The Postgraduate Experts
More than 3 million annual student enquiries and referrals for our advertisers*.

About

FindAUniversity are experts in everything postgraduate. Since 2001, we’ve been passionate about helping colleagues in the higher education sector to meet their postgraduate recruitment targets.

As market leaders in the UK, 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.

In 2019/2020, we averaged 3.9 million email enquiries and referrals for our advertisers*.

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.


"Having worked with FindAUniversity for five years, I’ve never received anything but exceptional customer service, seamless campaign management, and successful results for a host of different clients. They are an absolute staple on any postgraduate campaign I plan.”

Oona Venermo | Client Partner | Penna

Advertising

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

“FindAUniversity’s customer service is second to none, and the statistics they provide make it clear how things are performing and what’s working well. We’ve also found that FindAUniversity websites reach more prospective students than competitors. 10/10 would recommend.”

Phil Etherington | Student Recruitment Officer (Postgraduate) | University of Reading


Do you need an advertising platform dedicated to generating high-quality leads for postgraduate student recruitment?

Choose FindAUniversity’s flagship postgraduate programme directories and portfolio of postgraduate study fairs to raise your profile with prospective students globally. With an average of 1.3 million online visitors each month, and over 7,500 study fair attendees annually, can you afford to miss out?

Get in touch and see what we can do for you.

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


Events

Whether virtual or in person, our specialist postgraduate study fairs are the perfect opportunity to connect with prospective students.

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. We also hold our own Postgraduate Marketing Conference which offers individuals working in higher education marketing and recruitment role the opportunity to network with colleagues and learn from thought provoking case studies and keynote speakers.

Mar
2023

FindAUniversity Marketing Conference Webinar Series

30 March 2023 | Online

To compliment our physical Marketing Conferences, we're delighted to bring you our free webinar series. Allowing you to gain insight from a range of high-profile speakers online.

Book your place.

Spring
2023

FindAUniversity Marketing Conference

2023

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.

Postgraduate Fairs

Feb
2023

Postgrad LIVE

Tue 14 February 2023 (Birmingham) | Wed 22 February 2023 (London) | Wed 22 March 2023 (Liverpool)

Our physical Postgrad LIVE study fairs offer our exhibitors the chance to promote their full-range of postgraduate programmes to a large and high-quality student audience.

Click here to find out more and to book >>>

Jul
2023

Postgrad LIVE Virtual Study Fair

Wed 5 & Thur 6 July 2023

With our Postgrad LIVE Virtual Study Fair, you're able to promote your PhD and Masters opportunities virtually, wherever you are in the world.

Click here to find out more >>>


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

“Over 200 students visited our booth within three days, most of whom were very engaged and left their contact info. Attending was a big commitment for an international university like us, but definitely worth coming all the way.”

Kanako Aono | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University


‘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


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]

Scholarship competition

Since 2012 we’ve awarded nearly £100,000 in funding to future Masters and PhD students through our popular scholarships scheme. From 2020 our scholarship winners will document their first year of postgrad study with blogs and video content, giving our audience unique insights into their journey.

Sites

Launched in 2004, FindAMasters.com has grown to attract more than 700,000 monthly visitors and currently lists over 22,000 Masters and MBA programmes.

Visit FindAMasters website

Launched in 2001, FindAPhD.com attracts more than 600,000 monthly visitors and currently lists over 4,500 research projects and programmes.

Visit FindAPhD website

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

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

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

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

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

Team

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

Directors

Commercial

Directors

Account Management

Client Services

Marketing

Events

Web Development

Careers

Passionate about postgraduate? Why not join us?

Company Benefits

Company pension scheme

23 days annual leave, PLUS Christmas week off AND Bank Holidays

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working as standard

A social working environment (as much tea and coffee as you can drink, office treats, staff nights out)

Private courtyard seating and BBQ area

City centre location

Employee assistance programme. (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/ )

Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers

Bike to work scheme, plus secure bike parking and shower facilities

Charity fund matching

Corporate flu vaccine programme


What's it like to work for FindAUniversity?


Positions Available

Events Executive

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What's the job?

Are you a highly-organised, motivated individual with a passion for events and a strong desire to positively contribute to the success of your team? In this role, you will join our extremely busy Marketing & Events team and will assist with the planning, organisation and delivery of all commercial and student events, including exhibitor liaison and logistics.

We are looking for a bright, determined, high-energy candidate who is self-motivated, proactive, organised, happy to roll their sleeves up and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines for multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  • Supporting the team with the successful planning, organisation, delivery and evaluation of our postgraduate student recruitment and business to business events both online and offline.
  • Liaising and building relationships with both customers and external suppliers.
  • Negotiating with vendors and suppliers.
  • Exhibitor liaison, including but not limited to responding to queries, tracking bookings, collating exhibitor requirements and post-event feedback, troubleshooting, and generally ensuring we maintain excellent customer service.
  • Problem-solving during events, ensuring we maintain quality event delivery.
  • Event packing and organisation.
  • Administrative duties such as booking travel & hotels.
  • Building webpages and emails in our CMS system.

Due to the nature of this role, whilst we offer hybrid working, the successful applicant will be required to work in the office regularly to fulfil tasks relating to preparation both pre and post events.

Person Specification:

Essential:

  • Strong time-management, organisational and administrative skills, with a keen eye for detail.
  • Ability to multitask, prioritise workload and meet multiple deadlines.
  • Strong communication, teamwork and negotiation skills.
  • Problem-solving skills, diplomacy, and a flexible approach.
  • Plenty of enthusiasm and creativity with the ability to work on own initiative.
  • Personable, presentable and articulate.
  • Good IT skills including Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
  • Willingness to work flexibly and out of hours as required.

Nature of work will require occasional travel & overnight stays.

Desirable:

  • Recent qualification(s) in, or experience of, events management.
  • Experience of working in the Higher Education sector.
  • Educated to degree level.

Who are we?

FindAUniversity is a growing and dynamic web company specialising in marketing higher education. We combine our reputation for excellent customer service and innovation with an integrated approach to delivering effective student recruitment campaigns. We're very proud of what we do - helping many thousands of students find their perfect postgraduate degree. Our vision is to develop our platforms to build an engaged online community, whilst continuing to grow our portfolio of high-profile B2C study fairs and B2B events.

We are part of Keystone Education Group, a leading Ed-tech brand within Higher Education.

Why work for us?

  • Collaborative, supportive, fun and flexible best describes us. You will be joining a strong and growing sales team who are passionate about what they do within a dynamic company.
  • We genuinely care about each other, our customers and the wider company members.
  • We support each other through our cross-team training programme, ongoing mentorship and coaching, and weekly team-wide learning and development workshops.
  • We want to help solve our customers’ problems and we want to continue to hold our reputation as providing top class customer service.
  • We work hard and love celebrating our achievements!

Where do we live?

We offer hybrid working arrangements, with the ability to work from home and/or the office.

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.

Company benefits:

  • Company pension scheme.
  • 23 days annual leave PLUS one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
  • Hybrid working.
  • Team social budget
  • Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities.
  • Private courtyard and BBQ area.
  • City centre location
  • Employee assistance programme (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
  • Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers
  • Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Charity Volunteer Day
  • Charity fund matching
  • Corporate flu vaccine programme

Salary

£20,000 - £25,000 per year (dependant on experience)

Application deadline: Friday, 31 March 2023. 

What next?

If you're interested in coming to work with us, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why this is the job for you and how you meet our person specification. Please also state your salary expectations. Applications without a covering letter may not be considered.

FindAUniversity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. 

Read our privacy notice for job applicants.

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

 

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Events Sales Executive

View job description

What’s the job?

We are looking for someone to join our sales team, focussing solely on promoting the Events side of our business. We run a number of virtual and physical study fairs throughout the UK, which give our university customers access to future postgraduate students. This role focuses on renewing our existing customers, as well as proactively finding new exhibitors to give our students greater access to universities globally. We also run a number of conferences & webinars for our university customers and this role will also be responsible for delegate bookings through renewal and new business generation.

What type of person are we looking for?

You will be articulate and organised with an ability to communicate effectively through written, telephone and face-to-face contact. The right candidate will be bright, driven, motivated, pro-active and have a strong desire to work collaboratively to contribute to the success of the Events. We love ideas, enthusiasm and energy.

Person Specification:

  • Personable, presentable and articulate.
  • Communication skills are a must! (Customer contact through video calls, telephone, email and in person)
  • Demonstrable success and experience working in an account management/sales or customer focused/customer service role
  • Strong time-management, organisational and administrative skills. Ability to work autonomously
  • Problem-solving skills, diplomacy, and a flexible approach.
  • Ambitious, driven, proactive, and solutions focussed, plenty of enthusiasm and creativity, with a desire to work autonomously whilst contributing to the wider team.
  • Educated to degree level (or equivalent professional qualification / work experience).
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Due to the nature of this role, whilst we offer hybrid working, the successful applicant will be required to work in the office and at events regularly.

Who are we?

FindAUniversity is a growing and dynamic web company specialising in marketing higher education. We combine our reputation for excellent customer service and innovation with an integrated approach to delivering effective student recruitment campaigns. We're very proud of what we do - helping many thousands of students find their perfect postgraduate degree. Our vision is to develop our platforms to build an engaged online community, whilst continuing to grow our portfolio of high-profile B2C study fairs and B2B events.

We are part of Keystone Education Group, a leading Ed-tech brand within Higher Education.

Why work for us?

  • Collaborative, supportive, fun and flexible best describes us. You will be joining a strong and growing sales team who are passionate about what they do within a dynamic company.
  • We genuinely care about each other, our customers and the wider company members.
  • We support each other through our cross-team training programme, ongoing mentorship and coaching, and weekly team-wide learning and development workshops.
  • We want to help solve our customers’ problems and we want to continue to hold our reputation as providing top class customer service.
  • We work hard and love celebrating our achievements!

Where do we live?

We offer hybrid working arrangements, with the ability to work from home and/or the office.

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.

Company benefits:

  • Company pension scheme.
  • 23 days annual leave PLUS one week shut down at Christmas/New Year AND Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
  • Hybrid working.
  • Team social budget
  • Cycle to work scheme with secure private parking and shower facilities.
  • Private courtyard and BBQ area.
  • City centre location
  • Employee assistance programme (https://www.westfieldhealth.com/)
  • Retailer discounts from thousands of online retailers
  • Wellbeing events such as Mindfulness and wellness ‘out and about’ hour
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Charity Volunteer Day
  • Charity fund matching
  • Corporate flu vaccine programme

Salary

£20,000 - £25,000 basic salary plus bonus and overhit opportunity

Do you want to join our Family?

Please send us your application by hitting the button "Apply here!". We are looking for someone who can start as soon as possible in our Sheffield office. Do you have any questions, please check our FAQ site.

FindAUniversity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

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

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent


Read our privacy notice for job applicants

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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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