Royal Institution Science Engagement PhD Internships

Recruitment closed

Project title: Royal Institution Science Engagement PhD Internships

Application deadline: 30/07/2025

Date of placement: various

Sector: Charity/Third Sector

The placements are for three-months within 7 different teams. There are 4 opportunities for autumn and several others from January onwards.- full list is here:

PlacementDates
Christmas Lectures x1Sept-Dec 2025
Demonstrations team x1Sept-Dec 2025        
Marketing and Communications x1 Oct to Dec 25
Young Scientist Centre – x4 Sept to Dec 25 /Jan to March 26/April to June 26/July to Sept 26
Digital Media   x3Jan to March 26 /April to June 26/July to Sept 26
Masterclasses- Science Engagement x2Jan to March 26/April to June 26
Family Programmes x1June to August 2026

These placements are ideal for students interested in building their science communication and engagement skills, and in gaining experience of education outreach.

For more information on any of these internships and exact dates for placements, please see the attached job descriptions via our website at: Work with us | Royal Institution (rigb.org) – all the individual opportunities are listed under ‘Our vacancies’ along with some more general information about our internships under ‘Our internships’.

Application instructions

To apply, please send a current CV with a supporting statement of no more than 500 words, to recruitment@ri.ac.uk, detailing which internship you are interested in and why we should consider you for the placement. We are about to launch a new applicant tracking system which will allow for online applications.

Closing date: midnight on Wednesday 30 July 2025

Interviews: during August

Please note, the Ri offers only offers internships to students who are enrolled on a research degree, under the Doctoral Training Partnership programme, funded by the following Research Councils: BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC, AHRC and NERC. These opportunities are only open to PhD students who are eligible for a stipend via their DTP/University/research council in order to undertake a 3-month professional internship. Students should check with their university that they are able to secure funding before applying. They will need to obtain the grant holder’s written permission to undertake the placement, outlining any funding arrangements, before a position can be offered.

All roles are based in Central London, with a mix of home and office working; students will be expected to base themselves within or near to London for the period of the placement. We offer some assistance with London-based travel costs from home to office.