Exciting summer opportunities in Sustainability – opening soon!

Explore some of the ways to tackle sustainability challenges and gain a better understanding of how research is undertaken, this could be you this coming summer!

At Birmingham our ambition is to deliver sustainability through pioneering research and innovative education, the behaviour and actions of our students and staff, and engagement with our local communities. Together with the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA), we will have a series of internships available for non-graduating undergraduate students this summer (up to 6 weeks long). These paid posts will enable you to get directly involved with some of our globally-recognised research groups at the university. Priority will be given to Birmingham Scholar students (am I a Birmingham Scholar?), but all are welcome to apply.

Last year projects ranged from lab-based research exploring the development of clean and commercially viable alternative fuels through to sustainable film and tv production and the execution of policy analysis on migration and climate change in North Macedonia.

Students said ‘It was a very exciting atmosphere where everyone around you was researching something novel’ and ‘I really enjoyed how this project felt like solving a puzzle, every day we were exploring a new avenue…’.

To find out more and to apply, sign up for the Sustainability Internship canvas page here (you will need to self-enrol). The deadline will be towards the end of March (specific date TBC).