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How a history and politics degree prepared me for a career in communications at the Met Office

Like many history students UoP history and politics alumni Lucy Bricknell didn’t leave university with a clear plan of what she wanted to do next.  But, as she explains below, she discovered that the skills in researching, analysis and writing she had developed in the course of her studies,  prepared her well for a career in communications. When I graduated from the University of Portsmouth, like many graduates, I didn’t have a perfectly mapped‑out career plan. I knew I enjoyed research, writing and understanding the bigger picture, but I wasn’t yet sure how those interests would translate into a job. What I didn’t realise at the time was just how […]

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