A March News Round Up with enough deadlines and happenings to choke a horse…

Disclaimer: No horses were harmed in the blogging of this information, so stop giving me *that* look…

Deadlines

Closing 15 – 28 March! Black/Minority Ethnic students/grads wanting to get into the creative sector should check out these paid internships from Creative Access – http://bit.ly/1Lmyvf5

Closing Monday 21 March! CASE Europe’s Educational Fundraising Graduate Trainee scheme introduces high quality (sic) graduates to a fundraising and advancement career within the higher education sector. The scheme is open to everyone and successful candidates will start their traineeship at the CASE Europe Annual Conference in August 2016 and spend a year at one of the following universities: Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, King’s College London, Newcastle, Nottingham, The Open University, Surrey, University College London, Trinity College Dublin, or with Cancer Research UK. More info and apply at www.case.org/graduatetrainee

Closing 24 March! Warner Bros. are *still* searching for students to fill their European Public Relations/Publicity Placement role. Runs July 2016 – July 2017 and pays £18,000. Job description and application form are at: warnerbrosplacements.co.uk

Closing 28 March! Virgin Media want Student Brand Ambassadors – for more information and to apply visit: http://bit.ly/1PKXYNE

Closing 30 March! Charityworks, the UK non-profit sector’s graduate scheme is a paid, 12 month scheme which gives you an opportunity to build a career in the UK social sector. They’ve found that they receive less applications from ethnic minority graduates and graduates with STEM degrees, and are looking to improve take up from these areas, though all finalists/graduates are welcome to apply http://bit.ly/1SN8MOC

Closing 31 March! The GSK Summer Experience for 2nd/3rd year Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Science or Chemistry students. Gain paid experience working at one of GSK’s state of the art research and development facilities in Essex and Hertfordshire for a 10 week summer placement you will join one of GSK’s multidisciplinary Product Development teams helping to deliver new medicines to patients. In addition, a structured training programme will offer the opportunity to experience a wide range of activities within GSK. You will be required to present a summary report of your experience at the end of your placement. Start date: July 4 2016. More info/apply at http://bit.ly/1RmnSFb

Closing 22 April! Four-week paid summer placements for students on RICS/RTPI accredited degrees to work at Bilfinger GVA. Find out more and apply at http://bit.ly/1ptVvPv and/or for further information contact the Graduate Team – graduate.team@gva.co.uk. Deadline is 22 April but you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as places may fill up early.

Miscellaneous Cool Stuff

Asia Internship is looking for Business Development Intern(s) to join its team in China. It’s 3-month internship and can start at any time. The main responsibility is to help promote its products to European markets. Asia Internship offers: Monthly stipend of 300euros; Free shared accommodation; Great opportunity of living and working in China; Visa Assistance to obtain a visa for China; Bonus based on performance; Free Mandarin lessons and so on. More info email hi@asia-internship.com

Do you have an idea using technology that could improve the experience for students or staff studying/working at the University of Brighton? If so the eLearning Team would like to hear from you, and possibly hand over a not-ungenerous cash prize as one of the winners of the inaugural Brighton Digital Award

First Ecology are offering work experience and placements over the summer. You will join a team of highly experienced ecologists and have the opportunity to be involved in habitat and species surveys in accordance with best practice; and can assist in the production of high-quality technical documents and reports. Find out more about these and a range of specialist training courses at http://firstecology.co.uk/

Pre-Reg Pharmacist placements up for grabs!
2016-17 opportunity with Westlake Pharmacy, 1318 Greenford Road, Greenford UB6 0HL. Contact Mr. Mandava on 0208 422 1831 or email: westlakepharmacy@hotmail.co.uk
Orchard Pharmacy in Portadown, Northern Ireland are recruiting for 2017-18. An independent pharmacy situated in Portadown town centre, specialising in all professional services. They boast a 100% pass rate, and offer dedicated study time, a structured development programme and a competitive salary. Contact Paula Morgan – 02838 332 824

3:nine want you to know that life as an Religious Education specialist is exhilarating. At this time of year when many students are deciding their next life move, they suggest you look at http://bit.ly/1QXTMeg where you’ll find a short video that shows the energy, fulfilment and challenge of teaching RE. Seen through the eyes of Lynsey Wilkinson, Head of RE at Redhill Academy near Nottingham and her students, the film shows how RE helps young people make sense of the world around them and gives an experienced and enthusiastic teachers view on a subject where the answers are rarely straightforward and sometimes raise more questions.

The Zurich Enterprise Challenge is open to teams of 3-4 Master, MBA or PhD candidates interested in business, finance, risk management or similar subjects. Team up and compete for a chance to tackle real corporate cases together with a world-renowned multinational Zurich customer – and get a jolly to Cannes in the process. More info at http://bit.ly/1WqnfPt

Howsat to keep you going? Keep your mincers peeled for a similarly party-size round up of events before the end of the week too!