1. Opportunities
Course Representative (Interested? Send your details to by Friday 7 October)
Mentor (The opportunity to apply to be a mentor will be available next year with a deadline of March 2017)
Student Ambassador (Interested? Send your details to by Friday 7 October)
Biology Careers Day Organiser: Wed 7 Dec (Interested? Send your details to by Friday 7 October)
ncl+: Careers Service – find opportunities and get recognition for extracurricular activities (

2. Placements Year between Stages 2 and 3.
All Stage 2 students now eligible.
Placement talk Tuesday 4 October from 3pm – 4pm in CLT 1.02.
Find out more at

3. Vacation Research Scholarships
Work on a project in the summer between Stages 2 and 3.
Funded by the university; competitive.
Scholarships are also available via scientific societies.
If interested, identify a supervisor you would like to work with and approach them.
Application deadline will be in February – best to approach prospective supervisor before Christmas.
Find out more at

4. Do you have good organisational skills? Keen to take on a challenge?
Student Expeditions
Do you have good organisational skills? Keen to take on a challenge?
Interested in the world around you? Interested in carrying out your own research overseas? Ever thought about organising your own expedition? Don’t know where to start?

5. Newcastle University Expeditions Committee
offers advice, financial assistance, insurance and publicity to support student expeditions focused on independent research.
Find out more at:
Come and hear students talk about their 2016 expeditions:
Weds. 23rd November 2016, Curtis Auditorium, 5.30pm
(Insights Public Lecture series)
Next funding deadline:
Friday 27th January 2017 (see website for details)
For more information please contact:
Dr Gordon Port
School of Biology