Welcome to Staffordshire University's Engineering Society
Staffordshire Engineering Society is the best way to meet peers across courses and levels of study, building a network of contacts that will prove beneficial before and after graduation.
Want to get involved? Join our discord server:
https://discord.gg/nYuNZSjZke
*Please note --- if you get kicked from the server using this link, please email the society comittee members, this has been an issue with the old link and should not happen.*
What does the society do?
We want to give you the best out of your moneys worth.
Coming for 2022/23:
- Meetings and a social gatherings with light refreshment.
- Ember Lounge socials.
- Industry and Academic talks.
- Ant weight Robot Wars.
- Training sessions to access workshops.
- Topics or skills you would like to brush on? This society is perfect to help you develop on what you are struggling with or would like to benefit from most.
Why join the society?
Access to resources and equipment - Use resources and equipment not included in teaching with training to use workshops.
Build a network - Meet fellow members, establish a network of contacts. Working with professional bodies enables our members to grow into their skills and build contacts with professionals already in industry and academia. You never know who you will meet that will make a difference!
Build Confidence and Experience - By taking on challenges, events and meetings you will gain the opportunity to become confident in many different areas of Engineering.
Improve your CV and LinkedIn profile – By being involved you have a chance to make a difference towards your career and stand out showing all of your accomplishments. For those wanting to build into an engineering career you are the future of engineering. Being in a society can help you build on your knowledge and make lasting friendships with those in the same interests.
“It is so important to stand out from the crowd. One way you can do this is by being an active member of a STEM society. Employers look for graduates who can communicate well with others; work effectively in a team; present their ideas and findings; solve complex problems; manage their time; make decisions and take on new responsibilities. Being in a society involves exercising and developing these kinds of soft skills, giving a store of examples to draw upon in your applications.” (Gradcracker ,2021).
“Each university typically has hundreds of clubs and societies that students can join. These give you something extra to talk about in your CV and job interviews, especially if you take more of an active role in the society. In fact, 17% of employed people in our recent graduate survey said that extra-curricular activities they took part in directly helped them get a job.” (UCAS,2021).
Who can join?
Anyone is welcome regardless of course subject or level. Don't be shy pop in and see some of our commitee members for more information or send us an email. We would be more than happy to meet you and discuss what this society is all about.
We also offer associate membership for Alumni.
Committee 2022/23.
Daniel Skorski – Society Manager.
Chris Mead – Finance Officer.
Rachel Kirkham – Communications and Events Officer.
If you are an individual motivated and ambitious consider joining the committee, being an active member of a society is great on CVs and applications but actively leading and shaping a society looks even better! Please contact us at: EngineeringSoc@groups.staffs.ac.uk