Internships and Work Placement Students
Bristol Model Placement Students
The Bristol Model puts students at the heart of knowledge exchange to address social and economic challenges. It is a series of research projects that aim to evidence the student benefits of Knowledge Exchange (KE), to share good KE practice, and to improve future KE activities in Higher Education. The programme consists of six co-produced research projects designed in collaboration with external partner organisations. The projects enable undergraduate students to gain experience of Social Sciences research as ‘Research Assistants’. Participating students work with leading academics, bridging the gap between teaching, learning, and research.
Lottie Boateng-Kennett
University of Bristol
Lottie was in her final year of a Law LLB. Studying Law and RACE, Immigration Law and worked on the RACE Ecosystem with the main task of creating an interactive map for RACE and Bristol City Council.
Serena Hayre
University of Bristol
Serena was in her second year of study and felt like her values aligned with the organisation, being a British Asian growing up in an all-white area. This project helped Serena to develop her research skills as some of the data was difficult to find or analyze meaning she often had to problem-solve.
Tobi Odanye
University of Bristol
Tobi was in his final year studying an Economics course. His main role was primarily been that of a data researcher, tasked with both researching and updating existing data by ethnicity in the South West.
Japheth Monzon (Jeff)
University of Bristol
Jeff was a third-year Law student with a keen interest in academic research and its application in real-life and specifically interested in research surrounding forms of social domination, social analysis of cybercultures, and the social implications of religion and theology.
Morayo Omogbenigun
University of Bristol
Morayo was in her second year studying Social Policy when she became a Research Assistant for RACE. Working on the RACE Ecosystem map and collating raw data with Lottie and Tobi.
Hibo Warsame
University of Bristol
Hibo was a second year Politics and International Relations student with interests surrounding global policy making within IGOs and research into the relationship between global governance and inequalities that surround us. And more nationally, the diverse experiences and impact of policies on civil society.
University of Bristol Q-Step Internships
Kokoro Kamio
University of Bristol
"Asian, nonnative English speaker, female and student. Those are the words which labeled myself and made me feel weaker. However, those labels have become my strengths through the opportunity at the BSWN….”
Ahanah Bhatnagar
University of Bristol
“Most significantly, working with BSWN was empowering because I felt a sense of contribution towards the city's agenda - I was a part of something significantly important and impactful.”
Sam Peters-Green
University of Bristol
“BSWN is such a welcoming environment that I am certain anyone could thrive in. It is amazing that they are so heavily research focussed that look for answers using first-hand data.”
UWE Summer Internship Scheme
Jay Parker
University of the West of England (UWE)
As part of our internship programme, with the University of the West of England (UWE) Jay worked alongside our Creative Communications Officer, Kat. Jay supported BSWN with content creation, social media, marketing, and strategy. Jay recently graduated from UWE in Fashion Communications and utilised her creative and innovative skillset, around photography and videography to create high-quality content and develop her portfolio of work.
Work Placements
University of Bristol
Abdullahi Said
University of Bristol
As part of our internship programme with the University of Bristol, Abdullahi Said joined us as a placement student who will be working with our policy and research team. Abdullahi is a 2nd year Social Policy student and is interested in comparative international policy and welfare state development.
Lucy Owens
University of Bristol
As part of our internship programme with the University of Bristol, Lucy Owens was a placement student who will be worked with our policy and research team. Lucy was a 2nd year Criminology student and as one might expect, has a keen interest in true crime! Lucy hoped to use her placement with us to better understand the role of community organisations in the city’s criminal justice governance strategies.
University of the West of England
Emily Martini
University of the West of England (UWE)
“I would definitely recommend Black South West Network as a placement option to other students. I really loved it there as I was able to write about my cultural background and I had never thought about working in this type of job sector before.”
Toby Underhill
“The caring and supportive ethos of BSWN certainly made my experience productive, but most importantly, enjoyable. I could not have wished for a better experience on my work placement and will certainly remain in contact with BSWN in the future.”