So, you want to find out more about placement years? You’re in the right place – keep reading!
A placement year, also known as a year in industry, is a year you take out from your degree, usually between second and third year, in order to get real world job experience whilst still being supported by, and in…
What inspired the creation of this app?
It all began the summer before I started Durham. I was completing my final coursework for my A-Level Graphics Design class at secondary school. The idea stemmed from the need to transfer files with ease from my mobile device to the computers in the IT suite but all my devices were…
Although writing a novel is an incredible experience, it is certainly not an easy one. My name is Miray Kose, a first-year law student at Durham University, and I am the author of the historical crime fiction book Game of Iniquity, to be published on the 28th of April.
About me and my book
I started writing my book during…
Hello! My name is Max and I’m the Operations Administrator in the Department of Archaeology. In my job, I’m responsible for the organisation of events and bookings in the department, as well as marketing, social media, and running departmental webpages. Before this, I was an undergraduate and then a postgraduate archaeology…
Created in 2020, Jumpstart is a company that helps connect graduates with start-ups for career opportunities. Durham University graduate Hatty recounts her experience of working with Jumpstart to find a career opportunity in the start-up scene.
The Jumpstart process was the easiest and most organised employment process I’ve…
Durham is a place which has so much to offer its students. One of the things I am constantly raving about to my friends and family is my part-time job as a Content Creator for the university, which lets me capture my student experience whilst also encouraging me to dig deeper into the opportunities this uni provides. One of the…
After an unfulfilling first year under the pandemic, I was compelled to get involved with as many things as possible in my second – perhaps to make up for the lost time. Having been keeping up with the student newspaper Palatinate and occasionally penning articles for them, I noticed that they had branched out to another…
My part-time job as a Video Production Intern for Durham University
11th November 2022
Back in 2018, I was a wide-eyed fresher, starting my undergraduate degree in Psychology here at Durham University. I was enjoying getting started with my degree, meeting so many new people & joining way too many sports and societies, when I saw a job advert on the weekly Vacancy Bulletin for a: ‘Video Production Intern’…
What part-time work you have had since being at university?
I worked a range of part-time jobs during my undergraduate degree at Durham. My first job was as a waitress in a local restaurant, I then served afternoon tea at a tourist attraction, and finally found my role as an intern in the Careers’ Service where I worked…
I’ve always been attracted to the idea of earning my own pocket money before university, which was why I thought I’d try applying to a few jobs during my first and second years of university. I just love the feeling of being (somewhat) financially independent, treating myself to something nice or buying my parents gifts…
