Celebrating Our Internship Exhibition

This year, we welcomed over 150 interns to our summer internship scheme, covering an incredible range of topics and disciplines.

At the end of each cohort, we host an Internship Exhibition—a showcase of the outstanding work produced during the summer recess. In just eight weeks, our interns consistently deliver high-quality projects, many of which go on to be published or presented at conferences.

The exhibition is always a highlight of the year, which we were delighted to host it in the Centre for Student Life. The atmosphere was vibrant and inspiring, with interns presenting their work to staff, students, and members of the public.

As part of the exhibition, I was delighted to host the Lightning Talks, where 13 interns shared their projects and experiences in two-minute presentations. This year’s talks concluded with a lively Q&A session, offering deeper insight into the impact of the internship experience.

One intern shared how the scheme helped reduce her anxiety about engaging in research, while another spoke about the sense of community it fostered between students and staff. These reflections truly highlight the transformative nature of the internships.

Thank you

I want to take this opportunity to thank all the supervisors and schools for the time they invest in hosting a placement over the summer. It is truly brilliant that our staff are passionate about the student experience and seek out opportunities to host a placement. I also want to thank our students for putting themselves forward for these opportunities and for investing so much of their effort into making the projects a success – the celebration event was a time to celebrate what you have achieved.

I wish you all the best of luck this year and hope the experience you gained this summer will serve you well in your studies and beyond.

Celebrating Our Poster Competition!

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who entered our poster exhibition- and to all those who voted! it was clear how much thought and effort went into each design. Choosing the winners was no easy task!

We’re excited to showcase the winning posters below:

Lundy Mackenzie

Zuzanna Grygiel

Leah Bristow

Erin Hurley & Thandi Carklin

Adam Parsons

Eve Williamson

Congratulations to our winners, and thank you again to all participants for making this competition such a success!

If you’d like to watch the Lightning Talks and see photos and posters from the exhibition, you can explore them online.