Becoming a student midwife at BU has been one of the best things I ‘bit the bullet’ and did. Being classed as a mature student (albeit only 25 years old!) made me a bit apprehensive about applying for the course but with some encouragement from friends and family I tackled the UCAS application, braved the interview… Read more » about A day in the life of a Student Midwife!
A 2nd year’s search for her perfect placement: using BU’s Careers and Employability Service
Rewind four months and I’ve just started my second year of Uni. One of my first lectures was titled: ‘Careers and Placement Lecture’. It was literally my first day of the new academic year and after just about recovering from first year, I was now having to think about my third year. Cue instant fear. We… Read more » about A 2nd year’s search for her perfect placement: using BU’s Careers and Employability Service
Applying for placements over the Christmas Holidays
The Christmas break is the perfect time for you to relax a little…. But not too much! I am sure that I am not just speaking for myself when I say a break is needed, it’s the end of semester one, the loans are running low, deadlines are drawing in and exams are looming over… Read more » about Applying for placements over the Christmas Holidays
How BU got me to where I am now
When I look back at my time at Bournemouth University, it instantly brings a smile to my face and makes me feel nostalgic about four of the best years in my life. Four years which have helped shape my life, my career and the people I chose to have close to me. I studied Leisure… Read more » about How BU got me to where I am now
My high-flying placement
Callum spent his placement working with Monarch Airlines as the company paralegal and has won the prize for the best placement student within his cohort. “The majority of my time was spent dealing with Regulation (EU) 261/2004 litigation, which provides compensation to passengers whose flight was either delayed or cancelled (subject to certain conditions). Within… Read more » about My high-flying placement
How I met the Minister of State for Pensions on my placement
Atif joined the Pensim2 team within the Department for Work and Pensions DWP. Pensim2 is the department’s model used to estimate the impact of reforms to state and private pensions on pensioners over the next 100 years. Atif made an outstanding contribution to his placement company and as a result, won the prize for the… Read more » about How I met the Minister of State for Pensions on my placement