What is Rise Up PR?

Rise Up PR is a team based competition, brought to you by PRmoment in association with our headline partner, The Romans. It bridges the gap between PR education and industry requirements. It provides PR students with hands-on experience and mentorship from industry professionals. 

The program is designed to expose students to contemporary communications thinking and bring talent from beyond major cities into the mainstream. Students are tasked with delivering a response to a LIVE brief, kindly provided by Macmillan Cancer Support.

• Rise Up PR is a team based competition
• Teams of two students
• It's free to enter
• Respond to a LIVE brief
• Team registration deadline: Friday 30 January 2026

Prizes: Top 3 teams will receive cash prizes, mentoring from experienced PR professionals, a paid internship with a top PR employer.

"PRmoment’s new initiative Rise Up PR is a fantastic professional development opportunity for those studying to build their careers in the communications field. The competition is designed to connect understanding of theories, models, and frameworks to a practical situation - with excellent rewards on offer. The chance for talented students to present their ideas against others will be a great addition to their CVs when starting out in the industry."
Dr Heather Yaxley, Educator, author and sustainable career development consultant.