Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Most people tend to have post-Christmas January blues, but not us!!! Our return to the Netherlands meant more excitement for the second half of our placement year. With the new year under-foot we decided to stick to the same old...

Halfway through placement (and I still haven't written a blog post...whoops)! Well here we go - never too late to start. My name is Anna and I’m working in Social Research at the Welsh Government in Cardiff. When thinking of what...

Although our last two posts may suggest otherwise, in between all the sightseeing and eating we have actually managed to fit in some work! We have progressed to starting tests alone and have been given free rein in testing each...

Hello! It has been awhile since my last post. Exciting things were happening all at once that I hadn't had time to properly sit down and talk about it, until now! The first term has finally ended and I couldn't...

This year I am spending time living and working alongside the Church of England in Twerton, Bath. I am gaining experience in social work, Christian ministry and theological studies. At 2.5 months in, there is a lot to learn... What...

It's November! As of today, it has been exactly two months since I've started my placement. It is expected by now that I've got some idea of what my role within the team is. Safe to say, I think I've...

Getting Here: Liv: Anytime that somebody asked me if I was excited to go on placement my face most likely said I'm not sure even though I was so excited!!! Obviously I was apprehensive and nervous!! Moving to a new city, ...

Hello everyone! Just thought I'd kick things off with an introduction about myself and what my placement is all about. I'm Liza, a psychology undergraduate and I'm from Malaysia. I came to the UK to further my studies in 2014...