Nuffield Research Placements 2018

No problem. Yeah it must be a new addition I guess. What region are you in by the way?

West midlands and the deadline was April 19th and my teachers just submitted the reference on April 19th so I was surprised to get a reply so quickly saying I've been moved to stage 2

Same here! Haha nice. Good luck with your application

Successful and also got the Scholarship thing

Region: Greater London
Area of Interest: Biomedicine, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, (& medicine; oncology)
Current Studies: Chemistry, biology, maths and English literature
Application Status: Submitted

Region: West Midland
Area of Interest: Maths or Physics
Current Studies: Chemistry, maths, further maths, physics
Application Status: Submitted

Good luck! Let us know how you get on

Will do. Really hope I get on because I sent my application off long ago and have been waiting for a few months

As with anything, the waiting's the worst part, but they will have probably wanted to have everyone's in before they made decisions to make it fair. Hope you hear back soon

One was one of these btec 'here's a statement do you strongly agree/agree/neutral/disagree/strongly disagree' and that one was all good. You had 20 minutes but I did it in 3 it wasn't really demanding at all just basic statements.
The second one was more of a 'test'. It was testing math skills. There were question about calculating how much money someone earns in a year and then working out how much they have spare after expenses are paid. Then there were those pattern questions that are like 'which pattern doesn't fit' or 'which pattern comes next in the sequence' there were a couple graph questions where you had to compare data between different companies and answer questions related to them. Finally there was one of those horrid 'how many triangles in the triangle question'

Did you have enough time for the 2nd test? or was it quite difficult to do in the time? Also do you have to do one after the other or can you do 1, take a break then do the next one?
Thanks is advance )

Well done on getting a placement! Have you found out what you'll be doing yet?

I'm happy to try and answer any questions, having done a placement in 2016
At my induction, I think there were about 20 of us. There were several dates to choose from in different locations (I'm in Scotland which is one region, so very big geographical spread!)
I was on a placement by myself, but I know other people had others doing separate projects within the same institution, and there were some places where a small group of 2-3 Nuffield students worked on the same project. It really just depends- I think other students being there probably changes your experience slightly, but it's not a major thing and I had a great time, even though I was by myself!
I was really nervous before I started too, and didn't know what to expect. But my supervisors were really friendly and so were the other staff and students who were around. I had a really amazing time at my placement overall.

Hope this helps



Good luck with your application!

Right... Checked my junk mail and found the email saying I'm onto stage 2. Did the tests attached and they weren't difficult. Can't wait for them to let me know if I've made it to the next stage. My teachers want me to get in because I was the only one that applied (everyone else just wasn't interested).

Thank you!
I should be doing physics at either Manchester or Liverpool, as I found out the other day there aren't any currently at Manchester but there should be at Liverpool. My coordinator is really nice and helpful!

Hi just wondering when roughly I’m likely to find out what I will be doing?

I been told I’ve got a placement 😁 and my deadline was the end of March. My region is Cheshire and Merseyside.

I think you've probably said that before and I've forgot My excuse is I'm awful with names and there are a lot of you

I think you will likely hear back at some point in May. But it could be June. There is no real way of knowing for sure. But you are one of the earliest to know you have been successful, so you're definitely fortunate in that respect!

Good luck with your application!