STEM Internships

The Open University

STEM Internships

£25542

The Open University, Milton Keynes

  • Full time
  • U
  • Remote working
  • Graduate programme

Posted 2 weeks ago, 26 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b86d3a2efbd54c3083af75e23e7e1534

Full Job Description

EPSRC's Vacation Internships scheme gives undergraduate students a taster of what it is like to do research. The students are given practical, first-hand experience of working on and carrying out research in a UK university."

The Open University Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) currently holds an EPSRC DTP award covering the following subject areas:

  • General Engineering

  • IT, Systems Sciences and Software Engineering

  • Mathematical Sciences

  • Physics


  • Every Summer, we host up to 15 paid research internships within STEM. These internships will provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to get a taster of what it is like to do research in a UK university. Virtual and flexible working hours are available for most internships, please see the full job descriptions for details.

  • be an undergraduate or Masters student in a STEM subject area.

  • not have completed your degree studies before the planned end of the internship. An internship should generally take place in the summer vacation before your final year of study.

  • have a right to work in the UK and carry out the placement whilst resident in the UK. We are not able to sponsor visas for the internship.


  • Accepted degree subjects

  • environmental science and ecology

  • physics

  • electronic and electrical engineering

  • biology and life sciences

  • sports science

  • computer sciences and information technology

  • medicine

  • transport engineering

  • agricultural sciences

  • food sciences

  • mechanical engineering

  • mathematics

  • aerospace engineering

  • animal care and veterinary science

  • chemistry

  • chemical engineering