Careers Service Events
Description: Career and employability events for University of Oxford research students and staff

The events listed below are either part of the Oxford University Careers Service’s bespoke researcher programme or sessions from our wider programme that will appeal to a researcher audience. www.careers.ox.ac.uk/term-planner

Event registration

Research Students can sign up for these sessions through CareerConnect

If you don’t have a CareerConnect account and you are a member of Oxford’s Research Staff, you can sign up by completing a New user registration form. Once the account is confirmed, you can simply Login to CareerConnect.

Find out more about using the CareerConnect platform.

Careers guidance for for University of Oxford researchers

The Careers Service offers support to research students and fixed-term researchers working at Oxford University through one-to-one advice by phone or online appointment (in person appointments available by request), and researcher-specific events and development programmes.

We are here to support your career decision-making and next steps, wherever you are in your journey and whatever your aspirations or concerns. Find out more about our support for researchers: www.careers.ox.ac.uk/researchers
Talks:

Tuesday 20 January 2025

Academic Publishing Series: “All About Journal Selection and Submission”
Date: 20 January 2026, 10:00 - 11:00
Speaker s: Dr Gareth Dyke (PhD - Co-Founder & Academic Director of Sci-Train), Dr Maria Machado (Expert Trainer & Contributor at Sci-Train)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 22 January 2025

Finding roles in consultancy and alternative options
Date: 22 January 2026, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 27 January 2025

Introduction to Think Tanks
Date: 27 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

How to Network Confidently
Date: 27 January 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 23 February 2025

Introduction to Careers in Pharma and Biotech - Healthcare Consultancy
Date: 23 February 2026, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 24 February 2025

Narrative CVs for Funding Applications
Date: 24 February 2026, 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker s: Mary Muers (Research Culture Facilitator, Medical Sciences Division), Kanza Basit (Senior Research Facilitator, Social Sciences Division), Gavin Bird (Research Facilitator, Earth Sciences), Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 March 2025

Your Next Career Step — How to Get Ready and Find Support
Date: 12 March 2026, 13:00 - 14:30
Speaker s: Dr Chris Jeffs (Oxford University Careers Service), Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 4 June 2025

Narrative CVs for Funding Applications
Date: 4 June 2026, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker s: Mary Muers (Research Culture Facilitator, Medical Sciences Division), Kanza Basit (Senior Research Facilitator, Social Sciences Division), Gavin Bird (Research Facilitator, Earth Sciences), Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 16 June 2025

Your Next Career Step — How to Get Ready and Find Support
Date: 16 June 2026, 10:30 - 12:00
Speaker s: Dr Chris Jeffs (Oxford University Careers Service), Dr Susan Black (Oxford University Careers Service)
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

This list contains talks from the following series:
Careers Beyond Academia: Options and Pathways for Researchers
Postdoc Power Hour (PoPoH)