Common Purpose: Disabled Student Leadership Course

Common Purpose are hosting a three day leadership training course for disabled students between 4-6 July. The course is a good way to demonstrate ability and gain extra experience for your CV. The course is free, but if you want to go you’ll need to apply for a place. They’re looking for people who can demonstrate leadership achievement and can write about it well. Take a look at our booklet for tips on how to write an answer to these kinds of questions.

More information about the course can be found on their website.

 

 

Computer Science PhD Scholarships: £20,000 a year

The Prince of Wales Innovation Scholarship (POWIS) is offerring a £20,000 tax free stipend to students who want to study a PhD in Pruduct Design. Candidates have to have a first in computer science or a Master’s, and further experience with product design is helpful.

Applications should be in by the 13th April.

Here’s the job advert

PhD: Computational Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases

I’m not going to understand what this PhD is about. What I can say is this: it’s a three year PhD course at Brunel University with a yearly salary of £15,740. If you want to know more, here is the job description.

 

The Guardian Student Media Awards

The Student Media Awards recognise exceptional talent among students, and reward achievement with one or two week work experience placements with the Guardian, or, in the case of the Student Critic of the Year, a six month internship with NME.

Sussex has some brilliant publications, and this could be a brilliant chance for our writers to win some prestige and kick-start their careers.The available awards are:

• Student Publication of the year
• Student Website of the year
• Student Reporter of the Year
• Student Feature Writer of the Year
• Student Columnist of the Year
• Student Critic of the Year
• Student Photographer of the year
• Student Digital Journalist of the year
• Student Broadcast Journalist of the year

Apply here before June 1st for a chance to win.

 

Easter Opening Times

The careers centre will be open over the holidays between 10 AM and 4 PM.

Careers advisors will be available between 2 PM and 4 PM.

The centre will be closed between the Thursday 5th April and Tuesday 10th April.

We can be contacted, as always on 01273 678429

Happy Easter everyone.

by Erix!

 

Internships in Santander universities partnership programme

Santander run a large universities partnership programme, and (quite sensibly) they’re looking for student input into making it work. There’s two positions on offer, a Universities Relationship Intern and an Operations Intership. These are good opportunities to work with a bank, but will also give you an opportunity to learn more about corporate social responsibility and working alongside universities.

We can help with any applications.

European Civil Service jobs 15th March to 15th April

Between March 15th and April 15th applications will be open to join the EU Civil Service. This year, all information about the applications process is being hosted by The Guardian.

If you are an EU citizen with an honours degree and the ability to speak English and either German or French, you are elegible to apply. You can also apply if you are highly fluent in another EU language, for instance Dutch, and designate English as your second language.

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Want a free South Asian volunteer placement? Apply to be a team leader with PMGY

Plan My Gap Year runs voluntary placements to places like India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, etc. Usually this kind of thing can be quite expensive, but at present Plan My Gap Year are looking for student team leaders who will help recruit a group of about 10 students, raise funds for the project and look after the group when they get abroad.

If this sounds like something you could do, then apply!

Angkor Thom by Melenama (Flickr)

Education China opens applications for their summer teaching positions

Education China is a programme that tries to encourage cultural understanding between China and Britain through education. They are currently recruiting for a Summer School, which includes:

10 days of teaching
5 days of free travel in China
Free full board accommodation
Certificates signed by the Mayor of Brighton and Hove
Opportunities to learn KungFu and calligraphy
Caring back up service throughout the trip

Education China has also organises a chance to teach in China for a whole year, and they organise events to teach children in Britain about China.

Deloitte Gatwick Fast Track: 19th – 20th April

Deloitte’s Graduate Programme is opening up, and it’s certainly worth considering if you’re currently thinking about what you want to do next year. Here’s the information They’ve given us. The deadline is the 5th April 2012 and remember, if you need help with your application you can always come to us.