I can confidently say I once knew zilch about Roehampton’s BA History degree. As a second year BA English & Journalism student at Roehampton, I was invited to investigate the History course and share my insider knowledge with you. What you’ll find here is a mixture of current student and staff interviews, first-hand experience of a history lecture, and even a professor’s book launch…
Category: Placements
Student placement experiences, employer partnerships, work-based learning opportunities and career success stories.
Being the first: Reflections from my placement year at Setfords Solicitors
Pyper Whittlestone, LLB Law When I first started my placement year as a Law student at Setfords Solicitors, I knew I was stepping into something new, not just for myself, but for the University of Roehampton as well. As the first Law student to take this route, there wasn’t a clear blueprint to follow. Whilst…
My experience of BA History placement opportunity at The National Archives
Denver Gadd, BA History I joined Roehampton University in the summer of 2023, and I got accepted on to a different course. However, after just one year I decided to switch my course to History. I had a meeting with the leader of the course, Dr Andrew Wareham, and he accepted me on to the…
A day in the life: An industrial placement in corporate law
Hi everyone, I’m Pyper Whittlestone, and I’m currently completing an industrial placement year with the law firm Setfords. I work within their corporate law team, primarily supporting matters relating to mergers and acquisitions. It’s a fast-paced and detail-driven area of law that has already taught me far more than I expected. This placement year forms…
A Fun Look Into My Placement Year as a Software Engineer | Evan Balson
Hey everyone! I’m Evan, a BEng Software Engineering student currently on my placement year at Rohde & Schwarz, working in the Signal and Spectrum Analyzer team. If you’ve ever wondered what a placement year really feels like: the learning, the engineering, the socials, the unexpected surprises – here’s a fun look into my journey so…
Nursing | How to make every clinical placement a success
For Year 1 student nurses, the clinical practice placement must be the most discussed topic. People are feeling excited and anxious in equal measure. Whether you have been in a practice environment before or not, you will never really know what to expect – make no mistakes there! Although no placement is equal to another,…