Looking to recruit our Student & Graduate Talent?

Student Placements

Could your business benefit from the latest industry knowledge and ideas?

We’re enormously proud of our students and graduates, and we're in the top 20 in the UK for placement years in industry (HESA Student Record 2022/23).

Hiring one of our students on a work placement allows you to benefit from the knowledge they gain at university and can help you develop the skills of your existing staff. Our students bring new ideas, energy and enthusiasm backed by the latest skills and knowledge from their course. They're keen to put their learning into practice and prove themselves ready for work.

You might even find a future employee, reducing your recruitment costs while demonstrating your company’s commitment to nurturing talent.

Find out more from our placement teams about how our students could benefit you on a Student Placement, and the support we can give you through the recruitment process.

• Applied Sciences Placement team
• Arts and Humanities Placement team
• Business School Employability and Placement team
• Computing and Engineering Placement team

Internships

If you have a specific project that a student/graduate could assist with, or you need an extra pair of hands over the holidays, taking on an intern could be the answer.  Students and graduates often look for short-term opportunities to develop their skills and enhance their employability prospects, and this brings talent and fresh perspectives to your business.

The University is delighted to be one of approximately 80 UK Santander Universities.  Each summer, Santander funds us to facilitate an internship scheme which places our grads into local SMEs. Internships are a great way to scout future talent with many businesses being so impressed with their intern that they take them on permanently afterwards.

Want to know more about internships? Contact the Employer Partnership team to find the perfect new addition to your business.

Student Projects

Our students often undertake specific assignments or challenges within the context of their degree, often in place of a dissertation, which is critical to the completion of their studies. We invite businesses to put forward small projects, or briefs, which we can build into relevant modules or offer as research opportunities for our students.

Not only does this give our students’ the ability to build and apply their academic understanding, gain experience, and increase their career prospects, it gives your business the chance to gain specialist knowledge into a project of your choice. Also, we have recently implemented our new Innovation Creative Exchange Plus (ICE+) programme, which offers short internships for students to work on industry-leading projects.

With such a wide array of subjects and modules, no project is too niche. Get in touch with Student Projects and we’ll be happy to discuss how it could fit into our student projects.

Graduate Recruitment

Our graduates are in high demand and we have an impressive record for graduate employment –95% of our undergraduate students and 97% of our postgraduate students go on to work and/or further study within fifteen months of graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2021/22, UK domiciled, other activities excluded).

Graduates from the University bring with them the latest knowledge, skills and a new perspective to progress your business.  The University places a great deal of importance on industry experience and therefore 100% of our undergraduate students have the opportunity to undertake professional work experience during their studies (this applies to undergraduate courses of more than 12 months duration).  So our graduates are ready to add immediate value.

Our team can help the brightest talent to find you. Register to use the JobShop and add vacancies.

You may also be interested in attending our careers fairs and/or other employer events to promote your organisation and meet the exceptional students who might one day work for you as graduates. Contact the Employer Partnership Team for more information.

Part-Time Paid and Voluntary Roles

Our students often look to supplement their incomes with part-time and weekend roles, which they work around their course commitments.  Their flexibility and valuable work can support spikes in demand during busy periods and the daily demands of businesses.  The University recommends that students work no more than 15 hours per week in term-time with more flexibility during the regular University holidays.

Many of our students have a strong social conscience and are willing to give up their spare time to volunteer for causes which resonate with them. Popular causes for our students currently are those that help make our community a greener and more sustainable place to live in, but they often volunteer for other worthy causes too.

If you’re looking to appoint a student in a part-time paid or voluntary role, we can assist by helping students to find you. Register to use the JobShop and add vacancies. 

You may also be interested in attending our careers fairs and/or other employer events to promote your organisation and meet the exceptional students who might one day work for you. Contact the Employer Partnership Team for more information.