Undergraduate student profiles

We asked some of our students and graduates to share their experiences of studying with us, and discover what they're doing now.

My placement year has been the first big stepping stone to becoming a clinical psychologist

Poppy Webb BSc Psychology with Placement Year

Poppy spent her placement year working as an Honorary Assistant Psychologist within the NHS. During her year she got the chance to work one-to-one with clients, formulating and delivering psychological interventions and observing the impact it had on clients. It's this experience that has reaffirmed Poppy's passion for a career in Clinical Psychology.

I chose to study Psychology at Sheffield because of the placement opportunities

Grace Ding BSc Psychology with Placement Year

Grace chose to spend a year on a work placement with the NHS as part of her Psychology degree. Working as an Associate Psychologist, Grace has shadowed CBT, Psychodynamic, and occupational therapy sessions, facilitated group therapy sessions, and taken part in home visits.

Gaining a year of professional experience in the field I hope to work in was invaluable

Harriet Moore BSc Psychology with Employment Experience

Harriet spent her placement year working as a researcher in the Neurology Department at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield. Spending a year on placement allowed Harriet to be involved in NHS research into Multiple Sclerosis and gain professional experience in the field that she hopes to work in in the future.

Spending a year on placement gave me a great taste of the world of work

Katrina Bennett BSc Psychology

Katrina chose to spend a year on a work placement as part of her psychology degree, working as a Research Assistant for Hampshire County Council attached to the Educational Psychology department. Although Katrina's career path has changed since then, the work experience she gained proved invaluable in building her confidence to join the world of work.

I'm now one step closer to becoming a qualified Educational Psychologist

Charlotte Naylor BSc Psychology

Studying psychology helped Charlotte realise that she wanted to pursue a career in this field. Thanks to her experience at Sheffield and related work experience, Charlotte is now studying for a Doctorate of Applied Educational Psychology which will allow her to qualify as an Educational Psychologist after three years.

It has only been a few months but Sheffield already feels like home

Sathita Kiangsri BSc Psychology

Sathita was living in Mexico when she came to study Psychology at Sheffield thanks to the International Merit Undergraduate Scholarship, a competitive tuition fee award offered each year to 50 international undergraduate students

Qutouf Al Kindi in the countryside leaning against a fence

SURE is a good opportunity to enhance and develop skills and explore new ideas

Qutouf Ahmed Mohammed Al Kindi BSc Psychology

Qutouf spent last summer on the Sheffield Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) scheme — a 6-8-week project that allows undergraduate students to conduct their own research. Qutouf researched how fiction can potentially reduce prejudices around LGBTQ communities.

Working can be as fun as you make it, especially when you’re doing something you enjoy and that is rewarding

Luke Cleland BSc Psychology

As a student ambassador and a Science and Engineering Champion at Sheffield, Luke has run experiments using high-tech equipment such as TENS machines to teach school children about how electrical signals are used in the body

The majority of people I work with did an English degree, so having a different and scientific background is a useful thing to bring to the team

Louise Baird-Smith BSc Psychology

Louise is a Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury, where she analyses the market for gaps and finds authors who can fill them. Her Sheffield Psychology degree gives her a unique insight into the job, allowing her to bring ideas to the table that others would not

Sheffield was always top of my list of cities I wished to study in, based on the opportunities available for students. It has not disappointed!

Lauren Sherborne BSc Psychology with Employment Experience

Lauren chose to spend a year on a paid work placement as part of her Psychology degree, gaining valuable work experience for worldwide recruitment company, Hays. Whilst developing transferrable skills such as communication and personal awareness, this year has also inspired Lauren to apply to commercial graduate schemes once she completes her studies

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