Student Futures Code of Impartiality
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Find out about how we work with employers and provide an impartial service to ensure our students are empowered to make informed career decisions.
The Student Life division is part of Cardiff University, which operates separately from the Cardiff University Students’ Union. The Student Futures team is a constituent part of Student Life, supporting students to make the most of their university experience and achieve successful graduate outcomes. Student Futures provides an impartial service that supports our students and graduates to have the freedom to make informed choices about their future career paths based on each individual’s principles, values and beliefs.
The principle of impartiality is embedded in the design and delivery of all our services and ensures that students are empowered to make informed career decisions by having access to:
- a diverse range of employers, alumni and professional networks offering opportunities that comply with UK employment legislation (or minimum quality assurance standards for non-UK employers)
- support to research employers’ values, principles and culture
- career coaching appointments with qualified Career Advisers
- a programme of employer and enterprise activity which aims to develop our graduates to have the skills and graduate attributes to become social, economic, and global citizens
- a range of opportunities to network with employers and alumni to find out more about employment sectors, specific organisations, their values and graduate recruitment programmes
To ensure we meet the full range of aspirations of students and graduates, our engagement encompasses roles, sectors and geographies that may not always align with individuals’ ethics or beliefs. It is acknowledged that students and staff are entitled to disagree with the principles or practices of any organisation. As members of the Association of Graduate Advisory Services (AGCAS), we are required to adhere to the core principles and standards of professional practice set out in the AGCAS Code of Ethics, which includes impartiality. However, Student Futures will not engage with:
- Organisations or Opportunities identified through the due diligence process as potentially illegal, oppressive, exploitative or discriminatory
- Organisations that present a conflict of interest with Cardiff University research funding or are restricted by contractual agreement (e.g., tobacco companies)
The University's Student Charter encourages students to engage with real-world concerns within Cardiff, Wales and internationally. Student Futures recognises that everyone has the right to freedom of expression and may choose to express their disagreement, under Cardiff University’s Code of Practice on Freedom of Speech. If students choose to exercise their right to freedom of expression, students are expected to act by the University’s standards of conduct and behaviour and should be familiar with the Student Conduct procedure.