
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Step forward: what a year at Bentley taught me about adding value
Author: Shyan Shah, MEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering with professional placement student, Department of Mechanical Engineering To be honest, when I accepted my placement at Bentley Motors, I expected to spend most of my time making coffee and sitting in meetings I...
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Bringing designs to life: site civil engineering on a University placement
Author: Isaac McDermott, MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering student, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering Hello! My name is Isaac, and I am currently nine months into my placement with Knights Brown, working on the Weymouth Walls harbour replacement scheme....
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How a year at Buro Happold supported my degree programme
Mechanical Engineering student, Jack Woods, discusses the value of doing a placement year.
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At a distance - working remotely on placement
Mechanical Engineering student, Egor Naumov, shares his experiences of working from home on his placement year.
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Going on Placement with Arup in Amsterdam
Author: Elisa Ynaraja Rodriguez - Working for a whole year in the middle of your studies? It can sound great and daunting at the same time! How can I be expected to work for an engineering company if I haven’t...
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Celebrate the 'Year of Engineering' through placement
Author: Varun Shankar - I am on placement with Shell Global Solutions based in Canary Wharf, London. I have a Research and Development role under the Fuel Technology team. One may wonder, as I did initially, what an engineer to...
