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Success for Black Students Mentoring Programme

09 September 2024

This mentoring programme is open to all Black engineering and physics students at King’s. Students on the programme can get access to peer, academic and industry mentoring, informational and social events, an insight day in industry and summer research placements.

Sign up using the Application Form.

Mentoring

Students on the programme can request a peer, academic and industry mentor who they will meet with approximately once a month between November 2024 and June 2025. Students in year 2 and above can also become a mentor to a younger student.

  • Peer mentor– an Black undergraduate or postgraduate student mentors an undergraduate student in the year below.
  • Academic mentor – an academic staff member of any ethnicity mentors an undergraduate student.
  • Industry mentor – an external professional from industry mentors an undergraduate student.

Students on the programme will receive mentoring training at the start of the programme.

Listen to Michelle and Charel on how mentoring has helped them.

Sign up for Library Workshop!

On Wednesday 4th December 2-3.30pm at Strand campus we have a Library Workshop where you can pick up useful tips on citations, using databases and accessing library resources to help you succeed in your next assignment. Register your interest on our sign up form.

 

Events

Between October 2024 and July 2025 we will be running a series of informational events including:

  • Information session with Careers+, a careers support programme for students from underrepresented backgrounds - Wednesday 30th October 1-2pm, online. 
  • Black Cultural Archives workshop 'Overview of Black British History'- Thursday 31st October at BCA Brixton, 1-2.30pm.
  • Ansys Event – find out about the global software simulation company, what they do, and what it’s like to work there- Wednesday 13th November, 5-8pm, Guy's campus
  • Information session with Libraries & Collections – Wednesday 4th December 2-3.30, Strand campus. Sign up here.
  • Retro games Socials – hang out in a relaxed environment and get to know other students over games and food. Wednesday 11th December 2-6pm. General Classroom, Hodgkin Building, Guy's Campus.
  • Industry Event – hear from a panel of industry professionals about their careers, guidance on getting into industry and hot topics of discussion.
  • SiSTEM Event – hear from the SiSTEM network and their members at a panel event.

Read about our Postgraduate Studies in STEM event with SiSTEM.

Insight Trip in Industry

We are planning a day trip to give students an insight into industry. This may involve a site visit, factory tour, Q&A and lunch.

Read about our trip to Siemens Magnet Technology near Oxford in April 2023.

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Students at the Siemens Magnet Technology facility

Summer Research Placements

We will be providing funded summer research placement for four weeks (or part-time equivalent) during June – September 2025. Students will work alongside King’s academics and PhD students on a research project. This will be an opportunity to build research skills and for professional and personal development.

Read about how students on the programme have benefited from research placements.

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