Support with your work placement
Our Placements and Projects Team provides each school within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science and Faculty of Natural Sciences with a dedicated Placements and Projects Manager who will help you to secure short and long-term placement opportunities.
From working with you to perfect that all important placement application, to arranging pre-placement preparation workshops, you will gain insight to enhance your position and gain a competitive edge in the marketplace.
- One to one bespoke support via appointments online, and face to face to suit you.
- Advice and guidance around placement options available to you.
- Pre and Post Placement support, offering personalised advice and guidance
- Employer events, giving you the opportunity to meet with employers you want to connect with.
- Workshops providing advice and guidance on how to find a placement, application techniques and mock interviews.
- Regular placement bulletins that provide direct access to roles to apply for.
- Connecting you to current and previous placement students for peer support and mentoring, who will share experiences, hints and tips to help you secure a placement
- Ensure your placement is a safe and valuable experience by liaising with your placement provider to arrange all the necessary academic, legal and regulatory administration
- Full support during your placement, with regular check ins to ensure your placement is running smoothly
- Helping you transition back to university with a network of support to help you to make the most of your experience and boost your career, including a reunion event, giving you the opportunity to re-connect to the University, staff and friends.
Dedicated support
Your dedicated Placements and Projects Manager will support you to make the most of your time at Keele, and get a head start in gaining those all-important professional skills.
They will support you with your placement search by exposing you to a range of opportunities, signposting you to workshops and events, and direct referrals to the Careers and Employability Team, to help you enhance your position and gain that competitive edge.
Please see below to find the dedicated Placements and Projects Manager for your School.
- Keele Business School
Placements and Projects Manager - Carly Outerbridge
c.outerbridge@keele.ac.uk
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Placements and Projects Manager - Laura Cope
l.cope2@keele.ac.uk
- School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Placements and Projects Manager - Andra Muntean
e.muntean@keele.ac.uk
- School of Geography, Geology, and the Environment
Placements and Projects Manager - India Ford
i.j.ford@keele.ac.uk
- School of Humanities
Placements and Projects Manager - Julia Molyneux
j.m.molyneux@keele.ac.uk
- School of Law
Placements and Projects Manager - Sam Levitt
s.j.levitt@keele.ac.uk
- School of Life Sciences
Placements and Projects Manager - Katie Charlton
k.l.charlton@keele.ac.uk
- School of Psychology
Placements and Projects Manager - Lucie Harper-Brown
l.harper-brown@keele.ac.uk
- School of Social Sciences
Placements and Projects Manager - Dom Schifano
d.schifano@keele.ac.uk