Welcome to the February Edition of the Employer Newsletter. This month you will read about:

• How to register interest for our Mock Assessment Centre and Spring Careers Fair
• How our graduates can bring value to your business
• Funded student internships for Spring and Summer 2026
• Flexible learning opportunities for Health Professionals

Mock Assessment Centre - 11 March 2026
Our mock assessment centres provide a unique opportunity to network with students from a wide range of disciplines and see them in action. As a facilitator, you observe students working in groups on typical assessment centre tasks and provide valuable feedback to help them prepare for real assessment centres.

Spring Careers Fair - 22 April 2026
The Spring Careers Fair is the ideal place to promote your opportunities to students from all years and subjects. We invite all employers to this free event if they recruit for graduate jobs, year-long placements, short-term or summer internships, or part-time and vacation work with start dates of Summer / Autumn 2026.

We work with businesses of all sizes to support business growth with top graduate talent and student opportunities.

Neodyne, a world-leading firm in energy and digital manufacturing, hires our graduates for the knowledge and innovation they bring to the business. Hear from Matt Close, Head of UK Operations about the value that University of Sheffield graduates bring to the business.

We're delighted to announce that we've been ranked 28th in the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2026, climbing one place from last year 🎉

We're also now 18th in Northern Europe and 15th in the UK.

Find out more about rankings and why they are important.

Do you have a business challenge that you have no time to address?

SME Ambition Internship Programme opens for employer applications on 9th February 2026!

We're looking for internship proposals which will develop students professionally, while adding value to your organisation.

Successful organisations will receive a £1000 grant to cover an intern's wages. Why not harness the knowledge and skills of University of Sheffield students at no cost?

You can find out more in the employer information pack. Applications close 9th March 2026.

You can email any questions to employabilityprogrammes@sheffield.ac.uk

Set a live project to a group of students as part of our Spring Internship Experience!

Students will work on your project brief during the week of 13-17 April 2026. 

It's a great opportunity for your organisation to benefit from student insights and skills from across Social Sciences and Arts/Humanities subjects, at no cost! 

We are particularly looking for projects in HR, Law, Culture and Heritage and International Development.

If you’d like to find out more please take a look at our project website or email Tracy at t.horton@sheffield.ac.uk.

“Our Sheffield graduates come out very prepared for their clinical work, thanks to the strong learning frameworks"

— Lorna Gillespie, Consultant Neonatologist

Investing in your health professionals’ learning is one of the best ways to strengthen your workforce. The University of Sheffield offers flexible, health focused CPD courses online, part-time, or short-format, designed to fit around busy roles.

Our courses equip staff with practical, up-to-date skills they can apply immediately, supporting the evolving needs of the NHS and wider health sector. From short courses to postgraduate study, learning is relevant, flexible, and grounded in real health challenges.

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