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Five sixth form students from the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Academy have been enjoying direct experience of the world of work and university life by taking part in two week placements in five divisions across °×С½ãÂÛ̳.

The students have been based within Communications & Marketing, Student Registry Services, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Enterprise, Finance and HR. The students have each been shadowing team members, finding out more about what they do and helping them on routine tasks.

One of the five, Rifasudeen Mohamed Anver, has been working within °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Enterprise, the division of °×С½ãÂÛ̳ responsible for developing the university's relationships with the business community and supporting student and academic entrepreneurship.

Rifasudeen has been working on the Citrus Saturday project, a °×С½ãÂÛ̳ initiative to give school students a taste of how it feels to run a business.

"I have been making maps for the volunteers who will be working on Citrus Saturday and entering data onto spreadsheets for the people working on the project. To be part of such a huge initiative has made this work experience even more rewarding and made me feel like an integral part of the team," said Rifasudeen.

Another of the students, Omar Safwat, has spent the fortnight working with the different teams in Communications & Marketing, writing news stories, helping at events and assisting on film shoots for °×С½ãÂÛ̳TV. "Working here has been truly rewarding and given me direct experience of working in this field. It's been really helpful in helping me decide what I want to do in my future career."

Charlotte Croffie, Head of Organisational Development in Human Resources, said: "As anÌýacademicÌýinstitution with a strong sense of equity, °×С½ãÂÛ̳Ìýhas a commitmentÌýto make a positive difference. This joint initiative with °×С½ãÂÛ̳ÌýAcademyÌýprovidesÌýus with theÌýopportunity to honour this commitment.

"It also enables °×С½ãÂÛ̳ÌýAcademyÌýstudents who are at the stage in their lives where they are considering their options for the future to get a real sense of university life while developing transferable skills for the world of higher education and work."

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• °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Academy student Mohamed Abdalla (Courtesy of Omar Safwat)