Posts in "Careers and Employability"

Philip was employed by Braemar Castle to work as a Community History Research Leader on their Raising the Standard Project. In this blog, he explains the work he completed, the skills he gained and the influence it had on his career plans.

What was the aim of the project?

Braemar…

My name is Kiera. I am studying Zoology, entering my final year, and over the summer, I interned with the Careers and Employability Service and Widening Access team. My job was to create a series of resources directed at pupils aged 10-13 and 17–18 to get them to start thinking…

*Please note this is not student generated content*

If you’re an EEU/EEA national with a “Pre-settled” or “Settled” Status you are allowed to work without any restrictions.  

If you hold a Student Visa and are a full-time student, you’re usually allowed to work up to 20 hours per week during term…

My name is Isabelle and I am a student at the University of Aberdeen and will be going onto my third year of study. I take English and Sociology and I am a part of the University’s student newspaper, The Gaudie. I interned with the Public Engagement with Research Unit…

I am Allie, an Art History undergraduate student. For ten weeks this summer I had the opportunity to intern with the University of Aberdeen's Events Team, helping them in the organisation and running of their UNI-Versal mini festival project. The UNI-Versal project was well underway by the time I…

This summer I have worked as a Data Analyst intern for Grampian Data Safe Haven (DaSH) which works in collaboration with the National Health Service and the University of Aberdeen. DaSH processes and links health data from various NHS servers and securely sends it to the authorized clients for research…

My name is Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco, and I am a third year Politics and Theology student. This summer I interned in the School of Biological Sciences, helping the Friends of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden (FCBG) develop and design a website and social media presence.

I heard of the job by chance,…

Hi! My name is Jere, I am a third-year undergraduate psychology student, and I worked as an intern with the University’s Postgraduate Research School. The focus of the internship was to make the PGR School’s online workshops more engaging for PhD students by using online learning tools.

I have been…

My name is Dorian Stoyanov, and I am a Computing Science student at the University of Aberdeen. Over the summer I have been working as a Student Intern at the Grants Academy, responsible for assisting my team in multiple tasks.

Applications Process

The application process felt…

My name is Nicole and for 10 weeks this summer, I was an intern with the University’s Museums and Special Collections. The aim of my internship was to improve the visitor experience of Digital & Information Services, with a focus on sustainability and accessibility.

This internship seemed like it was…