Careers in Sustainability (1 - 5 February 2027) Get in touch to express your interest Monday 1 - Friday 5 February 2027 We know that many of our students and graduates are interested in a career that has a positive environmental impact and fights climate change. Each year we run a series of events and share resources to help raise awareness of careers in sustainability; to shine a light on some of the options students might like to consider. The aim is for students to hear from and engage with people from organisations who can provide information, inspiration and advice. Why should I get involved? Because you care about supporting new and diverse talent to contribute to a sustainable future. You want to help students explore their options. You might want to get involved because you are keen to share your personal advice and experience or because your organisation is keen to attract students. The campaign isn’t designed to be about direct recruitment but of course we welcome participation from organisations who are actively recruiting. Having only worked in this sector for 1.5 years I was a little nervous about my credentials as someone 'working in sustainability' but I actually think the students found it helpful to speak to people at different stages of their career and really wanted to find out how you ended up where you are Previous Careers in Sustainability Speaker Which students will engage? Students from any subject background and at any stage in their course will be encouraged to engage. We would expect it to be most popular with undergraduates from year 2 onwards, and would expect most interest from students from School of Geosciences, Engineering, Social and Political Science and the Business School. We encourage students to use this as a chance to be curious and discover what’s out there – that means some students may be at earlier stages of exploring career options and others may have clearer plans.We are proud to have a very diverse student population – around half of our students come from outside the UK – naturally they are keen to hear from the industry about their chances of working in the UK and have questions about visas.Find guidance on recruiting international students here How do I get involved There are 4 main ways for you to get involved - be part of one of our events, pop up on campus on a Careers & Coffee stand, advertise and tag your upcoming events and opportunities with EdSustainabilityCareers, or write a guest piece for our Inform.ed blog. If you are interested in any of the options below, or would like to help us raise awareness of careers in sustainability in a different way please email us on employers@ed.ac.uk Be part of our networking event We are looking for organisations whose purpose is directly related to improving sustainability who would like to come onto campus and meet students in person. This event will focus on encouraging relaxed, informal conversations that allow students to gain a deeper understanding of some of the options that are open to them and what kind of factors they might want to consider. The final scope and format of the event will vary depending on the numbers of industry professionals/recruiters keen to support. As well as those with an obviously relevant degree, we would welcome industry professionals who can inspire and inform arts/humanities/social science students of potential routes from their degree into a sustainability related role. Inspiration for those students who want to make a difference to the planet but are not sure which routes to take/what they are eligible for. For now we are planning: Meet People Working in Sustainability in-person networking event on Thursday 4 February, 6:10 – 8pmPlease contact us on employers@ed.ac.uk if you are keen to support. Book a Careers & Coffee Stand Our Careers & Coffee stands are a great chance for individual employers to pop-up on campus to talk to students informally about your sector, your organisation and your roles;A typically high-footfall space in the foyer of the Main Library on central campus or at our Nucleus Building at Kings Buildings will be made available to you. From this position you can attract the attention of students entering and exiting the building and offer some of those that you speak with a token for a free drink. The space includes a small table and there is space to bring your own small pull up banner. These sessions are being offered to organisations whose purpose is directly related to improving sustainability on selected dates in February, please get in touch with us on employers@ed.ac.uk if you are interested to discuss availability. Advertise and tag your own vacancies & events with EdSustainabilityCareers You can also get involved by simply letting us know about your current vacancies and any of your own events. We can advertise them using EdSustainabilityCareers to incorporate them into the campaign. We will be encouraging students to use this tag to search for Careers in Sustainability opportunities and events.Either add EdSustainabilityCareers to your event or job description yourself when you list it on MyCareerHub, or let us know you want to be part of the campaign and we'll add it for you. Listing your vacancies and events on MyCareerHub Write a guest piece for our Inform.ed blog A great way to provide some content for the campaign is to write a guest piece for our Inform.ed Blog. This might be a good option if you are interested in being part of the campaign but aren't able to participate in one of our events. We'd be looking for someone from your organisation to write something that gives our readers an insight into your career path, your sector or type of role. Take a look at our blog to get a feel for the content we publish and let us know what you'd like to write about on employers@ed.ac.uk View the Inform.ed Blog Feb 01 2027 - Feb 05 2027 Careers in Sustainability (1 - 5 February 2027) Each year we run Careers in Sustainability to provide insight, inspiration and advice for students and graduates who want their career to contribute to a sustainable future. Online & on-campus
Careers in Sustainability (1 - 5 February 2027) Get in touch to express your interest Monday 1 - Friday 5 February 2027 We know that many of our students and graduates are interested in a career that has a positive environmental impact and fights climate change. Each year we run a series of events and share resources to help raise awareness of careers in sustainability; to shine a light on some of the options students might like to consider. The aim is for students to hear from and engage with people from organisations who can provide information, inspiration and advice. Why should I get involved? Because you care about supporting new and diverse talent to contribute to a sustainable future. You want to help students explore their options. You might want to get involved because you are keen to share your personal advice and experience or because your organisation is keen to attract students. The campaign isn’t designed to be about direct recruitment but of course we welcome participation from organisations who are actively recruiting. Having only worked in this sector for 1.5 years I was a little nervous about my credentials as someone 'working in sustainability' but I actually think the students found it helpful to speak to people at different stages of their career and really wanted to find out how you ended up where you are Previous Careers in Sustainability Speaker Which students will engage? Students from any subject background and at any stage in their course will be encouraged to engage. We would expect it to be most popular with undergraduates from year 2 onwards, and would expect most interest from students from School of Geosciences, Engineering, Social and Political Science and the Business School. We encourage students to use this as a chance to be curious and discover what’s out there – that means some students may be at earlier stages of exploring career options and others may have clearer plans.We are proud to have a very diverse student population – around half of our students come from outside the UK – naturally they are keen to hear from the industry about their chances of working in the UK and have questions about visas.Find guidance on recruiting international students here How do I get involved There are 4 main ways for you to get involved - be part of one of our events, pop up on campus on a Careers & Coffee stand, advertise and tag your upcoming events and opportunities with EdSustainabilityCareers, or write a guest piece for our Inform.ed blog. If you are interested in any of the options below, or would like to help us raise awareness of careers in sustainability in a different way please email us on employers@ed.ac.uk Be part of our networking event We are looking for organisations whose purpose is directly related to improving sustainability who would like to come onto campus and meet students in person. This event will focus on encouraging relaxed, informal conversations that allow students to gain a deeper understanding of some of the options that are open to them and what kind of factors they might want to consider. The final scope and format of the event will vary depending on the numbers of industry professionals/recruiters keen to support. As well as those with an obviously relevant degree, we would welcome industry professionals who can inspire and inform arts/humanities/social science students of potential routes from their degree into a sustainability related role. Inspiration for those students who want to make a difference to the planet but are not sure which routes to take/what they are eligible for. For now we are planning: Meet People Working in Sustainability in-person networking event on Thursday 4 February, 6:10 – 8pmPlease contact us on employers@ed.ac.uk if you are keen to support. Book a Careers & Coffee Stand Our Careers & Coffee stands are a great chance for individual employers to pop-up on campus to talk to students informally about your sector, your organisation and your roles;A typically high-footfall space in the foyer of the Main Library on central campus or at our Nucleus Building at Kings Buildings will be made available to you. From this position you can attract the attention of students entering and exiting the building and offer some of those that you speak with a token for a free drink. The space includes a small table and there is space to bring your own small pull up banner. These sessions are being offered to organisations whose purpose is directly related to improving sustainability on selected dates in February, please get in touch with us on employers@ed.ac.uk if you are interested to discuss availability. Advertise and tag your own vacancies & events with EdSustainabilityCareers You can also get involved by simply letting us know about your current vacancies and any of your own events. We can advertise them using EdSustainabilityCareers to incorporate them into the campaign. We will be encouraging students to use this tag to search for Careers in Sustainability opportunities and events.Either add EdSustainabilityCareers to your event or job description yourself when you list it on MyCareerHub, or let us know you want to be part of the campaign and we'll add it for you. Listing your vacancies and events on MyCareerHub Write a guest piece for our Inform.ed blog A great way to provide some content for the campaign is to write a guest piece for our Inform.ed Blog. This might be a good option if you are interested in being part of the campaign but aren't able to participate in one of our events. We'd be looking for someone from your organisation to write something that gives our readers an insight into your career path, your sector or type of role. Take a look at our blog to get a feel for the content we publish and let us know what you'd like to write about on employers@ed.ac.uk View the Inform.ed Blog Feb 01 2027 - Feb 05 2027 Careers in Sustainability (1 - 5 February 2027) Each year we run Careers in Sustainability to provide insight, inspiration and advice for students and graduates who want their career to contribute to a sustainable future. Online & on-campus
Feb 01 2027 - Feb 05 2027 Careers in Sustainability (1 - 5 February 2027) Each year we run Careers in Sustainability to provide insight, inspiration and advice for students and graduates who want their career to contribute to a sustainable future.
