Mollie’s placement experience as a Product Design student

This is a guest blog by Mollie Douglas, who is currently in her placement year with JCB. Mollie is studying BSc (Hons) Product Design at BU and will be starting her final year in September. I can 100% recommend doing a placement year, it’s such a valuable experience and the things I’ve learned and been… Read more » about Mollie’s placement experience as a Product Design student

My placement experience as a mature nutrition student

This is a guest blog written by final year BSc (Hons) Nutrition student,  Sam. I was very fortunate to be selected for the Leatherhead Food Research summer placement scheme. Renowned by the UK food industry for high testing standards, the company was established over a century ago. The placement was in the ‘Cooking Instructions’ lab…. Read more » about My placement experience as a mature nutrition student

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My experience completing a placement year at BU

One of the main reasons I decided to study at Bournemouth University (BU), besides the seven mile stretch of Bournemouth beach, was to have the opportunity to undertake a placement year as a part of my BA (Hons) Sociology degree. This initially daunted me. Although I knew undertaking a placement would be great for my… Read more » about My experience completing a placement year at BU

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My placement at the Royal Air Force Museum

Emily Powell is currently in her placement year at the Royal Air Force Museum and studies History at BU, this is a guest blog post about her experience. Choosing a university is thought of as a notoriously difficult decision to make but for me, it came down to one question: where did I want my… Read more » about My placement at the Royal Air Force Museum

A group of men and women dressed in colourful clothing are standing on a pathway with trees around them and a green fence stands on the right hand side of the image. A male wearing an orange shirt to the left side of the image is holding a water bottle and a female wearing a green shirt to the right hand side of the image is holding a camera.

My placement experience in India

This is a guest blog by Velvet Johnson, who is studying BSc (Hons) Nutrition. Hi, I’m Velvet. I just turned 20 this summer and I’m currently in my third year studying a BSc in Nutrition at Bournemouth University. I chose to study here because the modules within the Nutrition Course looked varied and interesting and… Read more » about My placement experience in India

My placement year as a student sports therapist in football

This is a guest blog by Leah Jordan-Cooper, who is studying BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy. My name is Leah, and I am currently on my sandwich placement year as a Sports Therapy student at semi-professional football club, Swindon Supermarine FC. I’ve known since an early age that I wanted to work in sports. I knew… Read more » about My placement year as a student sports therapist in football

My placement experience with the British Gymnasts Strategies & Planning Team

We asked BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science student Jessica Clarke a few questions about her placement and experience studying at BU. Read on to find out more. What’s your placement like and how did you find your placement? My placement is with the British Gymnasts Strategies and Planning team and I found this placement… Read more » about My placement experience with the British Gymnasts Strategies & Planning Team

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A mature student’s perspective on Adult Nursing and international placements

Liesa is a final year BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing student. She took the opportunity to visit Tanzania as part of a 4 week international placement and answered a few questions to tell us about her experiences both on placement and studying Adult Nursing at Bournemouth University.  1.  Tell us a bit about yourself and the… Read more » about A mature student’s perspective on Adult Nursing and international placements

A placement on the Falklands Islands looking after penguins

This guest blog is from Hannah, a final year BSc (Hons) Ecology and Wildlife Conservation student. She tells us about her time spent on placement working in the Falklands Islands on a conservation project.  I’m from North Wales, I started studying BSc (Hons) Ecology and Wildlife Conservation at BU when I was 22 after spending… Read more » about A placement on the Falklands Islands looking after penguins

Spending my placement year in Germany

This guest blog from Aila talks about her experiences of working abroad in Germany as part of her placement year as an International Sales and Marketing intern.  Welcome to my international placement year blog. My name is Aila and I am a level 5 student, who is studying International Business studies (now BA (Hons) International… Read more » about Spending my placement year in Germany

How a placement clarified my career goals

Cliona is currently in her final year of BSc (Hons) Psychology here at Bournemouth University. In this guest blog she talks about her experiences working with Cornwall NHS Foundation Trust during her placement year. From September 2021-July 2022, I worked within Cornwall NHS Foundation Trust for my placement year. My role was an Honorary Assistant… Read more » about How a placement clarified my career goals