Work Experience

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...

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,...

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...

Having recently returned to the UK after spending a mind-blowing summer in Seoul, South Korea, I’m thrilled to be able to share my adventures. After my first year studying Management BSc at the University of Bath, I was really interested...

The Gold Away Days In each academic year of the Gold Scholarship, the Gold community ventures out for an ‘Away Day’. In first year, we visit London for the day; in second year students visit Bristol and final year students...

The opportunity of an internship I’m not sure where to start with how much I learnt, the ways in which I’ve grown and the unforgettable experiences I’ve had. In the summer of 2022 when travelling to India with my family,...

It's bizarre to think that so many educational, inspiring, and overall fun experiences I've had being a Gold Scholar would not have been a reality if I had given into my hesitance to apply for the programme. Fundamentally, I really...

After just completing a 6th month placement in a small architecture practice, I wanted to share my experience of the search for placement and how the GSP away day helped with my morale and direction that I wanted to pursue....

Ethan’s Strategy Consulting Experience – McKinsey’s “Solve It” Winner    Every year McKinsey and Company (one of the big 4 consulting firms worldwide) select 100 of the UK’s brightest prospective strategy consultants to compete in a problem-solving competition. In this competition, I,...