Mechanical Engineering Sciences

Useful Careers Resources

Careers Information

Gradcracker - STEM job opportunities, careers advice

Prospects - includes career quiz, job opportunities, careers information and advice

Prospects: Job Profiles

Prospects: Employer Profiles - Profiles by sector of many leading graduate recruiters

Prospects: Job sectors

Target Jobs - Job opportunities, sector information, careers advice

Motorsportjobs.com - Career advice for the motorsport industry

Professional Bodies

Institution of Mechanical Engineers

IET The Institution of Engineering and Technology and their career pages here

Engineering Council

Insitution of Engineering Designers (IED)

IPEM (Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine)

Women’s Engineering Society

Royal Aeronautical Society

NHS - Information on careers within the NHS, including details on the Scientist Training Programme

Postgraduate Study

Postgraduate Course Search (Prospects) - Includes information on funding.

Target Jobs: Postgraduate Study - Database of courses and advice

Postgraduate Courses Worldwide

EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (information concerning grants for Postgraduate study)

Masters and PhD studentships

Postgraduate Studentships - Funded opportunities for postgraduate study

Fulbright Commission - Postgraduate study and research opportunities in the USA

Job Boards and Vacancy Sources

Mechanical Engineering

Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

Engineering Jobs

New Scientist Jobs

National Careers Service

Civil Service Fast Stream : Science and engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine

Aerospace Engineering

Royal Aeronautical Society

Automotive Engineering

Motorsport UK – Volunteer roles

Formula Student – Engineering competition

Formula Careers - Jobs in Formula One

Specialist Recruitment Agencies

Cranleigh Scientific

Wider Reading

BBC – Engineering research news and information

The Guardian – Engineering news and information

The Financial Times – Manufacturing news and information – free membership as a University of Surrey student

Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) – Industry news

Science Daily – Engineering research news

Volunteering

Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) volunteering opportunities within engineering

University of Surrey Students’ Union volunteering pages

Gov.uk –Info on volunteering rights and additional volunteering agencies/websites

STEM ambassadors

Finally

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