The Professional Liaison Network (PLN) co-ordinates a range of activities that connect students, academics and researchers from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law (including the Business School), with external organisations. We work with external partners from business and industry, government and the third sector.

This special showcase will explore the impact of student projects, placements and mentoring experiences with external organisations.

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Celebration Event programme (PDF, 2,684kB)‌

Set against the backdrop of our historic Bristol campus, students will share their unique insights and the inspiring collaborations they have undertaken.

Location; Humanities Complex, 11 Woodland Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1TB

• 1:30pm            Arrival, registration and refreshments
• 2:00pm            Keynote, student and partner presentations
• 3:10pm            Q and A
• 3:40pm            Poster display, networking and refreshments
• 4:15pm            Prizegiving
• 5:15pm            Event closing

An interactive exhibition will share some of our most impactful partnerships, and special prizes will be awarded to those students who went the extra mile.

Presenters include;

• Jon Shepherd, Head of Programmes and Funding at FRANK Water
• Scarlett Hagger, Enterprise Executive at WECA
• Ian Roderick, Director at Schumacher Institute
• Freddy Farias Arias, Economist and Lead Coordinator at the Office for National Statistics

Have a question for our speakers? Submit your questions ahead of time or during the event via Slido. Log on to slido.com and enter #9504046 into the participant code box.

This event provides a great opportunity for participants to meet our talented students and highlights examples of academic research applied to collaborations with our partners. There will also be opportunities to network with professionals from multiple sectors and areas.