Careers Support
Explore your options and access expert advice to develop and manage a successful career.
Your Careers Service: helping you aim high
Are you aiming for an academic career? Interested in exploring options beyond academia? Inspired to start your own business?
No matter where you are in your career journey, the Careers Service is here to help.
We offer specialist postgraduate researcher support and tailored advice.
Our aim is to help you clarify your career ideas and build your skills, connections and experience.
Explore your options and build the skills to achieve your goals through:
- tailored career development sessions
- enterprise skills training and events
To view full details, follow the links to your faculty researcher development programme:
Careers experts and PGR specialists are available to work with you one-to-one. Visit the Careers Service to access:
- confidential career conversations with the dedicated careers' consultant for your faculty (see below)
- coaching for interviews, and advice and feedback on your applications
- support and advice on setting up your own business
Our PGR specialists are:
- Lisa Rippingale (Lisa.Rippingale@newcastle.ac.uk) for HaSS
- Sandra Hobson Tate (Sandra.Hobson-Tate@newcastle.ac.uk) for FMS
- Laura Messenger (Laura.Messenger@newcastle.ac.uk) for SAgE
Explore a wealth of careers information, written by our specialists.
You can find out about a wide range of careers and sectors, including academic and postdoctoral opportunities.
To allow you to build valuable connections and experience, we've built long-standing partnerships with employers and alumni.
Each year, you have the chance to connect with potential employers via:
- recruitment events
- information and networking events
- advertised opportunities
Are you on a Tier 4 visa? If you'd like to stay in the UK at the end of your PhD, our Visa Team run regular workshops on:
- understanding the Doctoral Extension Scheme
- immigration routes into graduate employment for international students.
Find out more about careers workshops for international students.