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Placement Projects

Q Step placements project list - 2019

Below is a list of all placement projects being offered to students in summer 2019. Further information about each project is available to view via the Q Step placement pages on MyCareer.

Each project has a unique reference number which identifies the Faculty in which the project is hosted. Placement references starting with EXT are externally hosted projects.

There are also a small number of projects which are hosted within the University, outside of the 4 Faculties below. They are suitable for all eligible students across the social sciences and arts, humanities and cultures.

Students may apply for up to 3 placement projects from ANY Faculty or external placement host.

Projects hosted by Schools, Research Centres or external partners covering subject disciplines in Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures

  • AHC-LCS-NW-01: Diversifying the story of the French Internal Resistance
  • AHC-LCS-AB-02: Skipton’s First World War Prisoner-of-War Camp
  • ACH-HIS-CE-03: Analysing the experiences of colonial soldiers in the French Army during the First World War
  • AHC-MUS-FB-04: What impacts the music in our ‘mind’s ear’?
  • AHC-SMC-CB-05: Twitter politics: MPs use of Twitter during times of crises (Brexit negotiations) and non-election periods

Projects hosted by Schools, Research Centres or external partners covering subject disciplines in Faculty of Environment

  • ENV-GEO-RN-01: Forecasting domestic water demand - sensitivity testing of sub-national population projection models
  • ENV-GEO-PR-02: Exploring community acceptance of large-scale solar farms
  • ENV-ITS-KP-03: Spatial factors affecting persuasive messaging for public transport
  • ENV-ITS-AS-04: Travel behaviour, local road condition, and public satisfaction
  • ENV-GEO-AG-05: Conflicts between recreational user groups and possible management solutions
  • ENV-SEE-SR-06: Exploring the effect of personal experience of extreme weather on emotions, climate change concern, and pro-environmental behaviour
  • ENV-GEO-MZ-07: Queer Memorials: International Comparative Perspectives on Sexual Diversity and Social Inclusivity (QMem)
  • EXT-LCC-ME-01: Leeds City Council - 3 policy and planning project areas (Neighbourhood Planning / defining city centre boundries / planning climate change mitigation & adaptation)

Projects hosted by Schools, Research Centres or external partners covering subject disciplines in Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law

  • ESSL-POLIS-YK-01: The Political Consequences of Natural Disasters
  • ESSL-SSP-02: Mapping the Correspondence Network of Zygmunt Bauman
  • ESSL-LAW-JPS-03: Measuring proportionality in sentencing
  • ESSL-LAW-AL-04: Inclusive Public Space: Law, Universality and Difference in the Accessibility of Streets
  • ESSL-POLIS-VS-05: Environmental Behaviour and Attitudes in Germany 1996-2016

Projects hosted by Schools, Research Centres or external partners covering subject disciplines in Leeds University Business School

  • LUBS-A&F-IUG-01: “It does matter if you’re black or white” – Critical issues in the professional socialisation of black students in accounting education
  • LUBS-CDR_BS-02: How does personality influence decisions when people are competing with each other?
  • LUBS-CDR-SS-03: Mining comparative statements from textual data for multi-criteria decision analysis
  • LUBS-CDR-SS-04: Investigating ways of structuring decision-making problems
  • LUBS-CDR-AT-05: Communicating uncertainty in weather warnings
  • LUBS-IB-JC-06: The characteristics of firms and countries as determinants of international mergers & acquisitions (M&As) – the acquiring firms
  • LUBS-IB-JC-07: The characteristics of firms and countries as determinants of international mergers & acquisitions (M&As) – the acquired firm
  • LUBS-ENT-IK-08: Engaged or not engaged? That is the question
  • LUBS-MAN-KU-09: What factors affect employee engagement at Leeds NHS Trust over time?
  • LUBS-ECO-PP-10: Global Productivity Puzzle
  • EXT-CHAMBER-MG-01:

Projects being hosted outside of the above Faculties, but which are suitable for students from any of the above participating Faculties

  • FBS-LITE-DL-01: Final year undergraduate research projects: Equal expectations, experiences and outcomes for all?
  • PHYS-RP-02: BEST (Belonging and Engagement for Successful Transition to Higher Education)
  • QStep-AD-03: Establishing a student and alumni Q Step network at Leeds Q Step Centre
  • JMC-JC-04: