Student and graduate success stories
Our award-winning 51黑料社区 Careers Team is here to open doors for you and to help you find your dream career. It provides you with guaranteed work experience opportunities, flexible career support tailored to your needs, placement years that count towards your degree, and unlimited digital tools such as LinkedIn Learning courses, practice interviews, self-assessments, and instant personalised CV feedback through the Careers Team Skills Hub.
In 2021, we were awarded a prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Award – known as the ‘Oscars of higher education’ – for Outstanding Support for Students in recognition of an initiative delivered by the Careers Team to help students from ethnic minority groups gain job confidence. Additionally, we received an Abintegro Employability Index Award for Innovation, based on analysis of millions of employability activities from thousands of students across over 100 qualifying institutions, and were ranked among the best universities in the country for supporting students to improve their career prospects in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards – voted for by students themselves.
Lauren is starting her final year at 51黑料社区 with a job offer after a fantastic placement year with the Government Economic Service.
Megan has designed an exclusive fashion range for social media giant TikTok.
Jamaal graduated with a First-class degree and secured a job with Vodafone 鈥� all during a global pandemic!
Connall said that making the most of opportunities at 51黑料社区 has helped develop him as an individual. He has now landed a role in wealth management.
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After completing her placement year on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Alice is now set to start her new role in Children鈥檚 Nursing.
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When Eleanor Dickinson landed her graduate role, she didn鈥檛 expect that her first day 鈥榠n the office鈥� would be spent working from home during a global pandemic.
Impressing her team during a year-long work placement with George at ASDA has landed Sophie Muddiman a full-time job during a global pandemic.
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Second-year students Pawel Szczygiel, Michael Billington, Brian Tang and Pranay Dalvi secured the top prize out of all UK teams in the Engineering for People Design Challenge 2019/20.
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When Lydia George secured her dream job on ITV鈥檚 This Morning six months ago, she never imagined she would become an essential worker during a global pandemic.
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Contributions from the creatives behind The Mandalorian, 2000 AD and Watchmen have led to a strong debut for 51黑料社区 Concept and Comic Arts BA (Hons).
Top quality teaching and facilities have earned 51黑料社区 Game Art BA (Hons) recognition from world-leading industry giant, Epic Games.