
Gold Scholarship Programme – Community, Employability, Opportunity
Find out more about what it means to be a Gold Scholar, the impact of the Programme and get to know some of our Gold Community.
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Enriching Experiences: Developing my music career
Setting the Stage I attended the Scottish International Flute Summer Course in Perth this past summer. As a flautist myself, I was eager to enhance my performance skills, learn from world-renowned flautists, and be immersed in a week of music....
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Enriching Experiences: Our summer coaching in the USA.
During the summer, fellow Gold Scholar Penelope and I spent two months working at a summer camp in Massachusetts, USA. This camp, Berkshire Soccer Academy, is an all-girls soccer institution that helps young girls aged between 9-16 develop holistically on...
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Enriching Experiences : How I struck linguistic Gold
Why did I decide to undertake this opportunity? I had the immense privilege of attending an Italian language course in Lucca, Tuscany this summer as part of the Gold Opportunity Fund. There were many considerations as to why I wanted...
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Enriching Experiences: My Placement at SafeLives
I've had the privilege of undertaking a placement at SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse. This experience has been deeply rewarding, especially knowing that my work will inform stakeholders who are pivotal in shaping UK domestic abuse...
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Enriching Experiences: My Placement Year at YouGov
This summer marked the end of my placement year with the Political team at market research company YouGov - and yes, I got to work the general election! But before I detail the excitement and buzz of the election period,...
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Unlocking Opportunities: My Science Internship
Why Pursue a Three-Month Internship? Internships can be transformative. I had a taste of that during my placement between 2022-2023, where I worked in a medical device company on early-stage research and development (R&D), focusing on formulation. That experience solidified...
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Empowering Futures: My Role as a Student Mentor
Mentoring with IntoUniversity Since my first year, I've been a Student Mentor at IntoUniversity, and this volunteering experience has been pivotal to my personal growth. I always strive to do volunteering that not only matters to me personally but can...
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How Neurology and Anatomy Courses Transformed My Career Aspirations at University of Bath
Discover how specialised neurology and anatomy courses reshaped my career prospects as a psychology student. This blog covers my journey, from initial challenges to newfound confidence, and how these courses prepared me for future opportunities in specialised fields like healthcare,...
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Gold Scholarship Opportunities: A Civil Engineering Perspective of Rome
I have always been intrigued by the Roman Empire as it was one of the largest empires and thrived in a large part due to their civil engineers. For the past year, I have been immersing myself in their history,...
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The Summer Mentoring Programme
My experience with the summer mentoring project has been overwhelmingly positive, and I believe it’s something that gold scholars are very lucky to have access to. For me, the sole reason I qualified for the scholarship was a lack of...