Placements
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Day in the life of a sports science intern living in Sweden!
Hi, I’m Arianna and my placement is based at the Winter Sports Research centre in Östersund, Sweden! I believe my placement is quite unique so I thought I would offer some further insight on what my day to day life...
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Busy Day in South Korea
My day in South Korea was packed with exciting activities and delicious food. It started with a visit to the Sunnye Dog Café in Hongdae, a charming place where you can enjoy the company of adorable dogs. With half the...
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Harvard internship: reality vs expectations
Hi, my name is Millie and I'm a third-year psychology student on Placement as a Research Assistant at Harvard. I feel like there are a lot of pre-conceived ideas about Research placements in general (maybe boring, too similar to things...
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How to win the battle against time difference
If you don’t already know my name is Abby and I'm in my fourth month on placement in North Island, New Zealand. I thought a good topic to touch on would be how to deal with time difference and...
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Starting a placement at an Asset Manager
Hi, my name is Chris, and welcome to the first entry to my blog. In May I concluded the second year of my Economics degree and now I’m out in the real world, doing a year-long work placement. I am...
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Living alone for the first time – What I’ve learnt so far!
Just over a month ago I left home to start my placement year at the Winter Sports Research centre in Sweden. When choosing which uni to go to, a big part of my choice was based off the fact that...
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Studying Abroad in South Korea: Lessons Learned and Tips for a Smooth Transition
I am Laura Murray, I am in my third year and I am currently undertaking my study year abroad placement in South Korea at Yonsei University. Studying abroad was a major consideration when choosing my university, so I had high...
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My Top 10 Tips on organising and planning everything before going on placement abroad
Hey everyone, my name is Abby and I study Sport Management and coaching. Currently I am in week 8 of my year abroad on placement in North Island, New Zealand. I am working as part of a regional sports trust...
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Top 10 things I wish I knew during my placement year
Coming to the end of my year-long NHS Clinical Psychology placement in London, I have compiled a few tips and things I wish I knew before starting my placement. 1. It is normal to take time to get used to...
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Studying Natural Sciences and being a woman in STEM at Bath
Hi! My name is Kesia and I am just finishing my second year studying Natural Sciences at Bath with a Biology major and Chemistry minor. Why Bath? I started looking at universities very early on in year 12 because I...