BUSINESS

Engagement, Careers and Employability

Shaking hands with someone

The University of Suffolk is a business embracing organisation committed to working with you to help your business grow through innovation, enterprise and knowledge exchange.  You can access the best in graduate talent and academic expertise here to accelerate your growth and development. We want to work with you to ensure the University works for business and employers, continuing to have a demonstrable economic impact on our locality and further afield whilst learning from you and bringing you into our community.

We can provide access to students, graduates, apprentices, state of the art facilities, Innovation Labs at University of Suffolk, meeting room hire, business networks, funding opportunities, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, CPD and short courses, events and enterprise skills development, consultancy and collaborative research to name but some of the opportunities available when you choose to work with University of Suffolk.

There are no barriers to working with University of Suffolk to grow your business regardless of whether you are an SME or a larger organisation. In fact there is more funding and drivers than ever before for business to engage with higher education, realising the targets of the Industrial Strategy, and making an impact on the productivity and economic success story of a region.  The team at University of Suffolk understand the needs and timescales of businesses wishing to compete in an ever competitive environment. Being a young University is an enabler here as we are able to move fast to help meet the needs of our business community. 

Our digital booklet highlights some of the key successes and impacts from the University of Suffolk's Business Engagement, Careers and Employability directorate in the year 2022 to 2023.

To contact the team or sign up to our quarterly newsletter, visit our get in touch page.

Business Solutions Centre

The gateway to university expertise, talent and resources that can improve business growth and competitiveness.

Find out more
People holding cogs to connect

Our Impact in 2022/23

Waterfront Building and road
A student sitting at a desktop computer

What We Offer

Students sitting in a seminar A student hugging their parent at graduation Close-up of a student writing
  • The Careers, Employability and Enterprise Service provides students with the information, advice and guidance they need before, during and after graduating.

    Find out more
  • We are focused on building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with regional organisations that create a positive impact on our community, and welcome your suggestions of new ways for us to do this.

    Read more
  • The Alumni Relations and Development Team continue to support and engage with our graduates long after they have completed their studies with us.

    Discover more
  • Explore how you or your business could benefit from our range of activities such as innovation vouchers and internships.

    Discover our Programmes

Meet the Team

Marek Hornak

Marek is the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Commercial and Academic Partnerhips

m.hornak@uos.ac.uk
Marek Hornak

Graeme Derby

Graeme is the Head of Business Engagement

Graeme Daherty staff profile photo

Vicki Doughty

Manager in the Futures Team, Vicki leads on the team's work in delivering careers, employability, placement, and work-based learning activities.

Vicki Doughty staff profile photo

Yvonne Malpass

Director of Apprenticeships, Yvonne has previously been an assistant principal at an FE college and won a Brap equality and diversity award.

Cathy Johnson

Work-Integrated Learning Consultant Cathy builds connections between students, academics and organisations

Cathy Johnson staff profile photo

Vivian Luan

Innovation Centre Administrator Vivian supports the operation of the Innovation Lab University of Suffolk, including administration and knowledge exchange.

Vivian Luan staff profile photo

Tom Hardy

Placement Consultant Tom has a background teaching Key Stage 2 and leadership as a SENDCo and Assistant Headteacher in schools before joining the University.

Tom Hardy staff profile photo

Hannah Page

Hannah joined the Enterprise and Entrepreneurship team at University of Suffolk in January 2023.

Hannah Page staff profile photo