External events and news you might be interested in

Opportunities

• HP R&D Academy is a two year fully-funded training programme. For more details and to apply see: www.fue.es/hpacademy  Deadline for applications is 20 June 2016

• The BQF Summer School is a two week learning programme which offers insights into key business disciplines of Finance, Marketing, Career Management and many more. Come to one session or all! For more information please visit the website – https://www.bqf.org.uk/bqf-summer-school/

• British Council in collaboration with Royal Society of Chemistry announces Newton Bhabha Fund Researcher Links Workshop Grant to bring together early-career researchers from India and the UK to build international connections which can support them in improving the quality of their research. To read the eligibility criteria and to apply, see their web page. The submission deadline is 16:00 on 27 June 2016.

• News Associates and the team at Sportsbeat are running some one-day journalism masterclasses for students interested in a full-time career in sports journalism. You will hear from the reporting staff at the events and get the chance to prepare scripts and broadcast packages and have a go at live blogging and producing your own content.

  The Manchester dates are as follows (111 Piccadilly, Manchester, M1 2HY):

  Wednesday, June 29^th (Wimbledon themed workshops, 10am-4pm)

  Thursday, August 11^th (Olympics themed workshop, 3.30pm-9.30pm)

  Space is limited, so email esmith@newsassociates.co.uk now to reserve your place – you will receive confirmation of your place and timetable of the day by email. Visit http://sportsbeattraining.co.uk/free-sports-journalism-workshops for more information.

Events

• There are still vacancies for teacher training programmes in STEM subjects to start this September .  If you are intereted, please see Northumbria University’s two online events for final year STEM undergraduates:-       Wednesday 15 June, 6.30-7.30pm – An introduction to teacher training for STEM undergraduates

  –       Monday 20 June, 6.30-7.30pm – Train to Teach maths or physics

  Further similar events will take place in July.  More detail on these events can be found on the online events page at Get into Teaching.

  If you have any further queries please e-mail ITT.RECRUITMENT@education.gsi.gov.uk

• The London Graduate Fair takes place on Wed 22 June 2016, 11am – 6pm at M47 Macmillan Hall. PRE-REGISTER now for your fast track entry.

• GO – Great Opportunities is a fantastic interactive careers event for bright, ambitious First Year students who have a disability or long-term health condition. This is a free, cross-industry sector careers event in central London on Friday 24 June 2016, 10.30 – 15.30 For more information including how to apply visit: go-greatopportunities.com