This micro internship is for 30 hours in total (including 4 hours for training) and is aimed at students who may not have had any professional prior work experience and are looking for an opportunity that supports them to develop their employability skills.
Eligibility
To apply for this micro internship, students must be part of GROW Your Future.
GROW Your Future is an opt-in scheme for UK undergraduates and postgraduate taught students who also meet specific Widening Participation criteria, e.g. students who are:
- first in their family to go to university;
- in receipt of a Lancaster Bursary;
- received free school meals or from a low participation neighbourhood
- over 21 when they start their first undergraduate degree;
- Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic;
- disabled (including learning disabilities, physical or mental health conditions);
- care leavers or have caring responsibilities, or estranged from family
- a refugee or asylum seeker, from a gypsy or Traveller community, or from a military family
For more information and to sign up see the following link GROW Your Future | ASK - Lancaster University
Lancaster Medical School (LMS) is a thriving department with the Faculty of Health and Medicine and has two undergraduate degrees: MBChB Medicine and Surgery and the BSc in Sports and Exercise Science. The careers team is strongly aligned with the department and provides exceptional support, which we wish to further enhance, particularly to provide further opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in research activities during their degree to inform their future career decision making and aspirations.
There are three research groups within LMS, that aligns with our diverse strengths: Centre for Health Informatics, Computing and Statistics (CHICAS), Experimental Medicine and the Interdisciplinary Network for Culture, Health, Ethics and Society (INCHES). Academic staff, research staff and postgraduate research students are each a member of a group.
Research activities to support research culture within the department include monthly research talks, a monthly research and engagement newsletter, writing retreats and an annual research away day.
The role of the intern is to support and enhance the research culture in the department and that of the medical careers, particularly in research experience. The intern will report directly to the Director of Research for Lancaster Medical School, with input from the Deputy Director of Research and the MBChB Careers Consultant.
Preferred start date: 03/03/2025
Expected end date: 30/04/2025
Weekly hours: 5 hours per week
Location: On the Lancaster University campus