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✍ PHOENIX CALL FOR ARTICLES: STUDENT WELLBEING AND CAREERS SUPPORT We are inviting articles on: 🔸 Building student and graduate resilience with career planning 🔸 How careers services are working with student wellbeing services 🔸 Employer support and decent work 🔸 Training and support for careers professionals Submit your proposal by 16 September: https://lnkd.in/e7qFAEfi #careers #employability #wellbeing #mentalhealth #resilience #student #graduate #employer #decentwork #training

📢 Latest resources to share with your students The updated AGCAS job profiles and What can I do with my degree? titles for August are live on Prospects.ac.uk Job profiles include: 🔸 Business analyst 🔸 Physician associate 🔸 Environmental consultant Updated What can I do with my degree? titles include: 🔸 Biochemistry 🔸 Chemical engineering 🔸 Fine art Full list of updated titles: https://lnkd.in/ddWj4gPq #students #graduates #careers #employability #jobprofiles #graduatecareers

📢 Managing campus protests: Toolkit for AGCAS members Leading into the new academic year, we have developed a toolkit to support member services respond to protest actions in a safe and constructive way that respects freedom of speech. Exclusively for full members, the toolkit: 🔹 Outlines the AGCAS position on impartiality 🔹 Provides template statements for events 🔹 Shares sector-wide practice on seeking institutional backing and tips for careers fair preparation https://lnkd.in/eK7r6Duf #careers #employability #student #graduate #impartiality #protests 

In the latest issue of Phoenix, the AGCAS journal, we outline the role that students and graduates are playing in careers services to address the challenges of student engagement In this interview, Nathan Toplis and Katie Waters, Graduate Interns at Leeds Beckett University, share their experiences of joining the careers team, the unique perspective they offer and how they have benefitted from the role https://lnkd.in/ewCvwZJK #careers #employability #student #graduate #intern

AGCAS members: Book your place for the first member webinar of 2024/25 Integrating employability: What type suits you? Join Tom Coward, Monica Deshpande and Lisa Law from the Integrating Employability Working Party for an overview of the pros and cons of different types of embedded employability and to understand what will work best in your context 📅 Thursday 12 September, 1-2pm Register: https://lnkd.in/eGHkpqh7 #careers #employability #curriculum #students #graduates

‘We wanted to educate students and graduates on their employment rights and how to discuss them at work’ Writing in AGCAS Phoenix, Rosie Pollock outlines the ‘students as partners’ approach to research into workplace wellbeing and rights at Leeds Arts University. Rosie makes recommendations for setting up effective student partnership groups at other institutions. https://lnkd.in/e9s_vND4 #careers #employability #students #graduates #work #employmentrights

Across higher education, careers professionals are undertaking ‘pracademic’ roles, combining work as careers practitioners, educators and researchers to enhance professional practice. In AGCAS Phoenix, read case studies from members highlighting how research has influenced their work and identity. Thanks to Marni McArthur, Amanda Potts, Emma Lennox and Keren Coney for sharing their stories. https://lnkd.in/eKdRKi36 #careers #employability #research

🗳 AGCAS Vice-President election: One week left to cast your vote Full members - have your say in the strategic direction of the organisation. Hear from nominees Jacqui Payne and Lucy Romijn (FHEA) and vote by Monday 19 August. https://lnkd.in/esP9FHRk Good luck to the nominees!

We have been appalled by the horrific and disgraceful acts of Islamophobia and racism carried out by far-right extremist organisations in recent days across the UK. We stand in solidarity with all communities affected to send a clear message that hate-fuelled violence and intimidation have no place in our society. View our full statement in response to the recent riots in the UK: https://lnkd.in/ew_kpTne

Read in latest AGCAS Phoenix how the Graduate Success team at Bath Spa University are supporting graduate transitions to meet changing needs and how they are measuring their impact Paige Clarkson, Iona Jones, Blessing Mururi and Rajinder Boucher outline their approach https://lnkd.in/dTzQfu4h #careers #employability #student #graduate