The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust create and conserve wetlands and save species. As one of the UK’s leading wetland conservation organisations they have a long history of managing wetland sites and species as well as conducting research into wetland wildlife.

They are offering full-time placements for 12 months in three different roles, starting in August/September 2019, across nine beautiful WWT Wetland Reserves located throughout the UK.

The three different placement roles available are:
Reserves Management HQ Office & Research Placement
Practical Reserve Management Placements
Practical Conservation Grazing Placement.
These are voluntary roles, but accommodation can be provided at some locations.

How to apply:-
Full details, including role descriptions and how to apply are available at the following link: https://www.wwt.org.uk/support/volunteer-with-wwt/student-placements/

If you have any questions about these roles please contact Carolyn Postlethwaite, Reserves Management Placement Student at Carolyn.Postlethwaite@wwt.org.uk

The School is pleased to announce that they will be hosting a new series called, ‘DICE Talks.’ These talks will take place once a month, and will consist of a public lecture by DICE staff, students and alumni.

How Can We Save Ugly Species?
Thursday 27th September
Dr Bob Smith, Director of DICE

To register for your attendance, please click on the image below:

Overview

Student Services is pleased to welcome applications for scholarships from enthusiastic students who are interested in providing opportunities within the local and campus communities.

The Community Scholarship offers students a great way to demonstrate leadership, enthusiasm and organisational skills – essential to future employers.

What’s included in the scholarship?

• £1,000 financial support to cover personal expenses and project running costs.
• Advice, training and project management support from the Student Activities and Scholarships Officer in delivering your project.
• Personal and employability skills development.
• Employability points.
• Access to additional project funding dependent on the nature and quality of the individual scholarship project.

Selection Process

Successful applications will demonstrate the following:

• A project brief which exhibits careful thought and planning.
• An inclusive project which benefits the local or campus community.
• Demonstrable benefits and outcomes for participants.
• Evidence of communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Evidence of commitment to past projects completed will also be considered.
• Each application is considered on its individual merits by the scholarships board.

How to apply

Click on the link in the image above to the Student Community Scholarship application form.

Deadlines

The size of the project will stipulate the deadlines. The larger the project, the earlier in the year you will need to start to ensure that you are able to complete the project objectives.
Each project must be completed, and the evaluation form submitted by the end of June 2019.

Contact details

For more information please contact Debbie Worthington, Student Activities and Scholarships Officer: communityscholarships@kent.ac.uk

Following last year’s project, Your Future, One Step at a Time, the Careers and Employability Service (CES) will again be running a series of mental health and employment sessions during the autumn term. The project offers students who self-identify with mental health conditions to receive support in informal group sessions, which focuses on employability.

Sessions will include topics on:

• Managing anxiety in the workplace
• Disclosing a mental health condition
• Developing career confidence

When? Introductory session will begin during EmpFest18

Step 1 – Preparation for the Careers Fair Access Hour
Friday 5th October ,10am – 11am
The Access Hour will run from 10am – 11am during the Careers Fair, for students who may find the Fair daunting, enabling them to meet with employers in a less crowded environment.

Step 2 – Managing Anxiety in the Workplace
Wednesday 31st October
Managing anxiety in the workplace, handling rejection and building resilience

Step 3 – Disclosing a Mental Health Condition
Wednesday 7th November
Disclosing a mental health condition – what should I disclose? Who to and when? Your rights and responsibilities.

Step 4 – Developing Career Confidence and Identifying Supporting Organisations
Wednesday 14th November

To sign up to any of the sessions, please visit Target Connect.

Postgraduate Routes into Teaching Open Day
Saturday 13 October, 10am to 2pm
Augustine House, Canterbury

Canterbury Christ Church University is hosting an open day on the best ways to get into teaching. If you are interested in teaching, or are unsure what to do after your degree, CCCU offers a wide range of courses in early years, primary, secondary and further education.

The session will give you the opportunity to:-

• Speak to our expert tutors and gain details about our courses
• Visit our student support stands, including fees and funding
• Learn about the application process
• Hear a range of talks, including the different routes into teaching

Book your place now as spaces fill up fast!

Further to the below, Off the Beaten Track Anthropology Field School and the University of Leuven offer a 20.000 Euro scholarship fund to cover part or all of the tuition fee for the 2019 Malta Summer School.

Further information available at: Field School Anthropology – Scholarships!

Off the Beaten Track – Summer School for Anthropologists

The Off The Beaten Track summer field school is held annually on the island of Gozo, one of the three inhabited islands of the Maltese Archipelago in the heart of the Mediterranean.

The field school runs for 20 days, during three editions in the summer of 2019 (see exact dates on the home page). The working days of the week will be reserved for fieldwork and individual guidance by a staff of academic experts and professional anthropologists.

The focus of the program lies in the socio-cultural spectrum of anthropology and focuses on fieldwork practice. Participants are asked to develop and carry out an individual research project over the course of 3 weeks.

This could be a fantastic opportunity for those wishing to take the SE534 Special Project in Social Anthropology!

For more information about the programme, including dates, costs and how to apply, visit: http://www.anthropologyfieldschool.org/

Opportunity for paid bat survey work

The opportunity:  Paid experience of ecological (bat) survey work in the context of a large ecological consultancy project.  If we identify a need for further assistance, there may be opportunities to extend your survey work with us to other species within late summer and autumn 2018.

If you have an interest in developing a career in ecological consultancy, this opportunity will be of particular relevance. However, this work will be of interest to anyone with an interest in ecology.

Whilst survey assistants are required primarily to take notes during survey visits, a Lloyd Bore ecologist will take time to discuss the purpose of the survey and the identification of bat species in the field using a bat detector.

Where:  Land either side of New Dover Road, Canterbury

Rate of pay and travel expenses: Rate of pay: £50.00 per survey visit completed.

Travel expenses: For drivers, we will also reimburse mileage claims (from place of residence to site and back) at £0.55 per mile. For those travelling by public transport (which may not always be possible due to the timing of the survey visits), we will reimburse pre-agreed travel expenses

How to get in touch:
If you are interested in this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact Samuel Durham via: –

Email: samuel.durham@lloydbore.co.uk

Office: 01227 464 340

Interested in becoming a children’s science presenter, an urban planning consultant, a data scientist or a youth education officer?

Want to work for Fortnum & Mason, Westminster Employment Forum, The Digital Tourism Think Tank or Lidl?

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