The Careers Team is delighted to announce that Bath Insights is returning! This 8-week on-campus internship programme provides students in their first and second year with professional experience in a structured way, helping them to build their confidence and develop their employability skills whilst earning.
All university Professional Services teams are invited to register their interest in hosting a Bath Insights intern.
The purpose of Bath Insights
The programme aims to provide rich and rewarding internships to students. It isn't a method of employing casual labour. Internship projects should enable host departments to harness student creativity, ingenuity and energy, and allow students to develop workplace skills, alongside the chance to contribute blue skies thinking and practical solutions to genuine projects.
Why host an intern
This is a fantastic opportunity to get student input and voice on a range of projects. The impact made by last year’s cohort was really impressive, with host managers commenting: “the quality of their work & professional way that they presented their projects was truly outstanding – so impressed!” and “The process has been great and we have really benefited from having the interns in the office”. Alongside the value for your department, you will also be giving an incredible opportunity to a student to gain valuable work experience.
Programme timeline
All internships will run for 8 weeks. The timeline for the programme is as follows:
- By 4 November 2024: Register your interest in hosting an intern.
- End of November 2024: Deadline for departments to submit final project ideas.
- Early January 2025: Applications open.
- End of January 2025: Applications close.
- Late February / Early March 2025: Assessment Centres will meet all applicants, and match successful candidates to the most appropriate internship opportunity (students will not be able to apply to specific opportunities).
- Monday 2 June 2025: All internships start.
- Friday 1 August 2025: All internships end
Find out more
If you would like to find out more, without making a firm commitment to hosting an intern, all you need to do is complete this form. The Careers Team will then be in touch to talk to you about the programme and what comes next.
You can also access Bath Insights Internship Programme: Information For Departments for full details of the programme.
Watch a conversation about the Bath Insights programme between Julian Chaudhuri (PVC Education), Helen Stringer (Director of Employability and Student Success), and two students who completed an internship last year.