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MMU LGBT Society - Information & Events Calendar

MMU LGBT Society - Information & Events Calendar
https://www.theunionmmu.org/organisation/templates/society/LGBT/

Our aim is to create a fun and safe space for members of the LGBT community, to provide support and opportunities to socialise with other members of the community, and to carry out campaigns both on and off campus. We also aim to support and co-operate with charities and organisations within Greater Manchester.

We have plans in place for a meet-and-greet, a quiz, a tour of Manchester's world renowned Gay Village, and coffee mornings to usher in the new academic year.

Join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

manmetlgbt@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/groups/1471133419812161/

@MMULGBT

Worthwhile Week Campaign - The Union MMU

https://www.theunionmmu.org/your-voice/campaigns/worthwhile-week/

We're running this campaign to highlight all the amazing things you can do at The Union and around campus, to make your spare time away from studying more worthwhile.

We're also working with the University to make sure Wednesday afternoons are kept free for those taking part in BUCS sport.

From meeting new people and gaining skills to boosting confidence and being work ready, there are loads of great reasons to take part in something outside your course.

It`s Ok To Talk About Mental Health

https://www.theunionmmu.org/your-voice/campaigns/its-ok/

Being a student can present many challenges, not least to your mental health. It’s OK is a campaign that aims to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health, promote and improve support services at Manchester Met, and remind every student that It’s OK to talk about your mental health.University life comes with great experiences as well as new challenges and complications. Anyone can experience mental health difficulties. Everyone’s experience is unique and should be respected and valued.We want to hear your stories and create a positive campaign with a big impact. We want to ensure that you get the support you need and never feel ashamed to ask for help, or ask questions about mental health.

Research Seminar `Gender Pay Gap` & Film Showing of Made in Dagenham

The film and Research Seminar is hosted by the Sylvia Pankhurst Gender Research Centre, and is being supported by excellent visiting speakers.

What’s on in February? http://www.mmu.ac.uk/careers/events/

What’s on in February?

The below employability events are bookable through MyCareerHub via http://www.mmu.ac.uk/careers/events/ and a separate URL is shown where this is not the case.

Also, do encourage students to follow @ManMetCareers on Twitter, or via their Facebook page ‘Manchester Met Careers and Employability’ as the central Careers and Employability Team post daily on events, internships and job opportunities.

Wednesday 1^st February:

Futures Leadership Programme: Leading Projects & Events 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.16, Business School Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1304593/futures-leadership-programme-l

This session will focus on the importance of effective leadership for project and event management, and is being delivered by Paul Roberts – a founding director of Fifthday (www.fifthday.com) one of the world’s leading and most innovative project management consultancies.

Paul will discuss the nature of projects, and the importance of their effective leadership and management.

If you attend 5 sessions of the Leadership Programme, including the wrap-up session, which will be taking place in February, you will receive a certificate.

Thursday 2^nd February:

Assessment Centres: how to succeed (For Business Students only) 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room G33, Business School Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1324287/assessment-centres-how-to-succ

Friday 3^rd February (repeated on 23^rd February, see last session):

Designing Your CV for the Creative, Communication and Media Industries 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 226, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1319618/designing-your-cv-for-creative

Wednesday 8^th February:

Using Emotional Intelligence to Succeed 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 4.06A, Business School Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1319619/using-emotional-intelligence-t

Wednesday 8^th February:

Futures Leadership Programme: Leadership & Ethics 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.24, Business School Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1304588/futures-leadership-programme-l

This session will focus on the importance of ethics in the world of business. Using topical case studies, we will explore why ethical leadership is critical to business success and how graduate employers look for candidates to demonstrate ethical awareness in their decision-making and problem solving.

Professor Julia Clarke is Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law at MMU, and prior to moving into higher education worked for one of the big four accountancy firms in Manchester where she specialised in corporate taxation. Julia is a founding member of the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Inter-Disciplinary Ethics based at the University of Leeds, and has published in the areas of corporate social reporting, business ethics and business education.

If you attend 5 sessions of the Leadership Programme, including the wrap-up session, which will be taking place in February, you will receive a certificate.

Wednesday 15^th February:

Futures Leadership Programme: Gender and its Impact on Women in Business 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.24, Business School Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1304555/futures-leadership-programme-g

Wednesday 15^th February:

Assessment Centres 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Room E244, John Dalton Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1319607/assessment-centres

Thursday 16^th February:

Working for Yourself: How to Get Started 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room 2.24, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1319621/working-for-yourself-how-to-ge

Tuesday 17^th February:

Find That Graduate Job 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm

Room 4.04A, Business School Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1319596/find-that-graduate-job

In this session you will explore the impact of gender on women's progression in leadership roles and entrepreneurship, and look at the strategies women adopt (good and bad) to navigate masculine environments. This will be an interesting and empowering session that will be relevant to both women and men!

If you attend 5 sessions of the Leadership Programme, including the wrap-up session, which will be taking place in March, you will receive a certificate.

Monday 20^th February:

Getting a Summer Internship 10:00 am – 10:30 am

Room 1.25, Business School Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1319622/getting-summer-internship

Wednesday 22^nd February:

Futures Leadership Programme: Creative & Entrepreneurship 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.11, Business School Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1304594/futures-leadership-programme-c

In this session you will learn about brainstorming, ideation, thinking outside the box and creative thinking. In the process of developing as a creative leader, you need to learn to train your imagination, and conceptually blend dissimilar concepts from different contexts, leading to original ideas and insights.

If you attend 5 sessions of the Leadership Programme, including the wrap-up session which will be taking place in February, you will receive a certificate.

Wednesday 22^nd February:

Postgraduate Courses Fair 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Business School North Atrium, Manchester

For more details & to book: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/visit/

Thursday 23^rd February:

Designing your CV for the creative, communication and media industries 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Room 2.24, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester

For more details & to book: https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk/students/events/detail/1319623/designing-your-cv-for-creative

If there is anything you would like including in the next bulletin, please let me know.

Maisie Townshend

Graduate Intern for Employability

Email: M.Townshend@mmu.ac.uk

Telephone: 0161 247 2473

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GORS – Government Operational Research Service – Analytical Student Placement!

Dear Sandwich Students ( Economics )

I would like to take this opportunity to highlight to you the below placement that is currently being advertised on My Career hub.

The closing date is 26th February 2017 and interviews will be held the week commencing 27th March 2017

GORS – Government Operational Research Service – Analytical Student Placement!

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS OPPORTUNITY!!! INCLUDING – Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Newcastle & Sheffield!

What is being offered?
We have year-long placement opportunities in locations across the UK. You will be a member of the professional body titled the ‘Government Operational Research Service’, and have the opportunity to gain professional and technical skills whilst working on some of the most interesting and pertinent problems currently facing the country.
You will be working at the heart of central government and your conclusions will help shape national policy that will affect millions of people.

Our analytical teams cover a broad range of remits from dealing with resource allocation, workforce planning, forecasting, performance measurement, and strategic planning. Previous student projects have included:
o Informing impact assessments to provide balanced and objective views of the costs and benefits of policies;
o Designing a pilot study to test the impact of a new policy to increase the likelihood of unemployed people entering work;
o Analysing the impact of customer behaviour to identify different types of customers we interact with.
What’s in it for me?
You will have the opportunity to learn the skills required for professional life whilst working for organisations ranked in the top 10 graduate employers in the country as rated by the graduates themselves. The work will be high profile and you might find yourself working with requests from Ministers and other senior officials. You will:
o Work in departments promoting a healthy work-life balance and encouraging learning and development;
o Be exposed to multiple arms of government such as central policy, delivery of frontline services, finance and long term strategy;
o Work with a variety of professions including analysts, policy, delivery and finance specialists;
o Have the opportunity to work in London, Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool or Newcastle.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for bright, forward-thinking students from numerate subject areas such as mathematics, physics, operational research, computer science, statistics and engineering.

Being highly numerate is only the starting point for our student analysts; we expect you to build on your technical skills and work towards successfully influencing policy decisions by presenting your analysis effectively in meetings, producing written reports and giving oral presentations.

We take on students who are interested in learning modelling, statistical and computing skills and have the drive and personality to work effectively both on their own and in a team.

Application Procedures

If you are interested please search on Civil Service Jobs: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk
by selecting ‘Government Operational Research Service’ as the Organisation and ‘Administrative Officer’ as the grade. Job reference number is: 1525673

The closing date is 26th February 2017 and interviews will be held the week commencing 27th March 2017

Kind Regards

Cara Walker| Placement & Project Coordinator | (Working days are Wed AM, All day Thurs & Fri )

Direct Line: 0161 247 3382

Email: cara.walker@mmu.ac.uk

Placement Team: 0161 247 3711 or businessplacements@mmu.ac.uk

Twitter: @MMUPlacements

For more information on Placement opportunities: http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/business/placements.php