PhD student Joanna shares her life-changing journey pursuing her dream career from undergraduate to research studies at RGU. A bit about me My name is Joanna Santos-Petiot, French-Portuguese by heritage but as Scottish as they come, as I was born and raised in the North East of Scotland. I am a qualified Social Worker and currently a PhD Student and Research Assistant at RGU. I was always fascinated by the complexities of human behaviour and human relationships, which is what drew me to a career in social work. To begin, I studied my BA (Hons) Social Work at RGU, graduating in 2019. I then practiced as a Social Worker in…

RGU student Owen shares why he changed his initial course to join the BA (Hons) Business with Data Analytics and his experience on his year-long placement. A bit about me I am currently a third year Business with Data Analytics student studying at Robert Gordon University. I have recently finished my placement at SLB under the title Compliance Supply Chain Intern. Why Data Analytics? When I first began university, I enrolled into the Business with Marketing course. However, after completion of my first year, I found that the marketing side was not my greatest interest. Upon doing more in-depth research into Business roles, I became particularly fascinated in analytical roles…

Occupational Therapy student Grace shares her journey moving from Ireland to Aberdeen and her experience studying at RGU including how the course and placement have helped her grow personally and professionally. The start of the journey My name is Grace, and I am an Occupational Therapy student at Robert Gordon University. It’s surreal to think that when I return to Aberdeen after the summer holidays, I will be beginning my final year. Time really has flown. At this point of my studies, it is also surreal to reflect on how things have changed since I first arrived in Scotland, apprehensive about the transition from school to university life, moving away…

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering student Zaid moved from his home country to Aberdeen to start his academic journey at RGU and shares his tried and tested techniques to make friends when starting from scratch. When I first arrived in Aberdeen, I thought making friends would be a pretty daunting task as it was a pretty big move going from an environment I was used to, to an entirely new one with even more responsibilities to juggle. However, the more time I spent here, the more I realised how truly easy it was to make new connections as a student at RGU. Here are a few opportunities to take advantage of:…