Employability & Placements Hubs
You can get support with your career, employability, and placement-related questions no matter where on campus you find yourself!
The four Employability and Placements Hubs are open to all UG, PGT, and PGR students across Faculties and offer initial support and signposting to careers and employability resources. Simply drop into any of the Hubs, no appointment is required.
The Employability & Placements Hub: Students’ Union
Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 10am - 4:30pm year round
The Students’ Union Hub is staffed by the Careers and Employability Service who can provide initial support with employability and placement-related queries and specialise in finding part-time work.
In addition the SU Hub also carries out Right to Work Checks for students working as casual workers or Graduate Teaching Assistants for the University. Any one-to-one appointments booked with the Careers & Employability Service through Career Connect will also take place here.
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The Employability & Placements Hub: Cornerstone
Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 10am - 3pm (term time only)
The Cornerstone Hub is staffed by Student Ambassadors who can provide initial support with employability and placement-related queries.
Given its location in the state-of-the-art Faculty of Social Sciences building and its room capacity, the Cornerstone Hub also serves as an event venue for employability events open to all students, including bespoke employability events aimed at Social Sciences students.
There are also weekly placement drop-ins for Social Sciences students on Tuesdays between 11am - 1pm in the Cornerstone. Drop in to find out more about doing a Placement Year as part of your degree and get support with your placement search.
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The Employability & Placements Hub: Jessop West
Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 11am - 3pm (term time only)
The Jessop West Hub is staffed by Student Ambassadors who can provide initial support with employability and placement-related queries.
There are also weekly placement drop-ins for Arts & Humanities students on Wednesdays between 11am - 1pm in Jessop West. Drop in to find out more about doing a Placement Year as part of your degree and get support with your placement search.
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The Heartspace Hub
Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 11am - 3pm (term time only)
The Heartspace Hub is staffed by Engineering employability staff and students who can provide initial support with employability and placement-related queries.
There are also weekly placement drop-ins for Engineering students on Tuesdays between 12-2pm in the Heartspace. Drop in to find out more about doing a Placement Year as part of your degree and get support with your placement search. For Engineering students wanting to book a 1-1 Placement appointment visit .
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