Win Your MA paid in full – design a sofa

Win Your MA paid in full and a  3 month paid internship with Giles Deacon

One student will receive:
• 100% funding of their design MA, whatever the discipline up to a value of £12,000
• A paid-for three month placement at Giles Deacon’s studio in central London
• The winning sofa design will be also be manufactured and professionally photographed at DFS’ production studio

T h e Brief
Thinking about the concept of “contemporary urban living” and all that this entails, your challenge is to design a sofa that fits in with the theme of modern life. Think carefully about how you will create a stylish and functional sofa that will sit well in the smaller living spaces that are often found in city flats, apartments and homes.
As the sofa is the focal point of any living room, it should be design-led yet practical. Perfect for contemporary life, your sofa should have both comfort and style at its heart.

Click here for further details

Applications must be submitted by 16th January 2014.

Finalists must be available on Saturday 25th January for the presentation of their ideas.

Are you the Languages Undergraduate of the Year?

Open to current undergraduates, studying any degree subject, with great language skills

The winner will get the opportunity to go on an 2-day VIP trip to the heart of Europe, to meet some of the EU’s top policy-makers and visit some of its most famous institutions.

See http://undergraduateoftheyear.com/languages for details

Closing date for entries is 31 January 2014.

Thailand English Teaching Programme 2014

Do you want to……?

…..have an experience of a lifetime?

…..spend the summer in Thailand?

…..help to develop Thai students’ English?

…..experience Thai culture first hand?

…..develop introductory skills for teaching English?

…..gain valuable international work experience?

…..enhance your employability in the UK and overseas?

If you fit the bill and can commit to spending 2 months in Thailand next  summer, please get in touch.

For further details, please visit: http://www.britishcouncil.or.th/en/teach/our-work

or contact: TET2014@britishcouncil.or.th

New location, same help available

The Careers and Employability Centre, along with Counselling and Disability Service and the Student Support Centre have now moved into the Bridgeman Building

From the 8th January you will be able to book quick advice appointments to get your CV or application checked or have any simple questions to ask. These can be booked online using Careers Online from 8am on the day you wish to be seen. You can also phone 01509 222039 from 9am to book over the phone.

You can also come in or phone to book a 30 minute career consultation for more in depth discussions.

Research Student Or Research Staff?

We have a designated careers adviser, Eve Uhlig who is available on Monday and Tuesday offering 20 minute quick advice and 45 minute consultations. Quick Advice appointments can be booked using Careers Online up to two weeks in advance or call 01509 222039

Civil Service Analytical Placements

Year-long placements for 2014 to 2015 are available in analytical teams (Operational Research and Statistics) in the Department of Health, Department for Work and Pensions, NHS England and their associated agencies.

We are looking for bright, forward-thinking students from numerate subject areas such as operational research, computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, business/management studies, geography and psychology.

Placements are available in Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle and London. More information can be found at:

http://www.facebook.com/CivilServiceAnalyticalPlacements2014

48 hours left to Win Prizes and give feedback

Start the New Year with a win! If you enter the Trendence prize draw you could come away with…

  • £500 Amazon vouchers
  • An iPad mini
  • Shopping sprees, meals out, and more

There are only 48 hours left to enter the Trendence survey!
In case you missed what Trendence is all about, here’s a quick rundown:

The Trendence Graduate Barometer 2014 is the UK’s largest piece of research into students’ views on graduate careers and recruitment. Trendence also powers the Guardian UK 300, so voting for your favourite company is a great way to influence the graduate employment market.

Trendence is an excellent tool for helping students to think about graduate employers: the questions require you to rank employers in a variety of ways, helping you to think laterally about your career options and why you like, or don’t like, certain companies..

So, a prize draw? Help with graduate employment? Why wait!

There are only 48 hours left, so take the survey now at: www.trendence-gradbarometer.co.uk

Times University Student Survey

Want to Earn £75?

We are looking for a team of student representatives from Loughborough University to carry out part-time work on campus as interviewers for The Times Final Year Student Survey 2014.

You must know 25 final year students and be organised and reliable. The work will take approximately 8-10 hours in total for a short time during February.

Places are limited so get in touch ASAP. Closing date for applicants is the 15th January!

To take part and find out more, please contact:

Emily Tonkin

email: e.tonkin-10@student.lboro.ac.uk

University of East Anglia Postgraduate Open Day

Wednesday 15 January 2014, 13:30-15:30 and 15:30-17:30

The University of East Anglia’s Postgraduate Open Day is your chance to find out more about the courses offered in Arts and Humanities, Medicine and Health Sciences, and Social Sciences. Staff and students will answer your questions about our courses, how to make an application and about life as a postgraduate student at UEA. You will also have the chance to take a tour of our award winning campus and see why UEA has been named as the best place in the UK to be a student by the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2013.

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