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Policy internships
We are now recruiting interns for 2025-2026
CSaP offers policy internships to PhD students who would like to gain experience and learn more about the relationship between research, evidence and policy making.
Internships are for three months full time and offer students a unique career development opportunity, giving them the necessary skills and confidence to work outside their own area of expertise, and as part of a team.
Our interns organise and take part in policy workshops, write and edit policy reports for non-expert audiences, produce news articles for our website, and meet with our Policy Fellows. At the end of the internship, students will have gained a better understanding of the role of science and evidence in policy making, and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to solving problems in health, climate, food security and much more.
"If there is someone reading this thinking about doing a CSaP internship, I would advise anyone, even those who know that they want to stay in academia, to apply. Doing a policy internship gives you new perspectives that you can then take forward in your academic career to influence policy […] There are only good things that you can learn from an experience like this." Joséphine Anselin, Policy Intern 2024
Read about Joséphine's policy internship experience.
"Both personally and professionally, the internship opportunity at CSaP has been a genuinely life-changing experience." Karan Bali, Policy Intern 2023
Read about Karan's policy internship experience.
To apply for a policy internship at CSaP
Download and complete the application form and return it by email to: Jackie Ouchikh.
Closing dates for applications:
- For Michaelmas Term intake (September to December 2025) – 16 June 2025
- For Lent Term intake (January to April 2026) – 15 September 2025
- For Easter Term intake (April to July 2026) – 8 December 2025