Finding an Internship
The following companies collate placement vacancies and allow you to search and compare them. You may need to register on their sites to access the internship vacancies but none of these listed companies charge students for their services. Remember that for quality purposes all externally found placements will need to be approved by the QUADRAT DTP Management Board.
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Brief description | Other info | Website |
| UKRI Policy Internships Scheme | Annual Policy Internships Scheme for UKRI funded PhD students to work with influential policy organisations. | Usually advertised June to September annually.
Our training grant reference is: NE/S007377/1 |
UK Research & Innovation policy internships webpage |
| Prospects | An interface of the Prospects job search tool specifically for placement vacancies. | https://www.prospects.ac.uk/graduate-jobs | |
| Student Employment Services | Dedicated placement recruitment and employing agency. | https://www.studentemploymentservices.co.uk/ | |
| Shell Step | A national scheme that organises project-based work experience opportunities in SMEs. | http://www.step.org.uk/ | |
| RateMyPlacement | Placement and internship vacancies
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https://www.ratemyplacement.co.uk/search?show=jobs | |
| Employment4students | Placement and internship vacancies
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http://www.e4s.co.uk/search/internshipjobs | |
| Target Jobs | This has work-experience / internship as a specific search criterion. | http://targetjobs.co.uk/ | |
| The Big Choice | This has work placement as a specific search criteria. | https://www.thebigchoice.com/work-placements | |
| Top Internships | A dedicated placement search and compare site. | http://www.topinternships.com/ | |
| Adopt An Intern | Scottish Government internship program. | https://www.aai-employability.org.uk/ | |
| nidirect | Internship opportunities in Northern Ireland. | https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/higher-education/choices-after-you-graduate
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| UK Government | UK Government internships search tool. | https://www.gov.uk/find-internship | |
| Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (MASTS) | Placement and internship vacancies
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https://masts.ac.uk/graduate-school/internships/ | |
| Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) | Placement and internship vacancies
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https://www.sams.ac.uk/people/volunteers/ | |
| Marine Scotland (MSS) | Placement and internship vacancies
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Applicants must be affiliated with a MASTS institution e.g. University of Aberdeen, JNCC, MSS | https://masts.ac.uk/vacancies/3-marine-scotland-internships-available/ |
| International Institute for Environment & Development | Placement and internship vacancies
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https://www.iied.org/internships | |
| Conservation Careers | Placement and internship vacancies
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https://www.conservation-careers.com/top-conservation-internships/
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| BES Policy Internship | Placement and internship vacancies
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https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/policy/opportunities/policy-internship/
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| Internwise | Placement and internship vacancies | https://www.internwise.co.uk | |
| StudentCircus | Placement and internship vacancies | https://studentcircus.com | |
| Milkround | Placement and internship vacancies | https://www.milkround.com/jobs/internships | |
| Environmental Science | Internships within the Environmental Sciences | https://www.environmentalscience.org/internships | |
| WWF UK | Offers internships and volunteer options working with animals and environment | https://www.wwf.org.uk/faqs/jobs-internships-and-volunteering
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| Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | Offers internships and placements surrounding the protection of birds | https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering-fundraising/volunteer/internships/
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| British Geological Survey | Offers internships surrounding geology | https://www.bgs.ac.uk/about-bgs/working-with-us/job-vacancies/
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| Bright Green Business | Places students within Scottish businesses to undertake projects with an environmental focus | Found on University of St. Andrew’s website.
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https://www.brightgreenbusiness.org.uk |
| Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSS) | internships with the Scottish Gov | https://www.sgsss.ac.uk/internships/current-opportunities/
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