School Activity

Business Employability Conference 2025

In October, Careers+Placements, in collaboration with the School of Business and Law, hosted their second Business Employability Conference at Leeds City Campus. Students had the opportunity to network with professionals across Finance, Business, and Marketing sectors. The sessions covered a wide range of topics including accountancy, finance, entrepreneurship, personal branding, networking, and graduate schemes.

Guest Speakers Included:

  • Rohan Ali – Director, RDA Financial Accountants Limited
  • Sarah Baugh ACIM – Group Head of Marketing, Professional Security
  • Emily Ramsden – Founder, Emily Rose Co and Business Strategist
  • Tom White – Finance Graduate, Nestlé
  • Sabrina Higgins – Learning and Development Specialist, XPO Logistics Europe

The day concluded with a Careers Fair, where students engaged with organisations such as Hartmann Young, Leeds City Council, Liberty Global, LINK Communication, Mozstro, Sedulo, and XPO Logistics Europe. Each organisation showcased exciting opportunities and placements available to students.

Image of staff and students at the Business Employability Conference, October 2025.

School activities

We want our students to get the most out of their studies and be prepared for a rewarding career. And since Leeds is one of the UK’s biggest legal and financial centres, we’re able to offer a variety of valuable guest speakers and employer visits.

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Enhancing the student experience

Employer visits
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Exploring the history of crime and justice in London

London trip
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Legal Tech in Leeds Hackathon

Legal Tech in Leeds

Become part of the Leeds Trinity Business Network

Leeds Trinity Business Network is a thriving, informal and free network with an opportunity to make connections, raise your profiles and learn something new to grow your business/or look for opportunities for placements, jobs and research projects.

Leeds Trinity Business Network
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