In 2017 alone, we generated in excess of 2.3 million student enquiries and referrals for our advertisers.

About

FindAUniversity are experts in everything postgraduate. We started way back in 2001 (was the internet invented then?), and we've been passionate about the higher education sector ever since. We now work with hundreds of universities across the globe to help them achieve their postgraduate recruitment targets.

We combine our reputation for excellent customer service and innovation with an integrated approach to delivering effective student recruitment campaigns. We're genuinely very proud of what we've achieved so far, helping many thousands of students to find their perfect postgraduate degree. Our vision to develop our platforms and build an engaged online community, whilst continuing to grow our portfolio of study events, puts us in a strong position to build for the future.

The FindAUniversity offices are located in the United Kingdom, in a beautiful open plan Grade II listed former cutlery works in the heart of Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter. Easy to get to and surrounded by some of Sheffield's best independent shops, cafes & bars.

Our Scholarships

Every year we give away more than £15,000 of Masters and PhD scholarships to postgraduate students. With over 5,000 high quality applications in 2015, our scholarships scheme continues to grow from strength to strength.

Sites

FindAMasters.com

Launched in 2004, FindAMasters.com has grown to attract more than 500,000 monthly visits and currently lists over 25,500 Masters and MBA programmes.

Visit FindAMasters website
FindAPhD.com

Launched in 2001, FindAPhD.com attracts more than 700,000 monthly visitors and currently lists over 4,500 research projects and programmes.

Visit FindAPhD website
FindAnMBA.com

FindAnMBA lists thousands of MBA and business Masters courses offered by institutions from around the world, including a wide range of international and online programmes.

Visit FindAnMBA website
FindCPD.com

FindCPD offers Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses across all disciplines. The site generates a lot of interest from universities, course providers and professional bodies. Watch this space!

Visit FindCPD website
PostgraduateFunding.com

PostgraduateFunding.com brings together small top-up grants, travel bursaries, exchange programme funding, living cost grants, fee waivers and Masters funding into a central, searchable directory.

Visit PostgraduateFunding.com website
FindAProfessionalDoctorate.com

Professional Doctorates offer advanced training for professionals, and are rapidly growing in popularity. FindAProfessionalDoctorate.com is a dedicated site listing programmes on everything from “public health” to “fine art”.

Visit FindAProfessionalDoctorate.com website
FindaPostDoc.com

After completing your PhD, the next step is often a postdoctoral position, and that’s where FindAPostDoc.com can help! This popular site attracts many visitors looking for the latest vacancies in their field.

Visit FindAPostDoc.com website
PostgraduateForum.com

Our postgraduate forum is a great way for prospective, current and past postgraduate students to interact, ask questions and find out what it's really like to take on a Masters or a PhD

Visit PostgraduateForum.com website

Events

FindAUniversity delivers some of the UK's busiest on-campus postgraduate study fairs attracting thousands of top quality students every year.

In addition to our postgraduate website portfolio, we also work in partnership with leading universities to deliver a series of the UK's largest and busiest postgraduate study fairs which boast some of the highest attendance figures in the UK. For individuals working within the higher education marketing and recruitment sector, our Marketing Conference offers delegates an inspirational talks programme and the chance to network with colleagues.


Marketing Conferences

21 May
2019

FindAUniversity Marketing Conference

HAVAS London, The HKX Building 3 Pancras Square London N1C 4AG, Tuesday 21 May 2019

The FindAUniversity Marketing Conference enables delegates to discover effective ways to reach and attract postgraduate students through innovative case study sessions and practical insights from leading professionals in the Higher Education marketing sector.

Contact our events team for more information about booking your delegate place.


Postgraduate Fairs

Jan-March
2019

Postgrad LIVE!

Birmingham, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Sheffield, Southampton and Bristol, January – March 2019.

Our Postgrad LIVE! fairs are brilliant opportunities to promote your full-range of Masters & PhD opportunities to quality students all around the UK. Held in association with the host city’s universities, these fairs typically attract over 2,500 visitors and over 210 exhibitors.

Contact our events team for more information.


Oct
2019

FindAPhD LIVE!

2019 dates and locations coming soon.

Our FindAPhD LIVE! PhD Study & Funding fairs are a unique mix of PhD experts, universities, research councils, current PhD students, funding and study abroad advisors. These events attract in excess of 2,000 visitors and 100 exhibitors over the three days.

Contact our events team for more information.

Nov
2019

Russell Group Universities Postgraduate Study Roadshow

Various university campuses, dates coming soon.

Open exclusively to Russell Group Universities, and typically attended by all 24, this five day on-campus Masters & PhD Study Roadshow attracts over 2,000 visitors each year.

Contact our events team for more information.

We’d welcome any approaches from universities who might be interested in partnering with us to host any of our future postgraduate study fairs. Please feel free to contact us for more information.

Exhibitor Feedback

‘A tremendously well organised event in a spacious, bright venue bringing in a great amount of quality students.’

University of Liverpool, Russell Group Postgraduate Study Roadshow 2018


‘Superb customer service. The staff could not be more helpful, both during study fairs and prior to these events.’

University of Cambridge, Postgrad LIVE! 2018


‘The organization of these events are by far the best I have experienced. The locations were well chosen, well attended and very well managed. I always had a member of the team available if I needed anything and felt confident that they would assist with any queries or issues I had – which I didn’t!’

Swiss Education Group, Postgrad LIVE! 2018


‘Phenomenal attendance - we spoke to many more high quality students than at any other events!’

University of Southampton, FindAPhD LIVE! 2018


Partner Events

31 Jan
2019

Postgraduate Study Fair London

Senate House, London Thursday 31 January 2019, and October 2019 (date TBC)

The Postgraduate Study Fair, London in association with FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com and organised by CoSector at the University of London, is the largest international postgraduate fair of its kind in London.

Contact CoSector for more information.


Oct
2019

EduCanada UK 2019

Canada House, London. Date TBC

EduCanada Fairs are dedicated to helping students discover the numerous educational opportunities available in Canada. Please note that this event is only open to Canadian institutions, and all student visitors must pre-register before attending.

Contact our events team for more information.

Nov
2019

Postgraduate Study Fair Manchester

Manchester Central, November 2019

The Postgraduate Study Fair, Manchester in association with FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com and organised by The University of Manchester Careers Service is an excellent forum for representatives from higher education institutions who are seeking to fill their postgraduate course places for 2019 / 20.

Contact the Fairs team at University of Manchester for more information.



Want to know more?

Contact our dedicated events team for more information about attending our Marketing Conference or exhibiting at any of our postgraduate study fairs.

Tel: +44(0)114 268 4940

Email: [email protected]

Advertising

"We appreciate their professional approach to our campaigns and their understanding of the market as a whole."

Our dedicated and highly experienced account management team are here to help you achieve your postgraduate recruitment targets through any combination of our online, email or face-to-face marketing opportunities.

Our customer service is second-to-none, so contact us now and connect with our audience.


Get yourself an account manager!

Contact our dedicated account managers now for more information about postgraduate advertising opportunities, or to book your adverts right now.

Tel: +44(0)114 268 4940

Email: [email protected]

Team

"I’ve worked with the team at FindAUniversity for many years. I can’t put into words how great they are!"

Directors

Account Management

Client Services

Events & Marketing

Web Development

Content

Design

Accounts & Administration

Careers

Do you want to help us communicate with over a million students a month?

Company Benefits

Company pension scheme

Includes employer contributions after 18 months.

Annual performance review

With that all-important salary review.

26 days annual leave

In addition to all UK public holidays (includes 3 between Christmas/New Year).

Flexible hours

Flexi-time system to help you fit in those hair/dentist/gym appointments.

A great, social working environment

As much tea and coffee as you can drink, and regular fully subsidised staff nights out.

Free lunch EVERY Friday

Why not? It's Friday!

Office pets

Some crazy fish and two very friendly gerbils.

City centre location

Right by the train/bus/tram stations and great for popping into town during lunch.

Shower facilities

Run or cycle into work without the fear of smelling in front of your colleagues.


What's it like to work for FindAUniversity?


Positions Available

Experienced Web Developer

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Who are we?

FindAUniversity Ltd. are experts in everything postgraduate. We combine our reputation for excellent customer service and innovation with an integrated approach to delivering effective student recruitment campaigns for our university clients. We're very proud of what we do - helping many thousands of students find their perfect postgraduate degree via our websites FindAMasters.com & FindAPhD.com and our busy postgraduate study fairs around the UK.


Where do we live?

In a stunning three-floor warehouse conversion in the heart of Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter. Easy to get to and surrounded by some of Sheffield's best independent shops, cafes and bars.


What’s the job?

Reporting to Head of Web Development, and joining a great web development team, the successful candidate will be an experienced in at least 5 of the following:

.NET, C#, Angular, JS/TypeScript, Web APIs, CSS, HTML, JQuery, Bootstrap, Unit Testing, SQL Server & Visual Studio

You will be working on a wide range of varied projects, including:

  • Our core websites FindAMasters.com & FindAPhD.com, used by over 800 universities world-wide to advertise their courses & programmes, attracting over 1.2m sessions each month.
  • Our custom content management systems & dashboards, used by both our clients and internally by staff.
  • Our bespoke bulk email service, built in-house to handle millions of messages every week.
  • Our new event ticketing and registration software and associated iOS/Android App.

The right candidate will be bright, enthusiastic and highly motivated with natural ability and a willingness to learn. Applicants must be prepared to use their own initiative to problem-solve and learn new technologies.


What are we like to work for?

Collaborative, supportive, fun and flexible best describes us. You will be joining a strong and growing team who are passionate about what they do and love embracing new technology!


How much?

Competitive salary dependant on experience.


What next?

If that sounds like you, please send your CV & covering letter to Andy Holliday. We believe a covering letter is a great way for you to match your skills and experiences with those required by the job, consequently applications which do not include a covering letter will not be considered.


Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.


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Senior Graduate Client Account Manager

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Who are we?

FindAUniversity Ltd. are experts in everything postgraduate. We combine our reputation for excellent customer service and innovation with an integrated approach to delivering effective student recruitment campaigns for our university clients. We're very proud of what we do - helping many thousands of students find their perfect postgraduate degree via our websites FindAMasters.com & FindAPhD.com and our busy postgraduate study fairs around the UK.


Where do we live?

In a stunning three-floor warehouse conversion in the heart of Sheffield’s Cultural Industries Quarter. Easy to get to and surrounded by some of Sheffield's best independent shops, cafes and bars.


What’s the job?

This is a vacancy for a senior member of our growing Account Management team. This team is the face of FindAUniversity and you’ll be the first point of contact for many of our clients. Our advertisers are universities, who are looking to recruit students from the UK and around the world to their postgraduate courses and PhD opportunities. The Account Management team are responsible for helping our advertisers select the most effective advertising products for promoting their open days, scholarships, courses and PhD programmes.


What will you be doing?

We work with every UK University and many more around the world. Your customers will be UK university marketing teams and the agencies who represent them. Comprehensive training in our products and account management systems will be provided. You’ll have a positive and proactive approach to managing client accounts and will actively seek new ways and opportunities to secure further business. After the training period, you will become the main point of contact for the accounts in your allocated regions. The role will also include travel within the UK. Opportunities may exist to represent FindAUniversity at exhibitions and conferences, or at one of our own education fairs or marketing seminars.


Duties of the role will include:

  • Answering incoming phone, email and Live Chat enquiries about advertising on our websites.
  • Arranging regular meetings with current and potential clients
  • Renewing and upselling annual advertising packages
  • Exploring opportunities for new business
  • Liaising with our Client Services team

What type of person are we looking for?

The right candidate will be bright, driven and motivated. We love ideas, enthusiasm and energy.


Person Specification

  • Education to degree level or work experience in student recruitment/admissions
  • Experience in a customer service or B2B sales role
  • Strong presentation and communication skills with an excellent telephone manner
  • The ability to up-sell and problem solve
  • Personable, presentable and articulate
  • Great time-management, organisational and administrative skills and the ability to multitask and prioritise workload
  • High degree of literacy, with excellent writing, spelling & grammar
  • Good IT skills

How much?

Competitive salary dependant on experience.


What next?

If that sounds like you, please send your CV & covering letter to Amy Ward. We believe a covering letter is a great way for you to match your skills and experiences with those required by the job, consequently applications which do not include a covering letter will not be considered.


Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.


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Contact

How to Find Us

By Road: From the M1 (junction 33), follow signs for city centre, then follow signs to the train station.

By Rail: Our offices are a 5 minute walk from the Sheffield train station (see map below)


Address

FindAUniversity Ltd

77 Sidney St
Sheffield
S1 4RG
UK

Tel: +44 (0)114 268 4940
Fax: +44 (0)114 268 5766
Email: [email protected]


Press/Media Enquiries

For Higher Education press enquiries and expert comment/opinion, please contact Andy Pritchard, Managing Director:

Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44 (0)114 268 4940



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