Internships

Opportunities

Current opportunities

The following list of internship opportunities might be of interest for BBSRC DTP students.


Celluol - PIPS internship

Celluol - PIPS internship

Toulouse, France

Closing Date 30 September 2026

Sense about Science - Policy and public engagement internship opportunity

Sense about Science - Policy and public engagement internship opportunity

London - flexible

Closing Date 31 July 2026

Policy and public engagement internship opportunity

Sense about Science is looking for interns! An internship at Sense about Science is a rewarding experience, as no two days are the same. It is a fulfilling way to get practical experience of communications, policy and public engagement, and issues of research quality; developing key professional skills and contacts that will serve you well in your future.

Please note we can only consider short-term internship applications as part of a funded opportunity or scheme, such as, but not limited to, the PIPS professional internship scheme, for PhD students. If you don’t have access to funding support for an internship, then please discuss funding opportunities with your institution or research funder, as we are unable to offer funding at this time. We cannot offer unfunded/self-funded internships.

To apply, send your CV and a cover letter outlining how your skills match the requirements to internships@senseaboutscience.org with the subject line “Student Internship.” If you have any questions about our internship vacancies, then please don’t hesitate to contact us on the same email.

About Sense about Science 

Sense about Science promotes the public interest in sound science and evidence. It is a unique campaigning charity that has turned the case for sound science and evidence into a popular cause. It has launched important initiatives to expand and protect open discussions of evidence, including Transparency of Evidence to secure openness for the public about the evidence behind decisions, AllTrials, an effective global campaign for the reporting of clinical trials; and, with Nature, it runs the international Maddox prize for standing up for science. It encourages the public to 'Ask for Evidence’ and leads initiatives to make subjects such as risk, uncertainty, data science and AI accessible.

Celluol PIPS placement

Celluol PIPS placement

Toulouse, France

Closing Date 31 May 2026

Celluol - PIP placement.pdfPlease see attached for the full details of this placement. The placement is suitable for a PhD student in biotechnology, microbiology, biochemical engineering or related field with focus on microbial systems or enzyme engineering. 

Learn to Discover - Placement opportunity

Learn to Discover - Placement opportunity

Hybrid

Closing Date 01 April 2026

Please see the following advert from Learn to Discover - Learn to Discover - PIPS advert.pdf

There are currently 4 positions available:

1. Educational Content and Curriculum Developer

2. Automated Specialist and Educational Technologist 

3. Digital Marketing and Web Analyst

4. VR Programmer and Workshop Coordinator 

PIPS Placement Opportunity - Apis Assay Technologies

PIPS Placement Opportunity - Apis Assay Technologies

Manchester

Closing Date 24 March 2026

PIPS Placement Opportunity- Apis Assay Technologies are a medium-sized biotechnology company based in Manchester, specialising in diagnostic assay development. 

Please see the following advert for more information on the placement - PIPS Placement Advert Form_2025_Apis Assay Technologies.pdf


Previous hosts have included:

From 2023-present:


Name of organisation Website
Newcastle University Press Office https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/ 
CerTest Biotec https://www.certest.es/ 
Waltham Petcare Science Institute (Mars Petcare) https://www.waltham.com/index.php/
Newcastle Fertility Centre https://www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/hospitals/fertility-centre/
Nuchido https://nuchido.com/
KWS UK Limited https://www.kws.com/gb/en/about-us/company/kws-in-the-uk/
Understanding Animal Research https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/
Welsh Government https://www.gov.wales/
Avantor Chromatography  https://www.avantorsciences.com/uk/en/applications/chromatography
Singer Instruments https://www.singerinstruments.com/
PharmaKure https://pharmakure.com/
Public Engagement Team -FHLS University of Liverpool https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/health-and-life-sciences/engage-with-us/public-engagement/
Bioscience Institute, Newcastle University https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/research/institutes/biosciences/
Novartis Institutes https://www.novartis.com/uk-en/
GlycanAge https://glycanage.com/ 
3D Bio-Tissues Ltd (3DBT), Newcastle https://www.3dbiotissues.com/ 
Mosaic Therapeutics https://mosaic-tx.com/
APIS Assay Technologies, UK https://www.apisassay.com/
Sygnature Discovery, Nottingham https://www.sygnaturediscovery.com/ 
Nanolive SA https://www.nanolive.com/
Evergreen Life, Manchester https://www.evergreen-life.co.uk/
HydRegen, Begbroke, Oxfordshire https://hydregenoxford.com/
Axolotl Biosciences https://www.axolotlbiosciences.com/
Sygnature Discovery https://www.sygnaturediscovery.com/
Nexcea https://www.nexcea.com/
UKRI (UK Health Security Agency) - part of the UKRI internships scheme https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/ukri-policy-internships/ 
Royal Society of Biology https://www.rsb.org.uk/
CEFAS https://www.cefas.co.uk/ 
Liverpool Life Sciences UTC https://www.lifesciencesutc.co.uk/
Azotic Technologies https://www.azotic.com/uk/
Oxford Nanopore Technologies https://nanoporetech.com/
yet2, Liverpool https://www.yet2.com/
Institute for Protein Design https://www.ipd.uw.edu/
Onyx Scientific, Sunderland https://onyxipca.com/
SPEAK Lisbon https://www.speak.social/en/lisbon/
The Electrospinning Company Limited  https://electrospinning.co.uk/
VT Treatment Ltd (Durham Skin Lab) https://durhamskinlab.co.uk/
Great North Museum Hancock, Newcastle https://www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/greatnorthmuseum
Mewburn Ellis LLP https://www.mewburn.com/
Germinal Biotech, Singapore https://www.germinalbiotech.com/
Aire Logic, Manchester  https://www.airelogic.com/
Qiagen https://www.qiagen.com/
University of York, Cryo-EM facility https://www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/research/ysbl/facilities/eleanor-and-guy-dodson-building/electron-cryo-microscopy/ 
Lixa https://www.lixa.life/
Northstar Ventures, Newcastle https://www.northstarventures.co.uk/
AstraZeneca https://www.astrazeneca.co.uk/
Scion Research, New Zealand  https://www.scionresearch.com/
Science Museum, London https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/


In addition, details of the DTP's Associate Partners are at this webpage.: https://www.nld-dtp.org.uk/associate-partners.


For current DTP students: if you would like more information about these organisations, or details of contact points the DTP is aware of, please do contact us at bbsrcdtp@liverpool.ac.uk for more information. 

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