Placement support and staff contacts
Students can seek support in securing a placement by booking an appointment with Careers and Placements.
Book an appointment via Handshake (select Work Experience appointment types). BEFORE BOOKING, please first check the information below as your point of contact may differ depending on the department or faculty that you are in; where possible, aim to book an appointment with the associated member of the Placements Team. If you are not sure who to contact or book an appointment with, please email the central Placements Team on careers-placements@york.ac.uk
Arts & Humanities subjects
- Hannah Mechler
Email: careers-placements@york.ac.uk
Book an appointment via Handshake (select Work Experience the appointment types)
Biology
- Phil Lang
Email: bioaway@york.ac.uk
Book a Biology Year in Industry appointment via Handshake
Chemistry (MChem in the final year of your 4 year degree)
- Professor Neil Hunt
Email: chem-industry@york.ac.uk
Chemistry (if you want to do a placement which is not related to your degree, or earlier than your final year of MChem study)
- Central Placements Team
Email: careers-placements@york.ac.uk
Book a Work Experience appointment via Handshake
Computer Science
- Luke Bryant
Email: cs-placements@york.ac.uk
Electronic Engineering
- Dr Samadhan Patil
Email: samadhan.patil@york.ac.uk
Environment and Geography
- Lorna Smeaton
Email: environment-careers@york.ac.uk
Book a Work Experience Advice appointment via Handshake
Physics
- Dr Phil Lightfoot
Email: phil.lightfoot@york.ac.uk
School for Business and Society
- Jules Ineson, Hannah Spencer and Julie Harriss
Email: sbs-placements@york.ac.uk
Science subjects (other than those listed above)
- Harriet Leaf
Email: careers-placements@york.ac.uk
Book a Work Experience appointment via Handshake
Social Science subjects (except the School of Business and Society)
- Zoe Clark
Email: careers-placements@york.ac.uk
Book a Placement Year/Year in Industry Advice appointment via Handshake