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University of Sheffield Information:
Head to the new BAME student Hub here.
Click here to read about the services provided by the University of Sheffield to support BAME students and promote race equality across campus and beyond.
This also includes information about various departmental projects specific to BAME students, used to help level the playing field in a number of sectors and industries.
Click here to explore postgraduate inclusion projects from the University of Sheffield.
How can the Careers & Employability Service support you?
Specific guidance for BAME students from the Careers & Employability Service can be found here, including information about discrimination at work and employability opportunities targeted towards BAME students.
Students can access 1:1 appointments with Employability Advisors via Career Connect in which they can discuss any concerns about workplace discrimination or getting into their chosen field as a BAME student in confidence.
The Careers & Employability Services' Equal Opps offer contains opportunities such as:
Open to all Equal Opportunities students, the Equal Opportunities Fund provides up to £300 for students engaging in some form of work experience, from volunteering to travel expenses to attend a research conference. Through this, the Careers & Employability Service aims to level the playing field by ensuring that no student is at a disadvantage when trying to get to their dream career.
The SME Internship Programme, with priority access to Equal Opportunities students, allows eligible students to undertake a paid summer internship with SMEs and charities in the Sheffield City Region. The scheme is an opportunity for students to use their knowledge and skills to benefit a local organisation while gaining valuable career experience.
The Service often advertises external events targeted at BAME students via Career Connect, such as the annual Black Tech Fest.
Do you have any ideas about how the Careers & Employability Service can better support BAME students? Fill in our Equal Opps feedback form here!
Sheffield Students' Union:
Below are some societies and groups that may be relevant to BAME students at the University of Sheffield:
The International Students' Committee welcomes both international and home students from all seven regions of the world. They work towards integrating Home and International students into One Student Community.
BAME Law Society
The Black Anthologies Book Club
Liberation Committee (concerns anyone who has faced systematic barriers in attendance of and participation in University)
Liberation Officer contact: liberation.inclusionsofficer@sheffield.ac.uk
Contact us:
Do you have any questions about how Equal Opportunities in Careers supports BAME students?
Do you want to talk to us about your experiences as a BAME student trying to get into a career in your chosen field?
Email us at careers-equalopportunities@sheffield.ac.uk
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