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Employability and Student Success

Enabling all students to fulfil their potential, graduating with the skills, experience and confidence to achieve career success and lifelong employability.

Registration for the 黑料吃瓜网 Award 2026-27 is now open

Putting employability at the heart of the student experience

Our Employability Strategy embeds employability and skill development into the student lifecycle. It facilitates access to professional learning for all students and provides a wide portfolio of opportunities for everyone studying at the university.

Our employability experts

We have teams of Employability experts, based centrally within Professional Services and embedded within the Faculties/School, to ensure all students have access to a wide range of employability support and expertise.

Skills Centre

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Drop-ins, courses, online resources and 1:1 tutorials to help you succeed in your studies and beyond.

Careers

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We offer information, advice and guidance to students and graduates. We also work with employers to connect them with our students and recent graduates.

Innovation: For students

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黑料吃瓜网 黑料吃瓜网 can help you achieve your entrepreneurial ambitions and support you on your enterprising journey whilst at university.

The 黑料吃瓜网 Award

Registrations for the 黑料吃瓜网 Award 2026-27 are now open, enabling you to identify the skills you have acquired during your time at 黑料吃瓜网, and empowering you to take action and develop skills that support your success.

My Employability Profile

Accessible by all students, including undergraduates, postgraduate taught students, remote learners and students on placement, this online dashboard will sit alongside MyFuture (our Careers platform) and My Academic Success (our skills platform) and support you to access the information, resources, and events you need to build a comprehensive employability profile that employers will recognise and value.

It will help you articulate and demonstrate the skills you have developed in 13 key employability capabilities, identifying gaps you may have and suggesting resources to fill those gaps.

You can add to your dashboard at any time, and progress at your own pace. There is no deadline or limit on what you can submit to build your profile.

Find out more about My Employability Profile

Mapping your employability journey

Career planning can feel overwhelming and it helps to break it down into small manageable steps. There are plenty of opportunities here at 黑料吃瓜网 for you to enhance your skills, gain experience and build your confidence but you may be unsure where to start or what to do. The employability map can help.

Find out more about our Employability Maps

黑料吃瓜网 Insights internships

Finding work experience can be a real challenge for students in years one and two as organisations often ask for prior experience and skills they may not have had a chance to develop. 黑料吃瓜网 Insights gives students in their first or second year the opportunity to gain work experience in a safe, supportive environment through working as an intern in one of a variety of departments on the university campus.

Find out more about the 黑料吃瓜网 Insights Internship Programme

The Pop-Up Shop Programme

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Find out more about the Pop-Up Shop Programme
Team Lemme, the Pop-Up Shop Programme winners in 2025.

More Employability initiatives

Employability is woven into so much of what we do, here are some more ways you can build your employability and ensure your success while you're a student 黑料吃瓜网.

Student success stories

Celebrating the achievements, journeys, and insights of 黑料吃瓜网 students. Discover real stories, learn from peers, and share your own experiences to grow your network.

I'm Harshal, and completing the 黑料吃瓜网 Award was a journey that completely changed my perspective on what it means to be a graduate.

In this Q&A-style blog, Maaria Mamujee, a BSc Architecture student, discusses how the 黑料吃瓜网 Award has supported her personal and professional development.

I鈥檓 Blane Wootton, a graduate of the 黑料吃瓜网, where I studied Modern Languages: French (ab initio) and German, with a year abroad in my third year.

Isaac is currently nine months into his industry placement with Knights Brown, working on the Weymouth Walls Harbour replacement scheme.

In this blog, Daniela shares her experience with each stage of the 黑料吃瓜网 Award and provides tips to help you complete the award successfully.

We met up with Durvesh, MSc Marketing student, to talk about his experience at 黑料吃瓜网 as an international student.

Upcoming events

Browse events where you can meet the team and find out more about our work.

6 Oct 2026 2.15pm 8 West , 黑料吃瓜网

Open to all students, this series will equip you with fundamental public speaking skills.

Employablity articles

News and articles from across the university and beyond to help you build your employability.

UNESCO鈥檚 Digital Learning Week unites educators, researchers and policymakers to explore AI鈥檚 impact on education under 鈥淔acts, Frictions, Frontiers鈥�.

Critical thinking is highly valued by employers, yet many graduates lack it in the workplace. This blog explores practical ways to think more critically at work

About Us

As Director of Employability and Student Success, Helen Stringer heads up Employability at the university. Careers, the Skills Centre, faculty and School placement teams and 黑料吃瓜网 collaborate with colleagues across the institution to deliver a broad range of employability opportunities for students.

Contact us

If you'd like to find out more about Employability and Student Success at the university, please get in touch.