Careers and enterprise employer events
Employer fairs, industry Q&A panels, workshops, competitions and much more.
Events 2023/24
All careers and enterprise events and fairs are bookable via the platform, Handshake. We are offering a blend of face-to-face on campus and virtual careers and employer fairs and events.
Upcoming events and book your place
The Handshake platform is built by students for students. By setting up your profile you'll be able to:
- access an extensive employer network and link in with companies
- attend virtual and face-to-face employer events
- access jobs and networking opportunities from employers attending events
- book one-to-one 10min video chats with employers of your choice
- receive messages and job offers direct from employers who you’ve met.
Events and employer sessions on Handshake
Students and graduates can view and book on to careers events and employer sessions through Handshake.
View events on Handshake
Workshops and fairs

Essentials workshops
Book your place on a career how-to workshop.

Be Your Own Boss workshops
Book your place on our business start up course.

Employers fairs and events
Careers and Enterprise team are excited to present a calendar of employers fairs and events for the upcoming academic year.

Volunteering Fair
Speak to lots of organisations offering a variety of volunteering opportunities to get involved with.
Springboard careers programme
Springboard is an online careers programme designed for final year students and recent graduates that runs from 14–25 February 2022.
Springboard careers programmeOther key events throughout the year
Career development and social mobility
Innovation and enterprise
- Enterprise Festival
- Pitch-a-thon, Frenchay Campus
- Dragon's Den, Frenchay Campus
- Global Entrepreneurship Week
See the Innovation and enterprise calendar for further details.
Work experience, jobs and placements
- Science Futures Fair, Frenchay Campus
- Law Fair, Frenchay Campus
These are a selection of our events. You can view a full list on Handshake.
The UWE Bristol Careers and Enterprise team cannot accept responsibility for third party content or events hosted on third party platforms. If you wish to notify us of any issues, please email careers@uwe.ac.uk.
Careers and enterprise

Global experiences
Global opportunities for UWE Bristol students including study, work and volunteer abroad programmes.

Work experience, jobs and placements
Use UWE Bristol's in depth resources to find graduate jobs, internships, work experience and volunteering opportunities.

Career development
Our career coaching service can help you to develop a career plan.

Innovation and enterprise
We offer internship programmes and funding opportunities to give you the opportunity to work on your own idea.