As a degree apprenticeship student, I spend some of my summer holidays on work placement working with PwC. Last summer was my very first placement – conveniently based in London rather than Birmingham, I was able to commute from my own home to and from work. Before placement, we were briefed on what to expect, … Continue reading “My experiences of being on placement at PwC”
Category: Placement
A Day in the Life of a Calgavin Placement Student
It’s been a month since my last blog, and in terms of placements, that’s a long time! In this blog I’m going to give you a slight variation on the “Day in the life of…” type blog, the reason being there is no typical day when you work in R&D! In short, I work on … Continue reading “A Day in the Life of a Calgavin Placement Student”
Why I chose Chemical Engineering with an industrial year at Birmingham
Hi! My name is Yasmin, and I am a UOB chemical engineering student currently doing my industrial placement at Calgavin LTD. Over the next few months I hope to give you all some insight into my life as an industrial placement student as well as some tips and tricks to help you secure and make … Continue reading “Why I chose Chemical Engineering with an industrial year at Birmingham”
Why I chose Computer Science with a Degree Apprenticeship (with PwC)
Hello, my name is Gloria and I study Computer Science with a Digital Apprenticeship (with PwC). For my first post I’m going to talk about why I chose this course as it’s something that definitely isn’t publicised enough for what it is! I knew I wanted to do Computer Science since around Year 11 when … Continue reading “Why I chose Computer Science with a Degree Apprenticeship (with PwC)”
Exoplanets Summer Internship
It was close to the end of 2019 Summer term when I got an e-mail reply from one of my professors offering me a 6 weeks project at the Exoplanets Research group within the School of Physics and Astronomy. My name is Mukul and I’m a final year MSci Physics and Astrophysics student. I spent … Continue reading “Exoplanets Summer Internship”
Placement Year Application Recipe
Shopping List >70% first year mark Strong lab skills Basic understanding of the sector you are applying to Short-term career planning Ingredients A rough idea of something related to your degree, that you would enjoy doing for a whole year Knowing what is definitely not for you A CV that precisely describes your education and … Continue reading “Placement Year Application Recipe”
The Women who came before us: International Women in Engineering Day
Earlier this year I undertook an industrial placement at a very large steel company. I can remember my first day of placement very clearly. The moment I arrived I was greeted by a woman named Lesley, a metallurgist who informed me that she would be my boss and mentor throughout my placement. She showed me … Continue reading “The Women who came before us: International Women in Engineering Day”
Open Days
Choosing a University can be really daunting, and quite frankly overwhelming at times. I remember having so many good choices, that all offered something different, yet amazing – and I had no idea how to select which one was the best one for me. If you’re reading this, and think you’re in a similar position … Continue reading “Open Days”
My favourite spots in the local area
During term time, most of my life at the University of Birmingham is simple – stay in the campus to study or go to the gym, cook by myself at home or have lunch at the university canteens. In this post, however, I will recommend some Chinese restaurants in nearby Selly Oak where I like … Continue reading “My favourite spots in the local area”
The Life of a Final Year Electrical Engineering Student
I must admit that I have so far needed to put more effort in to survive my final year compared with the second year. It seemed that I would have more free time when I first saw my timetable at the beginning of this year – one compulsory module and two other optional modules out … Continue reading “The Life of a Final Year Electrical Engineering Student”