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"It's a privilege to bridge the gap between academics and the world"

Birkbeck alumna and professional career coach Nerice Gietel (MSc Human Resource Development and Consultancy, 2013) has been mentoring final-year Birkbeck students for 10 years. The mum-of-one shares her own university experience, why she’d recommend the Mentoring Pathways scheme to others and how it’s kept her on her toes.

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"I studied at Birkbeck during the pandemic - mentoring has given me that connection I craved"

Birkbeck's annual Mentoring Pathways programme allows final-year students to engage in a mentoring relationship with alumni and corporate volunteers, providing them with guidance, advice and support as they navigate the steps to their future careers and professional development goals.

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Birkbeck student Vasilis Theodoros Kyriakou received a free pre-paid SIM card

Vodafone and The Access Group Foundation support 250 Birkbeck students with free pre-paid SIM cards

Vodafone has joined forces with Birkbeck, University of London’s corporate partner, The Access Group Foundation, to improve connectivity access for 250 deserving Birkbeck students.

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Grant Success Training: Faculty of Business and Law

25 April 2024, 11:00 to
11 October 2024, 16:30

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Virtual enrolment support for international students

9 September 2024, 14:00 to
13 September 2024, 16:00

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BGRS Essentials: Briefing for doctoral supervisors

10 September 2024
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Blog

Single mum graduates with first class degree

Chloe Livingston took the meaning of multi-tasking to the extreme when she decided to enrol for a law degree while working full time and raising her son as a single parent.

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A day in the life

of James Hammond who visited Chile as part of his research into earthquakes.

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Reframing human-predator relations

Dr Simon Pooley investigates if humans and predators can coexist in areas where habitats are shrinking.