Research Internships at the University of Leeds
The University of Leeds offers a range of paid research experience placements and internships across its seven Faculties each year to support the progression of underrepresented students to postgraduate research.
If you’d like to find out more about research placements and internships, and the opportunities they can lead to, please read the accounts of previous interns’ experiences below:
Access to Research Internships
Access to Research (A2R) Internships give you the opportunity to experience the research environment in your chosen field, think about whether a career in research is the right choice for you, and develop invaluable knowledge and skills to strengthen your applications to PhD programmes.
If your application is successful, you will undertake a paid, independent research project supervised by academics at the University of Leeds. These projects take place over 210 hours worked over a period of 6 weeks to 3 months during summer 2024.
This year’s A2R Internships are funded by the Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education, and therefore open to UK students from Black, Asian or other minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
Read the candidate briefs below for details of this year’s internship projects and more information on how to apply:
Faculty of Biological Sciences
- Exploring the role of endosomal potassium ion channels in human cells
- The role of post-translational modifications in rotavirus viral factory formation
Leeds Institute for Fluid Dynamics
- Multi-scale modelling of articular cartilage
- Bio-inspired nano/micro-structured materials for water harvesting applications
- It all begins with a kiss: the fluid mechanics of sample preparation for cryo-Electron Microscopy
- Laser-based flow measurement in a molten salt
If you would like to apply for one of these projects, complete the A2R Internship application form
Read the Application Privacy Notice
Applications open at 09:00 am on Wednesday 13 March and close at 17:00 on Monday 29 April