{"id":2534,"date":"2018-06-18T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/history\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:18:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T12:18:34","slug":"alumni-stories-olivia-barnwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/2018\/06\/18\/alumni-stories-olivia-barnwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Stories: Olivia Barnwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>In this new series of posts, we\u2019ll be looking at what our former students do after they graduate in History at the University of Gloucestershire. It will demonstrate the various types of employment history graduates can go into,\u00a0providing some useful guides for existing students, but also highlight the fascinating journeys of our graduates. The next story comes from Olivia Barnwell (Class of 2015).<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2536 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2018\/06\/Olivia-Barnwell-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2018\/06\/Olivia-Barnwell-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/446\/2018\/06\/Olivia-Barnwell.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I currently work for the National Trust as the House Steward at Croome Court, but I have recently taken a new position which I will be starting shortly, meaning I will be the Conservation and Engagement manager at Packwood House in Warwickshire. At the start of my degree I was unsure what to do for a career. Whilst at the University of Gloucestershire, I met a great group of people and learnt the skills which allowed for me to go on and do a Masters at the University of Birmingham. One of the largest differences between the two universities was the support, Gloucestershire supported me throughout, my tutor was always supportive and I felt I could have gone to them about anything.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you are an Alumni in History and you would like to contribute, please contact Christian O\u2019Connell coconnell@glos.ac.uk<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this new series of posts, we\u2019ll be looking at what our former students do after they graduate in History at the University of Gloucestershire. 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