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New series of beepurple startup podcast released

The second series of the beepurple podcast, Founder Chats with beepurple, has just been released on Spotify, iTunes and Anchor to name a few. beepurple is the University of Brighton’s entrepreneurship support service. In this series our focus is on business growth, and we’ve interviewed the founders of some well-established businesses. First up is Darren… Continue Reading New series of beepurple startup podcast released

Interview with self-employed landscape photographer Matt Goddard

Matt Goddard studied Computing – Information Systems at the University of Brighton, graduating in 2000. After a career in IT, he changed direction and launched Matt Goddard Photography last year. See his work at www.mattgoddardphotography.co.uk Describe your business in a few sentences Sussex landscape photographer offering premium prints to the 30-65 demographic. Sole trader with… Continue Reading Interview with self-employed landscape photographer Matt Goddard

Business Project and Research Resources for businesses – module pack for organisations

Business Project and Research Resources available (free) No time for research, planning or strategies? Our students might be able to help. Here at the University of Brighton, the Brighton Business School will have a large number of student research/business project teams available to work on local projects from January 6th to end of April 2020.… Continue Reading Business Project and Research Resources for businesses – module pack for organisations

Review: UltraViolet 2018/19 Summer Startup Course

Last week saw the return of beepurple’s annual summer startup course, UltraViolet. The aim of the course, open to all students and graduates of the University of Brighton, is to equip participants with the skills, know-how and confidence to pursue their own entrepreneurial ideas. Participants arrived with a diverse range of ideas, from sole trader… Continue Reading Review: UltraViolet 2018/19 Summer Startup Course

Mini Postgrad Scholarship Funding Roundup Alert!

We may be entering The Quiet Season but here’s a bunch of cash to grab before that kicks in… Keen to make a move into FinTech and considering further postgraduate study? @SpotcapUK offers a £8k award to support you with your next steps: http://bit.ly/2FqIbD2 MastersCompare £5000 Postgraduate Scholarship provides an exciting opportunity to help you… Continue Reading Mini Postgrad Scholarship Funding Roundup Alert!

If live music is your thing, here’s how you can make it happen…

Atom are looking for a Marketing & Promotions Executive to assist company owner Thom (below) and lead on marketing for a wide range of concerts & events. You can view more details and apply for this role on the Jobs and Placements Service – login with your university id and password: https://jobsandplacements.brighton.ac.uk/leap/jobSearch.html?id=5753&service=Careers+Service Thom’s written a… Continue Reading If live music is your thing, here’s how you can make it happen…

Life at aip – where anything is possible

Rob Griffiths, Media Automation Partner at Anything is Possible (aip) in Brighton describes why his job allows him to do things differently. If you have a passion for data, insights and research, aip are advertising for someone to join them. You can view the role here on the University of Brighton vacancy service. If I… Continue Reading Life at aip – where anything is possible

Fabulously creative volunteering opportunities at Fabrica: fundraising/administration/marketing/archiving

Passionate about the arts or eager to learn more? Looking for creative, rewarding and enjoyable volunteering opportunities? Want to meet like-minded people and broaden your networks? READ ON…. Three amazing volunteering placement opportunities are up for grabs NOW: Interested in fundraising and arts administration? The Office Administration and Fundraising role could be for you Great… Continue Reading Fabulously creative volunteering opportunities at Fabrica: fundraising/administration/marketing/archiving

Calling all creatives: events, opportunities & career support for the summer and beyond…

Careers in the Arts Fair – 14 June, London (FREE) Easel’s annual Careers in the Arts Fair takes place on 14 June at The Courtauld Institute of Art‘s interim home in Kings Cross. The day is designed to celebrate the broad and diverse range of jobs and opportunities in the art industry. Panel Discussions will… Continue Reading Calling all creatives: events, opportunities & career support for the summer and beyond…

Wired Sussex Jobs Fair in Brighton

Interested in a career with a digital media company? Then get yourself along to the largest digital, creative, tech Careers Fair in the South East showcasing the best job opportunities and companies from Brighton and beyond. Entrance is free! Whether you’re looking for a job in design, marketing, games, production, virtual reality, web and app… Continue Reading Wired Sussex Jobs Fair in Brighton

Kids Design Awards 2019 – for designers and design students

From 19 to 22 September 2019, over 1,200 exhibitors from 50 countries and around 22,500 trade visitors from all over the world will be attending Kind + Jugend – The Trade Show for Kids’ First Years. The leading international trade fair for premium baby and toddler products will take place in the exhibition halls of… Continue Reading Kids Design Awards 2019 – for designers and design students

Term may be over but the events keep coming…

A petite roundup-ette of events kicking off just after the end of the academic year – nice timing or what?… 12 June – Equality and Inclusion Partnership Jobs Fair, Churchill Square, Brighton. Local public sector services have come together to promote the city’s public service organisations as employers of choice where individuals can develop interesting… Continue Reading Term may be over but the events keep coming…

Getting ready for the interview

In our current blog post series on interviews we have so far focused on interview questions and preparation for these. Now in the final one of the series we are going to look at what you need to know before you go, what to do when there, what to wear etc. Beforehand… If you are offered… Continue Reading Getting ready for the interview

Dealing with difficult situations and how this can help with interview responses

So far in the series we have covered some questions that are commonly covered at interview and here are a sample of those. Why should we hire you? How to answer an interview question about communication How to address more ‘unusual’ interview questions If you go back to the Advice section you will find more… Continue Reading Dealing with difficult situations and how this can help with interview responses

Interview with green entrepreneurs Student Plus

Mei Chun Huang and Moosun Yoo are two University of Brighton international graduates (2017). They are currently taking part in the Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur) Visa programme, endorsed by the university to develop their business and make a local impact. Here they share some of their tips and experiences learned while working on their recycling… Continue Reading Interview with green entrepreneurs Student Plus

Product Design innovation showcase: help students show their ideas at New Designers event

beepurple magazine designer and Product Design student Luke Brookes writes about the creative ideas that his peers have come up with to tackle some of society’s most pressing social concerns. These students are currently fundraising to be able to show their work at London’s prestigious New Designers 2019. You can help them by donating or… Continue Reading Product Design innovation showcase: help students show their ideas at New Designers event

Interview with Darren Burn of OutOfOffice.com

Brighton-based entrepreneur Darren Burn shares his business tips with beeepurple. Darren is co-founder of LGBT+ travel firm OutOfOffice.com Describe your business in a few sentences OutOfOffice.com provides tailor-made luxury travel with a focus on the LGBT+ community. Our sister company, Travel Gay, is an information resource for gay travellers all over the world. We are… Continue Reading Interview with Darren Burn of OutOfOffice.com

Free psychometric tests online for UoB students

Final year and placements application prep with Graduates First With increasing use of psychometric tests within both placements and graduate recruitment, the Careers Service have invested in an online resource to help our students prepare for this part of the recruitment process. Practice, practice, practice is the key. Research shows that this can… Continue Reading Free psychometric tests online for UoB students

Questions to ask the employer at interview

So far in the series we have covered the sort of questions you are likely to face in the interview. So testing your skills, knowledge and experience to date in relation to the job being applied for. You are also very likely to be asked why you want to work there. We have covered these… Continue Reading Questions to ask the employer at interview

Disability and the Workplace information session

Wednesday, 15 May 2019 from 13:30-15:30 G2 Mithras House, Moulsecoomb Campus As final year students, you may have questions about your transition into employment, and the things you may need to consider if you have a disability. Come to this advice and information session being run by staff from the Careers and Disability… Continue Reading Disability and the Workplace information session