Futures

Name: Ellie Connolly Job: Communications and Impact team at NPL. Currently working with the EURAMET (European Association of Metrology institutes) team. What does your job entail? Communicating the impact of EU funded science projects and monitoring projects’ progress. How did you arrive at your career? I studied A Levels in English, French, History, and an […]

What do you do when you change your mind from your initial next steps? Hop on a boat and sail around the Greek Islands, of course!  It wasn’t for me…  I got my A Levels and did a pre-degree in Graphic Design, but then decided University wasn’t for me, partly because I didn’t yet have a clear enough idea of a future career.   I […]

Find out all about second-year student, Poppy’s university experience at the University of Sheffield. Name: Poppy Gilman University: University of Sheffield Course: Human Sciences (BSc Hons) Course Duration: 3 years Tell us a bit about your course! I love my course! I’m in my second year and already, I’ve learned loads about the NHS as […]

Visit Push for advice about higher education, gap years and employment, as well as getting advice on study skills. Push has everything! Check out the ‘Student Zone’ section of the website. The ‘No Idea’ area has lots of great ideas if you are unclear of your next steps. Have a look! Visit: https://www.push.co.uk/

Name: Carly Whiteford Job: Advertising Strategy Director at OMD EMEA (part of the Omnicom Holding Group) What does your job entail? I work with brands such a Google and Levi’s. I speak to their marketing team about what they want to achieve for the year and what campaigns they have coming up – for example […]

Miss Shilton used her Languages degree to take her across the globe. Not only did she explore different cultures on her gap years, but she also taught abroad too! Here, she tells you all about her experiences.

Name: Neil Scott Job: Prototype Vehicle Test and Build Support Engineer at Bentley Motors Post 18 choices: Apprentice Mechanic (NVQ level 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair), National Motorsport Academy which is part of De Montfort University (FDSC in Motorsport Engineering / BSC in Motorsport Engineering) How did you arrive at your career? At school, […]

Read all about Ms Andrews’ experience here, as she tells you why you might consider taking a gap year either before, or after uni. What made you want to take a gap year? I decided to take a gap year before I went to university because I thought it was the perfect time to learn […]

Ever wondered what it might be like to study Natural Sciences at Cambridge University? Third Year student, Alice, tells us all about her personal experience, here. What course do you study? At Cambridge all of the science courses (from Biochemistry, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Neuroscience to Ecology etc.) come under the same degree title: Natural […]

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