Training and workshops, employer engagement
Operation Wallacea – Careers in conservation webinar!
Operation Wallacea has run biodiversity research expeditions for the last 30 years to a series of biodiversity hotspots worldwide. Since 1995 we have been helping university students from around the world gain valuable experience and get their hands dirty with real biodiversity research! We work with a network of over 200 academics leading cutting edge research projects that help to inform local conservation management strategies. Over the 30 years that Opwall have been running expeditions, volunteers have contributed to:
- the discovery of 81 species new to science
- published over 670+ academic papers in peer-review journals
- helped to create 6 Protected Areas and National Parks all over the world
Join our free talk on 27th January at 6pm to gain a comprehensive guide on the various routes into a career in wildlife conservation and the different jobs available in the sector:
The talk is a great chance to hear all about why you might want to consider a future in the field of wildlife conservation or research, if you’re unsure of what you want to do. The talk will also cover the skills needed and how to go about getting as much experience as possible. After the short talk, we will open the floor to questions for our amazing panel of experts.
Cambridge University Engineering society Access week
Access Week is a unique opportunity tailored for students from underrepresented backgrounds who are interested in pursuing Engineering at Cambridge, applying in October 2025 and October 2026 cycles. Our aim is to dispel some of the myths surrounding studying Engineering at Cambridge and help prospective students learn more about the application process. Throughout the week, we have planned a variety of sessions:
-Question form – for all potential applicants to ask questions which will be answered by current Cambridge engineering students. -Guidance on general admission walkthrough – including reformed personal statement, college selections, admission test (ESAT) and interview preparation through articles. A live webinar will be held for applicants to raise questions. -Articles about Cambridge Engineering course structures. -Introduction to Cambridge Engineering specialisations.
To participate in Access Week, interested students can fill out our signup form using the following link:
We will stop accepting responses on Friday 7th February 2025.
Data will be stored on a secure system until deletion on Friday 7th March 2025.
We will send you the form for sending questions in, guidance articles on applications, answers to general questions, and Zoom link for webinars during Access Week via email on Monday 10th February 2025.
University of Bristol opportunities
Creative Industries Unlocked – Applications are OPEN for Y12 & First-Year College Students
In Creative Industries Unlocked, a 4-week online programme, students will learn about working in the creative and cultural sector and the skills needed to succeed. They will learn how skills gained by studying an Arts or Humanities degree will set you up for a career in the creative industries.
Students will complete online sessions on Creative Technology, Publishing and Archiving and hear from professionals working in the creative sector.
Programme dates are 4:30 to 6:00 PM on March 4th, March 11th, March 18th, and March 25th, 2025.
Follow this link for full eligibility details and a link to the application form.
The application deadline is 31st January 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact arts-outreach@bristol.ac.uk.
Stories about Hollywood’s Hippest Mathematics. A Celebration of Women and Girls in STEM
We are excited to announce ‘Stories about Hollywood’s Hippest Mathematics. A Celebration of Women and Girls in STEM’
Date & Location: 12th February 2025: 4 – 5 pm, School of Mathematics, Fry Building, Woodland Road BS8 IUG.
To celebrate Women and Girls in STEM Day, the School of Mathematics is showcasing some of our leading and emerging talent in this space to increase the visibility of female contributions to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, but also to inspire women, girls and underrepresented genders to study these exciting subjects. Our celebration will start with a talk by Professor Nina Snaith: Stories about Hollywood’s Hippest Mathematics: Random Matrices and Primes. Nina will tell us how her work has inspired Hollywood, and we will follow this on with a panel discussion by female academics, who will share some of the interesting work that they have done and how this has made a difference.
Panelists:
- Nina Snaith (Mathematical Physics)
- Rachel Bennett (Mathematical Biology)
- Laura Monk (Pure Mathematics)
- Asma Hassannezhad (Analysis)
This event is open to the public. We particularly encourage families who would like to learn more about mathematicians’ work, as well as young people who are trying to decide what they would like to do after they complete their GCSE study. These activities will be followed by a free pizza reception (5-5:45 pm), where you can chat with the speaker and the panel members.
This is a hybrid event. Book via Ticket Tailor now! Note that under-18s must confirm on the sign-up form that they’ll be accompanied by a responsible adult.
If you have any questions, please contact maths-conference-administrator@bristol.ac.uk.
Particle Physics Masterclass (for Sixth-Form Students)
University of Bristol’s Particle Physics Masterclass – Friday, 11 April 2025 (10:15 am-3:45 pm, lunch and snacks provided)
Sixth-form students interested in physics are welcome to join us in person for our annual Masterclass workshop.
Students will:
- perform complex computer simulations
- design particle detectors
- talk to our scientists at CERN via a live video link
- test their knowledge with a quiz
There will be prizes for the best detector and the quiz winners!
Students must complete our application form to be eligible for a place. Applicants will be notified if they have a place, usually within a few weeks of submission.
PLEASE NOTE: we will only accept one application per student, and we can accept up to 12 students from each school/college. Successful applicants will be offered a free ticket.
No further applications will be taken after 1 pm on Monday, 31st March 2025, or when the tickets have all been allocated - whichever happens first. If tickets sell out, we will update our web page.
Teachers: Please note that you cannot complete applications for students. You can email particle-physics@bristol.ac.uk for more information or ask if you will attend the workshop with your students.
Application Deadline: Monday, 31st March 2025, 1 PM
Programme information here
Venture Into Vet
Venture into Vet offers year 10, 11 and 12 students hands-on experience working with animals and taster lectures and introduces them to teaching spaces at Langford Vet School. Students will discover the stables, the Clinical Teaching Labs and the dairy farm.
The event will take place on Saturday, 29th March, from 9:30 to 4:00 at the Bristol Veterinary School in Langford.
To apply for a place, please complete an application form by February 15th, 2025. We will contact you soon after with more details. Places are limited, so make sure to apply early!
If you need any more information, please email outreach-healthsci@bristol.ac.uk.
Pathways2Property
Free Real Estate Insight Day with their Industry partners on 26th March in Bristol in order to help students discover more about careers within the property Industry.
Applications can be found here on our website here and will close on 16th February. Priority will be given to those students that live in the local areas and fit within our criteria however do contact us directly if you have students that you feel should get a place due to other circumstances.
Students will go on a site visit, work on a small project and have a Q&A session with both current and recent Real Estate graduates and apprentices who are now working in the Industry. All events are fully funded by Pathways2property including travel costs to and from the venue.
Students that have attended any one of our programmes will subsequently be able to take part in our work experience and e-mentoring programme and they will also be able to apply for a bursary of up to £30,000 should they go on to study a property related degree at any University. If they apply to study a Real Estate course at the University of Reading they will be guaranteed a contextual offer and will automatically be given a Welcome bursary once enrolled.
Applications are also open for our 4 day residential at the University of Reading on 8th – 11th July (please see our website for further details)
BEMA Engineering Apprenticeships
12th of February 2024 from 4:30pm – 7:00pm, BEMA is holding an open evening for students interested in an engineering apprenticeship to come along to the BEMA Training Centre in Yate with their parents.
Meet the Staff, talk to potential Employers, current apprentices who started in September 24 and see the engineering workshops and facilities.
We are taking bookings through an online system. Book it here.
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National Highways
National Highways in partnership with Date Inspiration Group (DigData)are delivering virtual work experiences on Microsoft Teams.
These events provide insights into emerging careers and help students build skills that will enhance their future education and employment choices and will include:
• A 45-minute briefing with the National Highways team
• The opportunity to complete a career challenge at their own pace
• Certification upon completion
The career challenge is designed to develop key employability skills such as problem solving, data literacy, storytelling, and presentation.
The event is also open to Teachers and Parent/Carers, they will need to sign up via this link
Lloyds Banking Group – Skillsfest – Sat 8th Feb 2025
Skillsfest hosted at Lloyds Banking Group campus in Harbourside. Designed for students and parents to look inside one of the UKs largest apprentice employers, learn all about the changing landscape of FinTech, career opportunities and try your hand at different next generation roles at Lloyds Banking Group.
Skillsfest Bristol hosted by Lloyds Banking Group Tickets, Sat 8 Feb 2025 at 10:00 | Eventbrite
Skillsfest Bristol hosted by Lloyds Banking Group Tickets, Sat 8 Feb 2025 at 14:00 | Eventbrite
Book early as this event in September was extremely popular and sold out a few weeks beforehand.
Do you like horses?
Careers in Horseracing. If you wish to know more, please check the website
Search for training, apprenticeships or job roles, we are here to help you understand the industry and guide you towards making the right choice.
Early Careers in National Grid
The National Grid are an energy company and the largest electricity transmission and distribution business in the UK. The booklet details a range of careers and apprenticeship pathways from commercial to engineering and I.T.
Detailed leaflet about opportunities is here
Burges Salmon (independent UK law firm)
We are holding an open evening for the Legal Apprenticeship at the Bristol office in March 2025 – applicants can register here
DigData – Data Inspiration group
Live online career challenges – run by a range of employers like Unilever, BT, CapitalOne, GSK, iTV, Shell, Meta and more
Digdata is thrilled to announce free virtual work experience events with Meta for students this October 2024, designed to develop key employability skills such as problem solving, data literacy, storytelling, and presentation. Hosted on Microsoft Teams, these sessions take place outside of school hours, making them easily accessible.
Students will enjoy: • A 45-minute briefing with the Meta team • The opportunity to complete a career challenge at their own pace • Certification upon completion
These events provide valuable insights into emerging careers and help students build skills that will enhance their future education and employment choices.
Please can you share the below with your students – registrations are now open!
First Step
England and Wales – years 7,8,9
Tuesday 15th October at 4.30pm (45-minute briefing session on MS Teams)
Gain virtual work experience with Meta!
Making WhatsApp Even More Awesome for Everyone! – Register to attend
Next Step
England and Wales – years 10,11,12,13
Wednesday 16th October at 5pm (45-minute briefing session on MS Teams)
Gain virtual work experience with Meta
Joins Forces with Instagram and Gold Medallist Keely Hodgkinson to Launch Game-Changing Trainers! – Register to attend
NHS cadets is a new programme aimed at young people aged 14-18 providing opportunities to explore roles in healthcare.
We work for everyone.
We Work for everyone is a free employment support programme for people with learning difficulties and autistic people. Check here for more information.
The Institute of Civil Engineering
ICE’s on-demand virtual work experience programme Civil Engineers: Shaping the World is for students aged 14 to 18 years old and shows young people what being a civil engineer is all about.
It features:
- online content that can be completed flexibly
- 6 student-friendly topics including sustainability, improving lives and keeping us entertained
- recorded webinars featuring industry experts
- a topic on being career ready with tips on CVs and cover letters
- a certificate of completion at the end
Sign here
Amazing apprenticeships. Workshops and Webinars.
A series of webinars and workshops that will help you to understand how to search and apply for an apprenticeships. Find their schedule here.
Career Days
Over the coming weeks, Career Days have a range of online career & work experience days for students aged 14-18 to take part in. Cost for all courses: £69
Midwifery Work experience – 21 September 2024
Medicine – 05 October 2024
Dentistry Work experience – 06 October 2024
Business Work experience – 12 October 2024
Psychology Work experience – 19 October 2024
Architect Work experience – 26 October 2024
Performing Arts – 27 October 2024
Law Work experience – 02 November 2024
Vet Work experience – 09 November 2024
Computer Science Work experience – 23 November 2024
Engineering – 07 December 2024