Placement information
Details of the placement options available to our BSc (Hons) Nutrition, Exercise and Health students
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We offer work placements between Year 2 and the final year of your programme. This will enable you to gain a positive learning experience within a work setting that will support your studies and future employability.
You will also have the option of undertaking a work placement as part of your degree course for a minimum six months full time (or part-time equivalent). If you successfully complete your placement, you'll be awarded a University Certificate of Professional Experience. These opportunities will enrich your course and career prospects. Examples of placement years include working as a Research Assistant at the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton and working with a nutrition team in South Africa.
Recent graduate Rachel Hine, won a competitive summer studentship worth £2,500 from the Nutrition Society to address the question – could sleep and its relationship with other lifestyle factors affect weight gain in pregnancy?Read about her research placement .