The British Antarctic Survey welcomes students who wish to gain hands-on experience of working in a scientific research environment while studying.
We run a number of placements schemes for students at various stages of their education:
- Work Experience Placements (under 18s)
- Summer Placements (university undergraduates)
NERC Summer Placements
NERC Funded Research Experience Placements – REPs
Summer placements are available typically for students studying for their first degree who are seeking research/work experience, usually during the summer break. Projects will be advertised below when they become available. The application process will be made clear within the advertisement, as this will differ depending on the NERC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) or Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) administering the scheme.
We welcome applications from those from underrepresented demographic and diversity-related groups in environmental sciences.
To be eligible for consideration you must meet all of the criteria listed below:
- Be undertaking your first undergraduate degree studies (or integrated Masters).
- Be applying for a placement in a different department to your undergraduate degree.
- Be eligible for subsequent NERC PhD funding (find out more about eligibility for PhD studentships)
Other Summer placement opportunities
Work Experience Placements
In-person work experience placements for 2022 are currently under review due to COVID-19. Please register your interest through this form. Work experience is usually a short period of time during which student has an opportunity to gain an insight into the work of the Survey and to get an experience of a particular type of work. Work placements are often an integral part of a Year 10 study and last no more than 2 weeks.
Who can apply
In-person unpaid work experience opportunities are mainly only offered to students under the age of 16 studying at a local school in Cambridge and surrounding areas. We have been running a virtual summer work experience week since the start of Covid. See more information above.