Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

 Not to scare you, but whilst the idea of a placement year can be really empowering and exciting, it can also be absolutely terrifying. The extent of the unknown about your placement year will obviously depend on what your placement...

So it seems that things are finally looking up! Vaccine rollouts are astronomical, shops, restaurants and other businesses are opening again and the sun is shining down on us all. But what does this mean for students and our placements/courses?...

  Hi everyone! I’m Milly, a third year Sociology student currently on placement in London. I’m originally from Oxford but decided to live in London during my placement year as this is where the office of the organisation I work...

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in unprecedented changes to the fundamental aspects of working life. Over the past year, a large portion of the global labour market have swapped the office desk for the dining room table, the tube for...

Completing a Remote Placement... Whilst Living in Bath... in a National Lockdown... Hi! I'm Charlotte and I am currently completing my (remote) placement year whilst living in Bath. I am fully aware that my placement year "set up" is not...

So, you've decided to complete a work placement as part of your Year Abroad. Unfortunately, before you can start getting some euros in the bank- comes the long, tedious process of applications 🙁 Writing a CV in English is hard...

We all face setbacks in life: some minor, some major. As Sartre would say it’s part of our ‘human condition’: that we as people are forced to face external circumstances that are completely out of our control. And being at...