Student and Partner Stories

• Emma Farrugia - Economics (BSc)
  Through taking part in the Mentoring Scheme, I received a wealth of valuable advice and developed skills above and beyond my original expectations.
• James Aubrey - Economics (BSc)
  The mentoring scheme is a great way to build a relationship with professionals within the sector that you wish to go into in the future.
• Laurence Thompson - Economics (BSc)
  It’s an opportunity to gain experience and advice that can be balanced well with your studies and other commitments.
• Nureina Mohd Najib - Legal General Studies (LLM)
  I acquired a wider understanding of the professional world, gained practical insight into different roles and sectors in the legal arena and acquired new employability skills.
• Fiona Boag - Osborne Clarke LLP
  I wish I'd had access to the mentoring scheme as a student and I hope this scheme goes from strength to strength, with plenty of students signing up!
• Eliz Boga - Social Policy (BSc)
  The internship is as-per the job description, but also far more than what I would have expected!
• Daniel Poursaeedi - Centrepoint
  Our intern has been a great asset to our work on the Databank and also the wider team more generally.
• Lucy Gilbert - Quartet Community Foundation
  The contributions of all three sets of students have been really valuable to Quartet’s work
• Helen Tanner - Data Cubed
  Overall, the placement scheme exceeded my expectations and was well worth it. I highly recommend any business to participate in this scheme.
• Arnie King - CoProduce Care
  I would absolutely recommend hosting a placement student. There are clear benefits of having hard-working, energetic people supporting any team.

• Alice Lamb - BS3 Community
  It’s great to have an extra pair of willing hands to support your work, and also a lovely way to introduce students to a sector they may not have considered before.
• Tia McGrath - Management (BSc)
  This unit provided not only theoretical knowledge of how to be a successful consultant, but also allowed me to build practical skills, and invaluable experience, which will aid my future career.