Undergraduate students
Inspire your future after graduation through experiences that link your studies to real work contexts. We will help you to reflect on and apply your learning, with the help of expert professionals and organisations.

Mentoring schemes
Be inspired and guided by professionals
Key facts
- Blended approach - face to face where feasible, or online
- Minimum of 2 meetings, average time commitment 3-4 hours
- International and UK based mentors available
- Admittance onto the scheme is competitive. Your application will be assessed for suitability.
How mentoring can benefit you
Our mentors have studied your degree and are using it in their job. This means they have been where you are now and can offer invaluable support and advice.
Mentors can offer new perspectives on possible career options and help you to consider your studies in the context of the wider world.
We recruit mentors from across the globe so whether you are a home or international student you will have the opportunity to gain specialist UK or international job market insight
Social Sciences mentoring schemes
The following schemes are offered to undergraduate students within the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences. Students can apply to the scheme that relates to their home school.
2nd year applications will be prioritised, but 1st and 3rd/final year applications are welcome. Postgraduate applications are not accepted.
- School of Economics mentoring scheme
- Business School mentoring scheme
- School of Education mentoring scheme
- School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) mentoring scheme
- School for Policy Studies (SPS) mentoring scheme
Law mentoring schemes (undergraduate and postgraduate)
The following schemes are offered to undergraduate and postgraduate Law students.
Law in Society mentoring scheme
Law in Society aims to connect students with mentors who work in non-corporate, non-commercial Law roles for the benefit of society. This includes (but is not restricted to) humanitarian causes, family law, advocacy, and environmental law.
Corporate & Commercial Law (international mentors) mentoring scheme
Corporate & Commercial (international) aims to connect students with mentors who work within corporate and/or commercial settings outside of the UK.