University of Nottingham
Studying BSc Psychology with Honours at the University of Nottingham (2020–2023) was not only a milestone in my education, but also a transformative chapter in my life. Moving from Poland at the age of 18 to live independently in the UK, I navigated a new academic system, a new country, and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, all while discovering who I was becoming.
Not a job, but three years of learning how people actually work, gave me the strong foundation I keep using till this day. BSc Psychology gave me a framework for thinking about behaviour, decision-making, and communication that I haven't stopped using since. The degree shaped the lens. The experiences around it gave me the first chances to test it.
When I’m reflecting on my degree times, I can think of three components: theory from my degree → first practice during a volunteering programme → formal job at university wellbeing team. A natural transition that solidified what I knew and contributed to measurable results.
BSc Psychology with Hons
2022-2023
Within my psychology degree, I focused on social psychology, behavioural change, neuromarketing, and the psychology of design, which sounds like an eclectic combination until you're trying to understand why a campaign isn't landing with its audience. The degree gave me the language and the methodology.
The more important thing is what I took from it: a habit of asking 'why does this work?' before asking 'what should we make?' That question runs through everything in my portfolio.
Mindapples Champion
2023
Mindapples is a public health initiative built around a simple idea: what do you do every day for your mental health, the way you brush your teeth? As a Mindapples Champion at the University of Nottingham, I ran workshops and engagement sessions applying that framework, making mental health feel approachable and routine rather than clinical or crisis-led. It was the first time I'd used psychology outside an academic context. The first time I'd stood in front of a group of people and tried to shift how they thought about something. It turns out that's most of what communications is. And I loved it!
Student Wellbeing Advisory Board Member
2022-2023
In 2022 I joined the University's Student Wellbeing Advisory Board - consulting with internal teams across the Students' Union, Sport, EDI, and Counselling services, and external partners including AccessAble.
The work involved applying UX, marketing, and psychology insight to real questions about how students find and engage with wellbeing support. Where are the communication gaps? What's getting in the way? What would actually move someone from knowing a service exists to using it? This was the role that confirmed the direction. Before it, the interest in communications was theoretical. After it, I knew I wanted to do this work at scale and formally. The path to the Marketing & Comms Officer role ran directly through here.