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:

Friday 10 October 2025

Researchers @ the Finance & Management Consultancy Fair (Pre-Fair Talk)
Date: 10 October 2025, 11:15 - 12:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Finance and Management Consultancy Fair
Date: 10 October 2025, 12:00 - 15:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Saturday 11 October 2025

Researchers @ the Oxford University Careers Fair (Pre-fair Talk)
Date: 11 October 2025, 9:45 - 10:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Oxford University Careers Fair
Date: 11 October 2025, 10:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Saturday 25 October 2025

Researchers @ the Science, Engineering and Technology Fair (Pre-fair Talk)
Date: 25 October 2025, 9:45 - 10:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Science, Engineering and Technology Fair
Date: 25 October 2025, 10:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 28 October 2025

Insight into Academia: Academic Career Paths
Date: 28 October 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 30 October 2025

Careers in Computing Fair
Date: 30 October 2025, 15:00 - 17:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 6 November 2025

Insight into Academia: Positioning for Academic Progression
Date: 6 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 13 November 2025

Insight into Academia: Myths and Realities of Academic Careers (Panel)
Date: 13 November 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: 56 Banbury Road
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 17 November 2025

Insight into Academia: Academic Application Materials
Date: 17 November 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Jobs for Mathematicians Fair
Date: 18 November 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Woodstock Road OX2 6GG
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 20 November 2025

Narrative CVs for Funding Applications
Date: 20 November 2025, 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 25 November 2025

Your Next Career Step — How to Get Ready and Find Support
Date: 25 November 2025, 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

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)