Student involvement
We support students to use digital technologies to:
- enhance coursework
- develop new skills
- improve employability
- pursue their own research.
Using our resources
Students can use our resources for free to produce coursework and pursue their own research.
Volunteering
The DTH student volunteer scheme offers Faculty of Arts students the opportunity to gain specialist digital skills, along with the transferable skills and experience which will help their CVs to stand out.
After training in digital capture (still, video, audio) and post-capture editing skills, volunteers choose one of several digital themed ‘real world’ projects to work on with internal and external partners. In addition to their project work, they provide assistance for staff and students working in the DTH, as well as representing the DTH at events and activities throughout the faculty.
Email the DTH to find out about volunteering
Meet our volunteers
I will tell anyone who will listen how great the DTH is and encourage everybody to take part in it either as a volunteer or just as a visitor; it will definitely improve your university experience!
Hester Pode, tour guide, Broughton House, Northants
Example volunteer projects
Tamara-Leigh Sutton
"Volunteering on the DTH Marketing team has been an incredible opportunity to apply my creative thinking in a real-world environment. Over the past two years, I’ve worked closely with a dynamic team to plan and produce engaging, informative content across various social media platforms, using video equipment to bring our ideas to life. This hands-on experience has been valuable in securing internship interviews for marketing roles, and it has strengthened my organisational and communication skills. As a result of my continued commitment, I was proud to have been offered the role of Assistant Marketing Leader within the team."
Find out more about DTH volunteer projects at the DTH’s Digital Dialogues blog.
Volunteering at the DTH really stands out to employers because it’s such a genuinely unique opportunity which relatively few universities have to offer.
Tom Travis, Digital Communications Officer, University of Nottingham
Digital Technologies Hub blog
Careers
More than 100 Arts students have volunteered with DTH since it began in 2012. All cite their time at the centre as enjoyable and positive. Many have stayed in touch, some writing blogs about how the unique experience has helped them to gain employment.
As well as social events organised by the team, volunteers are also offered exclusive sessions with the University’s Careers and Employability Service who advise them on how to present the skills and experience gained to future employers and on their CVs. They are also offered an annual trip to the University’s Manuscripts and Special Collections where they tour the archives, meet the team, and learn about digital archiving and preservation.
What's happening in the DTH?
See our social media pages, Sharepoint and blog for news, events and latest how-to guides.
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