Author: Stephen

I've worked for Newcastle University since some time in the mid 1990s, after completing my PhD at Bath University. I'm a Senior Lecturer and Director of Education in the School of Computing.
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Placements at Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Sandwich Student opportunities

STFC AlmaExperience more on your sandwich placement…

Experience the unknown. 

Work with brilliant minds on world leading science and technology projects and support ground-breaking research that will inspire, shape and define our future.

STFC (Science & Technology Facilities Council) – Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire and Polaris House in Swindon

A world-class organisation

One of Europe’s largest multidisciplinary research organisations, we share our knowledge and work with scientists, engineers and organisations around the globe. Bringing strategic leadership and an integrated approach to UK investments, we’re made up of a diverse group of multi-site organisations and are based in large national and international research facilities.
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Getting a Computing Science 12-month placement

Work experience during your undergraduate Computer Science degree can take the form of a  9-12 month placement taken between stage 2 and 3. This provides the opportunity to gain real-world experience, develop your technical and inter-personal skills and enhance your career prospects: many students who have taken a placement end up with a graduate job offer from the same company, and the most recent graduate employment figures show 100% of graduates who had done a placement are employed in a graduate-level job (or in further study) 6 months after graduating.

If you plan to do a placement as part of your degree:

  • You will need to be on the correct degree course (for example, G401 BSc Computer Science with Industrial Placement, G421 BSc Computer Science (Mobile and Distributed Systems) with Industrial Placement, etc.
    • If you are not yet on that programme, you will need to complete a Degree Programme Change form, available from CS Reception, to be signed by the Degree Programme Director. But you don’t need to do this until after you have secured a placement – there’s no need to rush into doing it until then.
  • You are responsible for finding, and applying for, the placement. You can get help from the School, by looking at the information provided on these pages, by talking to the Placements Co-ordinator (Steve Riddle) and signing up for alerts from the Careers Service (Vacancies Online) as well as making full use of all the resources (a list and guidance can be found here).
  • Once you’ve secured a placement, you must complete a Placement Approval Form, to be signed by the Placements Co-ordinator and the Degree Programme Director.
  • Once you have started your placement, we will enrol you in a community on e-portfolio where you can share your experience with other students on placements. A member of academic staff will also come out to visit you.
  • During your placement you’ll also need to complete some short assignments and a Report Form giving updated contact details and more information about your work to date, and a Learning Agreement recording the initial objectives as discussed and agreed with your employer.

Further information about placements can be found: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/workexperience/placements/

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Welcome to new and returning students

For new and returning students, a quick introduction to the “Careers and Placements” blog / twitter feed/ facebook page. Posts on the blog are forwarded automatically to the group https://www.facebook.com/csatncljobs and to @csatncljobs on twitter.

We use this blog for information about graduate careers, placements, employability events and resources.

Many more resources are offered by the Careers Service: see http://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/workexperience/ for a full list of the guides, sessions and resources on offer. In particular, the list of resources for placement opportunities and shorter internships is extensive.

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GRB: Graduate Jobs in Computing Science, Internships, and Work Experience

Graduate Jobs in Computing Science, Internships, and Work Experience

Are you looking for graduate opportunities in your final year or information on work during your studies like placements, work experience and internships?

I am an official student representative for the Graduate Recruitment Bureau (GRB). GRB work with 100s of graduate recruiters of all sizes in all industry sectors across the UK, and have placed many graduates from Newcastle University.

They provide a unique student ‘matchmaking’ service: write in your degree course/location and they will set you up with companies for jobs, internships and work experience.

This is a great chance to be contacted by a large recruitment company and have them tell you about popular employers and the vacancies that are available.

So… sign up at:

http://www.grb.uk.com/sbm/64

Only takes 30 seconds to fill in, what have you got to lose?

Good luck with your career!

Charlotte Stokes
(Graduate, working as a GRB rep)

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HPE Graduate Vacancies

Two graduate roles are currently being advertised at HPE Newcastle:

Newcastle Project Services Graduate Program

Project Management

As a Project Management Graduate you will be embarking on a structured development programme for 24 months. With the Project Management career path, expect to be involved in projects as you build the skills that could make you a future leader. At the same time, you’ll draw on your creative side to look at the way HPE work, factor in commercial pressures and suggest innovative solutions that change how we do things on the front line.

Newcastle Apps Dev Mgmt Graduate Program

Application Management Analyst

As an Applications Management Analyst you will experience both business and technical service management roles utilizing ITIL best practice for HPE’s clients within the public and commercial sectors. Our 24 month program offers you the opportunity to experience a series of strategic rotations to ensure you gain exposure to all parts of our business.

See attached docs for more details on both roles.

If you apply, please email nicola.douse@hpe.com when you have  done so.