Policy internships
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 you are a PhD student interested in doing an internship at CSaP, please email Jackie Ouchikh, CSaP Head of Programmes.
Ryan Francis was a policy intern in 2021. Watch and learn about his experiences below:
Policy Intern Case Studies
Sarah Connors: Case study
Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Cambridge
Anna Fee: Case study
Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Cambridge
Ryan Hamnett: Case study
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)
Nick Jones: Case study
Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)
Adele Julier: Case study
The Open University
Ricarda Kather: Case study
University of Sheffield
Georgia Leith: Case study
University of Sussex
Sian Loveless: Case study
University of East Anglia (UEA)
Matthew McGuire: Case study
Department of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Natalie Miazga: Case study
University of Manchester
Richard Smith: Case study
University of Southampton
Amanda Strong: Case study
University of Bristol
Belen Tejada-Romero: Case study
University of Nottingham
Richard Tomsett: Case study
Newcastle University
James Ward: Case study
University of Leeds
Isabel Webb: Case study
John Innes Centre