The work of a Student Ambassador is varied and may include:
- Supporting our open days
- Leading individual visits or campus tours
- Assisting school visits to campus, including Destination Uni and Primary2Uni
- Attending schools and colleges
- Attending Higher Education fairs
- Assisting with activities both on and off campus
- Sitting on student panels to participate in audience Q&As
- Assisting with the Bright Sparks STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths) Club
- Working with your faculty to talk about your course
- Assisting with our Summer School
- Assisting with various marketing campaigns
- Administrative duties
Being a Student Ambassador will boost your personal and professional development by giving you opportunities to expand your interpersonal and networking skills, meet new people, improve your public speaking and gain valuable experience in a large organisation.
If you're successful in joining the Student Ambassador team you'll also benefit from:
- Paid casual work assignments
- Flexibility to accept and decline assignments to suit your timetable
- The opportunity to represent the University at local and national events
- The opportunity to contribute to the University's widening participation agenda
- The opportunity to meet other Student Ambassadors and join our community
Student Ambassador work is paid at a rate of £12.31 per hour inclusive of holiday pay. Correct at the time of publishing, August 2023.
We are currently accepting applications from all courses. Students studying in their first year of the below courses will be prioritised due to recruitment activity needs:
Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries
BA (Hons) Animation and Games Art
BA (Hons) Media
BA (Hons) Fashion Journalism
BA (Hons) Photography, Video and Digital Imaging
BA (Hons) Screen Performance
BA (Hons) Social Media Management
Faculty of Business, Law and Tourism
LLB (Hons) Law
Faculty of Education and Society
BA (Hons) Primary Education
BA (Hons) Professional Policing
BA (Hons) Criminology
Faculty of Health, Sciences and Wellbeing
BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing Practice
BSc (Hons) Midwifery Practice
Medicine MBChB
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science
BSc (Hons) Sport and Rehabilitation Therapy
BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Physical Education
BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science
BSc (Hons) Psychology
BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
Faculty of Technology
BSc (Hons) Esports Event Management
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
All Engineering Courses
Student Ambassadors must work three recruitment-based assignments every term. One of the three must be an Open Day. Please see the list below of Open Days per term to ensure you will meet the working requirements. Recruitment-based activities include interviews, campus tours, and school visits.
Term 3: 15 Apr 2024 – 5 Jul 2024
Saturday 8 June (UG Open Day)
Summer: 6 July 2024 – 22 Sep 2024
Saturday 17 August (UG Open Day)
Thursday 5 September (PG Open Evening)
Saturday 21 September (UG Open Day
Term 1: 23 Sep 2024 – 13 Dec 2024
Saturday 19 October (UG Open Day)
If you wish to be considered to become a Student Ambassador please read the Student Ambassador Role Profile (.pdf) and apply via the online application form before the deadline of 12pm on Friday 22 March.
Interviews will be held in person on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 April – no other dates will be available. You will be asked to choose a preferred date during your application.
Compulsory training will be held in person on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 April, 9am – 5pm. You will be asked to choose a preferred date during your application. If successful, the Student Ambassador Team can partner with your course leader to ensure you can attend.
This role is for a minimum of one year, so we are unable to accept applications from students graduating in summer or winter 2024.
