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More University of Nottingham graduates enter highly skilled employment than any other UK university

In fact, we’ve been top for the past 4 years.* Your success once you graduate is just as important to us as your time on campus. It’s why we’re committed to empowering you to achieve your dreams – no matter what they look like. 

Our degrees will equip you not just with subject knowledge, but also the real-world skills, experiences and connections you need to be work-ready - whatever your future holds.

Plus, with expert careers advice for life, we're always here when you need us. 

*HESA Graduate Outcomes, classification of full-time, UK graduates entering work in the UK from 2018/19 to 21/22, published 2024.

 

1st

Graduates entering highly-skilled jobs

HESA Graduate Outcomes, 2024

3rd 

In the UK for top employers

The Graduate Market, High Fliers, 2024

7th 

Best UK university for work experience

Rate my Placement, 2025

 

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Connect with top employers

For decades, leading businesses have been coming to us to find their newest recruits. We are the third most targeted UK university by the country's top companies - and we've been in the top 10 since 2013 (The Graduate Market report 2024, High Fliers Research).

With connections to countless global and UK organisations organisations, it's no wonder our graduates are sought after by some of the world's biggest companies, including:

JP Morgan, ASOS, Unilever, PepsiCo, Walt Disney Company, GSK and Deloitte.

From internships and placements to recruitment fairs and access to top graduate jobs, we'll help you make the most of our networks.

 

Real-world work experience

We can help you gain practical, hands-on workplace experience - from a built-in or optional placement year to our Nottingham Internship Scheme, employer-led projects and part-time job opportunities.

With alumni and industry insight sessions and employer introduction events, we can help you get career-ready, whatever path you choose.

Work experience opportunities

Careers advice for life

Our professional careers advisors are here to support you at every step - a service we are proud to offer for life.

Whether that's career planning, navigating graduate recruitment opportunities and employer testing programmes or honing your interview skills, we are always here to help - whenever the time is right for you.

Meet our careers service

International student support

Our careers services are available to everyone. We provide specialist resources to boost international students' job prospects, including those studying for master's degrees.

From identifying UK employers that sponsor and hire, to clarifying Visas and connecting with alumni - we'll support you to succeed in both UK and international jobs markets.

Discover our support services

 

Explore our services

Undergraduate student
Optional placement years

We can help you gain valuable industry experience through an optional placement year. No matter what you’re studying, you can build one into your degree.

Discover more about placement years
Nottingham Advantage Award
Nottingham Advantage Award

Develop new skills and gain experience that will make you stand out from the crowd with our free scheme designed to prepare you for the job market.

Discover more about Nottingham Advantage Award
 
Postgraduate students
Postgraduate students

Our postgraduate students and early career researchers get access to the Researcher Academy, with dedicated facilities, training courses and placements.

Discover our Researcher Academy
Our alumni community
Our alumni community

Connect with our 350,000-strong global alumni network and discover insights, resources and support to help you fuel your learning.

Discover our global alumni community