About Us

The Careers Service provides an excellent and supportive service which empowers individual students and graduates to realise their aspirations, make informed life choices and achieve their potential.

Our services to employers provide a direct link to students and graduates to support talent spotting, recruitment and business development opportunities.

Our full mission statement can be viewed here - Mission Statement and our ethical careers policy can be found here Ethical Careers Policy

We make our services accessible to all our users and are always happy to discuss individual requirements. Please get in touch with us on careers@aber.ac.uk or by phoning 01970 622378 to discuss individual accessibility requirements.

Students and Graduates

The Careers Service is here to help you understand how you can make your university degree, and all the experiences open to you whilst at University, count towards your future career.

Our experienced and professionally qualified staff will help you

  • identify and source useful work experience options
  • recognise the skills your university degree gives you that are valuable to employers
  • plan your possible future career path(s)
  • support you as you make applications to employers
  • assess whether PG study will suit you and help progress your career
  • understand how to set up your own business and begin planning
  • link with employers, alumni and professional bodies to progress your career plans

Offering services on-line, on a one-to-one basis, and through webinars and events we are looking forward to helping you with all aspects of your career journey and your future success.

Employers

We offer you a range of services to help you access our students and graduates and to work with our academic departments to inform and influence curriculum development.  A full list of the collaborative opportunities we offer you are listed on our Employers page.

Data Protection Information

To provide you with our full range of services, we hold and utilise your personal data on the basis of legitimate interest.  Our full Data Protection Information for students and graduates can be viewed here -  Data Protection Information Students/Graduates

Our full Data Protection Statement for Employers and Stakeholders can be viewed here - Data Protection Information Employers and Stakeholders

Meet the Team

Head of Careers and Employability

Name Email Phone
Bev Herring bch@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378

Careers & Enterprise

Name Job title Email Phone
Joanne Hiatt Careers and Enterprise Manager jeb@aber.ac.uk 01970 622375
Morwenna Jeffery Careers Adviser (Faculty of Humanities)
Postgraduate lead		 mrj11@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Lorraine Lewis Curriculum Development Consultant lms9@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
James Cuffe Careers Adviser (Faculty of Sciences)
International lead		 jpc11@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Manon Charles Curriculum Development Consultant mac187@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Alex Hubbard Cirriculum Development Consultant (Enterprise) alh103@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Sharon Owen Graduate Transitions Careers Adviser sho2@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Louise Somerfield Enterprise Officer los14@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378

Employability & Employer Engagement

Name Job title Email Phone
Sioned Llywelyn Employability and Employer Engagement Manager sil12@aber.ac.uk 01970 622511
Jacqui Ho Employer and Alumni Coordinator jah30@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Shân Saunders Work Experience and Skills Co-ordinator shs63@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Gareth Jones Student Engagement lead gaj39@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Abigail West Student Engagement and Marketing Assistant abw31@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Alexey Bogdanov Systems Development Co-ordinator aab@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Lewis Richards CRS Project manager lhr@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Summer McDonnell CRS Development Adviser slm17@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Stanislav Kollarik CRS Development Adviser stk25@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378
Cheryl Skelton CRS Project Assistant cas66@aber.ac.uk 01970 622378

Contact Us

The Careers Service is staffed by a friendly team of experienced careers and employability professionals. We offer a range of support to help you recognise your strengths, explore a wide range of opportunities, and make informed decisions about your future.

We are here to help you at whatever stage you are at in your university studies, as well as after you have graduated. In fact, we offer a lifelong service to Aber graduates.

A member of our team will be on duty every weekday to offer initial advice for short queries either in-person or online. If your query requires a more in-depth response, you may be referred to a Careers Consultant for a 1:1 guidance appointment, which will be conducted either in-person or via MS Teams.

You can also book an appointment or send a specific query by logging in to our online portal ABERcareers and using the 'Book' tab or 'Queries' button to contact us. Alternatively, email careers@aber.ac.uk or telephone 01970 622378. We will respond to enquiries within three working days.

We are currently located in the Hugh Owen Library, level D. Opening hours are Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm.