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Sustainability

Employability and Student Success

Raising the profile of sustainability in student employability initiatives

Green Consultants - providing students with additional skills and experience required to work in the highly competitive environmental and sustainability sector.

Grand Challenges - a project week in which you work in interdisciplinary groups with other like-minded students to design innovative solutions to real world challenges. Top academics and invited speakers share their views and help you apply your skills and knowledge to a real-life problem.

‘Dip, Dabble, Dive and Thrive’ framework - looking to find out about how you can gain experience with skills required for the sustainability sector? Follow the link to find out more.

Create Your Future - a personal and professional development programme for first year students, giving you the opportunity to think about what you want from your future after University and the practical steps to get there.

Future17: SDG Challenge Program - a global initiative between the University of Exeter, QS and leading international universities designed to support students to develop the skills needed to collaboratively tackle 21st Century global challenges, through working with professionals to create pathways for innovative solutions to real-world issues associated with the United Nations SDGs.  

Exeter Award - sustainability theme - enabling students to use the Exeter Award framework to develop their employability, test ideas and progress their career thinking around sustainability.

Internships - paid internships with the Sustainability team. Advertised on Handshake.  

Career mentor scheme - mentoring scheme with experienced professionals.  

Handshake - advertising student and graduate jobs in sustainability.