This is a conference ‘for students, by students’ with a range of guest speakers and future thinkers sharing their knowledge, as well as our own students presenting their ideas and experiences. Join the sessions to hear from our students and partners and develop your skills for the future.
Register for The Student Conference to join in the conversation about what the future holds for students like you. All of our sessions will be available to attend online, and there are a limited number of places available on each campus. Book your place here.
Meet our featured student presenters:
Bradley Cory - How to Start a Business During a Pandemic
Bradley Cory (STAART Graduate, Business owner, and PhD student) will share his experiences of starting a business during a pandemic. Brad started a company called Barrier Free World making affordable equipment for those with disabilities, and recently won the Generator Enterprise Challenge 2021 - Social Category with his project.
Rebecca Cordina - A New Dawn for Accessibility in Education and Work
Rebecca Cordina (2nd Year BSc Biology student) speaks candidly about her disability and gaining access to education and work. Covid has highlighted the inequality disabled people face in many areas of their lives, but it has also shown us a way to achieve accessibility. Rebecca will discuss how we can all take steps toward making the world a more accessible place with small changes in how we think and operate.
Panel discussions by students, for students
Twelve students representing all Faculties and levels of study will share their insights during our four panel discussions, where you will have the opportunity to take part via the Q&A during each session.
Today’s skills are tomorrow’s resources: Showcasing coursework, projects and research that have, and continue to, help students develop their communication, teamwork and leadership skills.
Your Degree: Luxury or opportunity?: How to make the most of your education and the lessons they learned from studying during lockdown.
Becoming Future Ready: Your lessons learned from internships and work placements, including how to identify opportunities and proactively approach employers.
Citizens of the Future: How we have adjusted to living, working and learning in a digitally transformed landscape, including digital wellbeing, staying safe from cyber-crime and developing digital capabilities.
Our partners present employability skills
Studiosity is your after-hours, study lifeline, providing one to one, personalised help for students. The team from Studiosity will be sharing their expertise with a masterclass on using Studiosity for CV Checking.
The Sodexo Talent Team will provide insights from the employer perspective, with workshops on Transferrable Skills in the workplace and how Your Online Brand Matters to future employers. They will cover using LinkedIn, as well as a session on Identifying your Career Pathway.
Sodexo is one of the world’s largest service companies offering integrated services for people and institutions, including the security, accommodation, maintenance and cleaning at our university. You can find out more about Sodexo and register for jobs here.
