Undergraduate Next Steps

If you are an undergraduate student, you might be thinking about the next steps in your career. This page contains information about Career Advice, Work Placements and Work Experience, Graduate Training Programmes, and links to possible employers.

Work Experience

Many organisations offer work experience and work placements. Some of these might be for a few weeks, others over a few months. Below is a list of some work experience opportunities in STEM organisations:

Careers Advice

The University's Careers and Employability Service can help you to prioritise your options and develop a plan unique to you and your circumstances.They can provide quick query interviews, mock interviews, guidance interviews,. They have an extensive online and inhouse resource section covering a wide range of careers and sectors.

Looking for a Job

If you are looking for a job, the following links may be of some help:

  • University of Liverpool Jobs Website (including Technicians, Reseachers and Academic posts). Find out more.
  • Jobs.ac.uk is the national directory of University jobs. Find out more.
  • Prospects.ac.uk is the national graduate careers advice website. Find out more.

Careers/Graduate Recruitment website include: CERN, Rolls Royce, Bently, Ford, Cammell Laird, Unilever, GSK, AkzoNobel, United Utilitise, National Grid, Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Balfour Beaty,

WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) - is a national charity which advertises the latest STEM job vacancies from employers with a positive attitude to recruiting a diverse workforce. Find out more ...

Further Study

Thinking about studying for a Masters Degree of a Doctorate (PhD)? The University of Liverpool offers a number of great opportunities. You can find out about studying for a Postgraduate degree by visiting the Study recruitment website. If you already have an idea of the type of degree you want to study or the department you want to study in, then you can also visit the Postgraduate webpages for each school. Simply click on the following links:

Health & Life Science: Dentistry, Health Sciences, Life Sciences, Psychology, and Veterinary Science. Ageing & Chronic Disease, Integrative Biology, Infection & Global Health, Psychology, Health & Society, Translational Medicine

Science & Engineering: Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth, Ocean & Ecological Science, Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Engineering (taught), Engineering (research degree,) Geography & Planning, Maths or Physics.

Doctoral Training Centres: If you are considering a PhD, our Doctoral Training Schemes offer you extraordinary training opportunities, as well as excellent links and career prospects with leading industry partners. Areas of research are New and Sustainable Photovoltaics; Understanding the Earth, Atmosphere and Ocean; Global Risk & Uncertainty in Complex Systems & Environments; Additive Manufacturing; Next Generation Nuclear; Fusion Energy; Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment; Global Eco-Innovation.

Studentship (PhD) opportunities are also advertised on the University Jobs Website, and nationally on Jobs.ac.uk.