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:

Wednesday 30 April 2025

Introduction to Staying in the UK to Work (from the Visa and Immigration Advisors)
Date: 30 April 2025, 11:00 - 12:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Securing an Internship as a Postgraduate Student
Date: 30 April 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: 56 Banbury Road
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 1 May 2025

CVs for non-academic roles (for researchers)
Date: 1 May 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 7 May 2025

How to Improve Your Interview Technique
Date: 7 May 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue: Careers Service, 56 Banbury Road OX2 6PA
Venue Details: 56 Banbury Road
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 12 May 2025

Insight into Academia: Myths and Realities of starting a career in research
Date: 12 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 15 May 2025

Offer Holders Panel: Civil Service and Public Sector
Date: 15 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Monday 19 May 2025

Insight into Academia: Roles, CVs & Applications
Date: 19 May 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 4 June 2025

How to network effectively
Date: 4 June 2025, 12:00 - 13:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 June 2025

Narrative CVs for Funding Applications
Date: 5 June 2025, 12:30 - 13:30
Speaker s: Dr Tanita Casci (University of Oxford), Dr 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

Friday 13 June 2025

Preparing for the academic interview process (for Researchers)
Date: 13 June 2025, 13:00 - 14:00
Speaker Various Speakers
Venue Details: Online
Organisers: TBA
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 19 June 2025

How to Build Lasting Career Resilience
Date: 19 June 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker Various Speakers
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)