Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

  As the year comes to an end, it’s hard to believe I’m halfway through my placement! Since my last blog, the months have truly flown by, and it’s been great to pause and reflect on what has been nothing...

Hey everyone, welcome to my blog!   My name’s Grace and I am currently a third year student studying Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Bath. I am a few weeks away from beginning my placement year in...

Hi, I am Riya, and I will soon be starting my Psychology placement as an Honorary Psychologist at St George’s NHS Trust, London. While I am very excited for my first step into the clinical setting, I’ve realised how helpful...

Hi everyone, I’m Ben – a Politics and International Relations student currently undertaking my industrial placement with Unilever. Having completed the first month and a half of my placement, I have been able to reflect on a period of remarkable...

As I prepare to leave New Zealand and head into my final year at university, I find myself reflecting on the incredible journey I've had over the past year. Living in this beautiful country and being part of Harbour Sport...

Reflections on a year of placement. Recently I finished my yearlong work placement at Alcentra. It has been a whirlwind 12 months and I have learned so much. As my time as both a placement student and a student blogger...

Hello everyone, this is Vienne. I hope you are having a wonderful summer! This is probably one of my last blog posts for the Age-friendly VIP in academic year 23/24. But I’m truly happy to have something fun and meaningful...

At the beginning of June I returned home from my placement year in Sweden. Whilst I was there, I worked as a lab assistant and got the opportunity to work with and test world class athletes, as well as assist...

Hi! I'm Rebecca and I'm a third year Modern Languages (German and ab initio Mandarin) student at Bath. Here is a short vlog showing a day in my life while studying at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. As part of...

A – Alcentra. The obvious place to start this list. Alcentra is an Asset manager in the fixed income space with 4 different investment strategies: Direct Lending, Liquid Credit, Structured Credit and Special Situations. B – Bonds. As a fixed...