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Opportunities

Through this portal you can access opportunities available to Warwick students. All can help you to develop specific interests and enhance your skills, helping to differentiate you from the competition when you come to apply for graduate positions or further study.

Recruiters value highly those students who seek to develop their skills through taking on responsibility. Some may find that as a result of following a particular passion they later progress into a career in this field. What is important is to follow those things that are of genuine interest to you or that you've always wanted to try out but never had the opportunity to do. Stepping out of your comfort zone is a really good way to develop your skills.

For those students for whom English is not their first language, getting involved in activities beyond academic studies is a great way to develop language skills and make new friends.

Academic skills development	Creativity	Entrepreneurship	Personal skills development	Sports	Volunteering
Career skills development	Employment experience	Festivals	Research skills	Societies

Societies

You may decide to seek election as the chair of a society, or SSLC rep. These kinds of positions will help you to develop your communication and leadership skills.

Opportunity fund - provides one-off contributions of up to £1000 to support unique activities that will benefit the individuals involved and help enrich their Warwick experience.
Student Union: Societies - the SU has over 200 socities, the largest number in the country. Watch a relevant Talking head

Volunteering

Aimhigher Associates Scheme - encourage widening participation in Higher Education by acting as a mentor to students in local secondary schools.
Student Careers & Skills: Volunteering as Work experience
Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) - watch a relevant Talking head
Student Union: Inspire - volunteer to talk about your life as a student in local comprehensive schools.
Student Union: teach english
vinspired awards - gain formal recognition for volunteering through the youth volunteering charity.
Warwick Volunteers - watch a relevant Talking head
Warwick Volunteers: Mentoring - become a positive role model for a student in a local school.
Warwick Welcome Service (WWS) - watch a relevant Talking head

Employment experience

Creativity

BOAR - student newspaper (Student Union: Societies).
RAW - student radio from the University of Warwick.
Warwick Student Arts Festival (WSAF) - an annual festival taking place at the University of Warwick.
Warwick TV - student tv (Student Union: Societies).
Student Union: Societies - the SU has over 200 socities, the largest number in the country. Watch a relevant Talking head

Entrepreneurship

Warwick entrepreneurs

Sports

Warwick sports - watch a relevant Talking head

Festivals

One World Week – student festival. Watch relevant Talking heads: one, two and three
Warwick Student Arts Festival (WSAF) - an annual festival taking place at the University of Warwick.

Personal skills development