Networking events for students and industry

We organise several employer-student networking events through the year.

The events follow a trade show format. Each event has a theme or is sector-specific. This means that both you and the students attending know there is a shared interest.

The events are a great way for students to explore "what's next." This might be exploring internship, placement and graduate opportunities. Or it might be as simple as exploring careers that they haven't looked at before.

For your organisation, the events are a great way to meet and build relationships with future talent, fellow industry exhibitors, and future customers.

If you would like to find out more or discover the best event for you, please do get in touch.

Computer:networks

This next event is: Wednesday 01 October 2025.

This is a networking event for computer science students, local alumni and some of the networks and businesses in the region. Most students attending will be studying:

data science
cyber security
gaming
computer and software engineering

Computer Science students working together in a computer cluster.

Access

The next event is: Monday 13 October 2025.

It is designed for engineering, maths, data science and physics students. It is also open to any interested students with a STEM background. This event focuses on:

construction
infrastructure
built environment
environmental engineering

Green Planet Connect

The next event is on Tuesday 28 October 2025.

This event is open to students from all STEM backgrounds. The focus is on careers and organisations along the farm to fork supply chain. Exhibitors include:

agriculture suppliers
food producers and retailers
environmental, farm and land management consultancy firms
public and tertiary sector organisations

It will be attended by students studying:

agriculture and agri-business
food business management and marketing
land management
ecology
environmental science
geography

A group of students are studying crops in a field at the University's Cockle Park farm. It is a bright but cloudy day. The field is lush and green. The sun is quite low int he sky and casting a shadow of the student group across the ground.

Oceans

The event will take place on: Monday 10 November 2025.

Oceans is an inter-disciplinary event showcasing the diverse employers operating on, in, or near the sea including:

naval architecture, marine engineering and shipping
offshore energy
subsea engineering and geoscience
marine environment and its regulation

Students who attend are typically studying engineering, science, maths and computing science.

Data | Driven

The next event is: Wednesday 03 December 2025.

This event is for STEM students and employers interested in numerical analytical techniques and big data in finance, banking, the public sector, management consultancy and more.

Physics students working together in a laboratory.

Blue Planet Connect

The next event is on Tuesday 03 February 2026.

This event is open to all STEM students. The event focusses on marine and offshore environmental management and conservation roles. Organisations attending are offshore wind farm developers, government agencies and authorities, engineering firms and charities. Most students attending will be studying: