Details of upcoming Careers Network events which are relevant to Masters and PhD students.
If you are applying for a Masters or PhD, take a look at our Apply Yourself and Top Tips workshops.
We also run events specifically for international students as well as employer presentations and sector events. If you are a postgraduate researcher you may also want to look at the University Graduate School events page.
Please note: You may need to create a graduate account on Careers Connect to book onto some of these events.
Postgraduate careers events
Browse and sign up to the latest events below:
- Date
- Thursday 27th February 2020 (14:00-15:00)
- Location:
- IBR Seminar Room (access via Medical School)
- Description
- Come and hear how Roy Bicknell, Professor of Functional Genomics has partnered with Cancer Research UK to create a joint-venture company to commercialise his ground-breaking research resulting in a novel targeted therapy for solid tumours.
- Date
- Monday 2nd March 2020 (10:00-15:00)
- Location:
- Westmere House (G15 on the Campus map)
- Description
- A Careers Conference for Social Sciences PhDs: alumni talks, networking and workshops to help you explore post-doctoral career routes and prepare for your next steps.
- Date
- Wednesday 4th March 2020 (14:00-17:00)
- Location:
- Muirhead 122
- Description
- Top application-writing tips for jobs both within and beyond academia, followed by time to work on your applications with the PGR Careers Adviser
- Date
- Wednesday 4th March 2020 (14:00-15:30)
- Location:
- Careers Network Employer Training Room G30 Aston Webb
- Description
- Explore how you make choices and what influences these, and create a strategy for the future.
- Date
- Thursday 12th March 2020 (15:00-16:30)
- Location:
- Westmere House - Seminar Room (G15 on the Campus map)
- Description
- Pick up tips and strategies on how to explore what post-PhD career options are out there for you at this small-group tutorial
- Date
- Monday 16th March 2020 (11:30-13:30)
- Location:
- Careers Network - Employer Training Room - G30 Aston Webb
- Description
- Insight in to effective leadership skills and the importance of this in the workplace.
- Date
- Tuesday 17th March 2020 (11:00-12:00)
- Location:
- Physics West - Room 106
- Description
- Come and hear how Tim, PhD Civil Engineering alum, works with and supports innovators and entrepreneurs as a Patent Attorney for Swindell & Pearson.
- Date
- Wednesday 18th March 2020 (14:00-16:00)
- Location:
- Learning Centre LG13
- Description
- Excel can be a powerful and useful tool for day-to-day administrative tasks as well as more complex work-related projects when you know how to use it to your advantage.