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Director, Olivia Lichtenstein, will speak to Sussex students during alumni careers week

A BAFTA-winning director, the head of the National Film and Television School and the writer and co-creator of hit BBC TV show 'Life on Mars' are among the notable Sussex alumni who will speak to students in a series of careers events next month. 

The Development and Alumni Relations Office, the Careers and Employability Centre and the Enterprise team have organised the alumni careers week, which runs from 9-13 November. Now in its second year, it enables current Sussex students to meet and talk to Sussex graduates now working in law, media and communications. 

On 11 November, Olivia Lichtenstein - who won a BAFTA with her 1994 film 'Silent Twins: Without my Shadow', which profiled June Gibbons, who spent 14 years in Broadmoor - will speak to students about her career as a director and fledgling novelist. 

Students interested in working in the media industry can also make contact with the likes of Ashley Pharoah (award-winning writer of BBC's 'Life on Mars'); Nik Powell, the director of the National Film and Television School; Mark D'Arcy, presenter of BBC Radio 4's Today in Parliament; Keme Nzerem of Channel 4 News; and novelist Linda James. 

On Tuesday 10 November, there is an event dedicated to the legal profession with talks by lawyers and barristers who studied at Sussex. 

There will also be a special Enterprise Thursday event on 12 November with Darren Fell, founder of Pure, Freelance Advisor and Crunch, who will be joined by a panel of freelancers from different industries including art, film, creative writing and digital media. Sussex alumni Paul Bunkham (internet application specialist) and Paul Silver (web developer and search engine specialist) will be on the panel to answer questions about being your own boss. 

For more information, and to book, go to the Careers and Employability web pages