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Research Student Internships

Research Student Internships. Professor Barry Hirst. Why Internships?. Research Students Develop Many Skills. Many Benefits. BBSRC PIPS – Professional Internships for PhD Students. The BBSRC will be introducing a compulsory internships for all PhD students Broad Guidelines

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Research Student Internships

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  1. Research Student Internships Professor Barry Hirst

  2. Why Internships? • Research Students Develop Many Skills

  3. Many Benefits

  4. BBSRC PIPS – Professional Internships for PhD Students • The BBSRC will be introducing a compulsory internships for all PhD students • Broad Guidelines • 3 months with the 4 years • Work unrelated to the research • Wide range of opportunities

  5. Newcastle Medical Sciences Internship Schemes Intern Scholarship Scheme • Up to three months following thesis submission • Available for all PhD students to apply • Students must source and arrange their own internship • Applications made to the Graduate School and awarded competitively

  6. Funding • Scholarships will provide up to 3 months stipend • Stipends awarded up to £1000 per month with no additional costs • Applications with partial funding from the organisation or the intern with be viewed favourably

  7. Competitive Application Process • Does the organisation agree to take the intern? • Which skills does the intern hope to develop? • Will the internship improve student employment prospects • Is the organisation prepared to part fund the intern

  8. Who with? Interns may work in any area other than a continuation of their research e.g. • Companies e.g. Demuris, Cancer Research Technologies, Leica Microsystems • Policy makers e.g. Newcastle Council or Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust • Educators e.g. Local Schools, FE Colleges, Centre for Life, Libraries or Museums • Charities or Not for Profit organisations e.g. Arthritis UK or Cancer Research UK, International Diabetes Federation (IDF) in Brussels

  9. Arrangements • The Graduate School may be able to provide contacts and would advise students to seeks advice first • All arrangements: timing, visas, contracts, intellectual property etc. must be arranged by the student and the organisation.

  10. When to apply • Applications can be made at any point following completion of the first year assessment • Making early applications is advised • Scholarships will only be awarded on submission of a thesis http://www.ncl.ac.uk/fms/postgrad/funding/is

  11. Enterprise Scholarships • This Intern Scholarship scheme has been based on the successful Enterprise Scholarship Scheme • Enterprise Scholarships can are still available and can be applied for at • http://www.ncl.ac.uk/fms/es/

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