IMPress is a student-centred network within the School of Sport & Exercise Science that supports students in gaining relevant applied skills and experience. The ultimate aim is to give students the best chance of achieving the careers that they want, whether those are sport-related or lie in other areas.

IMPress can help to complement your university course in two ways:

Extracurricular Opportunities: we will help you find voluntary (or sometimes paid) work in the community. We have a growing network of contacts with local and national clubs and organisations and regularly advertise positions, which are usually open to any of our students. We’ll help with advice about these and any other opportunities that you might be interested in pursuing. Keep an eye out for announcements via Blackboard, and also review the contacts and updates on the IMPress board as you enter the HPC.

Events & Information Sessions: we organise an annual Meet The Graduates in November, which brings graduates from many career paths back to the School.  This is complemented by seminars and workshops on employability-related topics, as well as links to partners and career opportunities. We work with the Students’ Union Volunteering Office and the University’s Careers & Employability service.

Some examples of previous sessions:

Women in Sport

Working as an Applied Sport Scientist in Football

Meet the Graduates (2022 Profiles)

IMPress’ activities integrate closely with University initiatives such as the Lincoln Award.

If you have further questions, please contact Sandy Willmott at: swillmott@lincoln.ac.uk