Employability

No specific events to tell you about in this edition, just a reminder of the Careers and Employability service http://www.southampton.ac.uk/careers/students/index.page?. If you have a question you can go along to the daily drop-in or book a 1:1 assistance session.  

New Scientist – from class to career event 10th November, tickets £10 and available here http://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-class-to-career-whats-next-for-you-tickets-18882090842?aff=Studentsemail&   An evening with TeachFirst – Did you watch “Tough young teachers” on BBC3? Those student teachers were all on the TeachFirst graduate programme. Find out more about TeachFirst on 22nd October at 6pm in B40, Garden Court https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/teach-first-employer-presentation-southampton-22-oct-2015-tickets-18953141356 […]

Date for your diary – Biological Sciences careers day This year the Biological Sciences careers day will be Wednesday 18th November, more details will follow   Royal Society of Biology Life Science Career Confernce This is on Wednesday 21st October at the Royal Veterinary College http://lscc.rsb.org.uk/  

Work experience with Hampshire Ecological Services For those of you hoping to pursue a career in ecological consultancy, Hampshire Ecological Services Ltd (run by Biological Sciences alumnus John Poland) will be offering a limited number of paid internships to enthusiastic, committed individuals. Hampshire Ecological Services hope to help address the consultancy ‘skills gap’ and give […]

Work experience with ecological consultancy A recent Environmental Science graduate, Ross Baird, works for the ecological consultancy ENIMS, based in Winchester. He says “My company is looking for any budding ecologists to take part in some bat surveys in the Southampton/Winchester area between now and September. Not only is it paid, but it is excellent […]

Voluntary placements at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust – from Debbie Dawkins at the wildlife trust We have just advertised 2 long term voluntary placements on our website at http://www.hiwwt.org.uk/work-experience.  One is for a Volunteer Ecology Placement working with our ecology team undertaking surveys and associated  activities.  The other is  for  a Volunteer […]

Field studies instructor job Zoe Harris found a job that she thought might interest you, field studies instructor on the Isle of Wight (thank you Zoe!) http://www.environmentjob.co.uk/job/53803-field-studies-instructors?from_update=true   Undergraduate summer research experience in the Carpathian Basin The Carpathian Basin Research Foundation in association with the University of Debrecen (one of the largest universities in central […]

Voluntary field assistants required in the Pyrenees Nick Barton’s group at the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria requires volunteers to assist with field work on plant speciation in the Pyrenees (Spain) this coming summer (June – August). They are looking for hard working and enthusiastic biology students with a strong interest in working […]

British Ecological Society undergraduate summer school 2015 This free event will take place from 20th-24th July at Malham Tarn field course in North Yorkshire. Apply here http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/education/higher-education/undergraduate-summer-school-2015/  

BES undergraduate ecological careers conference The British Ecological Society is holding its annual careers conference on 9th February from 9am-4pm at Charles Darwin House in central London. There are only 100 tickets available which must be pre-bought (£10 each) http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/careers/events/undergraduate-ecological-careers-conference/   Conservation Careers eBook Sign up for membership to Conservation Careers to receive a free […]