Category: Students
My internship at Lloyds Banking Group
Meet Durra, a 3rd-year BSc Economics student, as she shares her internship experience at Lloyd’s Banking Group and offers tips and advice to help you secure an internship opportunity to kick-start your career…
I had the incredible opportunity to intern at Lloyds Banking Group based in Bristol Harbourside, where I worked in the Finance department with the Cost Team.…
Forging a career in sustainability: An economics graduate’s path
Alissa Brueckner graduated with a BSc in Economics and Politics in 2019. In 2022, following a role as Finance and Operations Manager with a sustainability-focused tech start-up, she moved to WWF.
…From BSc Economics to PwC Malaysia: Ju-Lyn’s early career journey
Ju-Lyn Tan completed a BSc Economics degree at the University of Bristol in 2023. Having taken the first year of the programme at HELP University in Malaysia – her home country – she moved to Bristol for the final years through our HELP-UoB Global Transfer Programme.
… Economics, fashion and entrepreneurship: Anisa’s career story
School of Economics alumna, Anisa Johnny, completed her bachelor’s degree in Economics and Social History in 1997. Since then, she’s had a successful and varied career as a fashion designer, entrepreneur and senior marketing and management lecturer – across roles in the UK, Australia and Singapore.
…Celebrating our economics graduates from the Class of 24
As a new academic year begins, we reflect and celebrate the successes of our recent graduates.
At this year’s graduation reception, we had the pleasure of reconnecting with some of our alumni.…
Student Mentorships Series: Shaping Gabriel’s career path
Mentorships: In this series, we ask our students how they found success in the Professional Liaison Network.
Gabriel, a BSc Economics student, made a significant journey from Brazil to the UK to study at the University of Bristol.…
Student Mentorships Series: Preparing Zilin for her career
Mentorships: In this series, we ask our students how they found success in the Professional Liaison Network.
Zilin, who is from China and studied BSc Economics at Bristol, explains how the mentoring programme improved her career prospects.…
International Women’s Day this year celebrates diversity and empowerment, encouraging everyone to #InspireInclusion. In the first of our new film series, ‘Women in Economics at Bristol’, we asked our academics and students which female economists have inspired them.
BSc Economics student Charlotte came to study in Bristol from Malaysia after receiving the Think Big Scholarship. We caught up with Charlotte to find out how the mentoring programme has helped elevate her future career search.