Please find details of our new PhD internship opportunities at the Royal Institution (Ri) for the upcoming academic year 2026/2027.

These placements are for three months within 6 different teams. There are 3 opportunities for this autumn and 9 from January 27 onwards.- full list is here:

Placement	Dates
Christmas Lectures (x1)	Sept to Dec 2026
Demonstrations team (x1)	Sept to Dec 2026
Urenco Young Scientist Centre – (x2)	(x1) 2027 Placement ( dates to be confirmed) ; (x1) Sept - Dec 2027
Digital Media  (x4)	Jan to March 27 /April to June 27/July to Sept 27/Oct – Dec 27
Masterclass - Science Engagement (x3)	Sep to Nov 26; Jan to Mar 27/April to June 27
Family Programmes (x1)	June to August 2027

These placements are ideal for students interested in building their science communication and engagement skills, and in gaining experience of education outreach.

For more information onany of these internships and exact dates for placements,please see the full role profiles via our website at:

Work with us | Royal Institution – all the individual opportunities are listed under ‘Our vacancies’ along with some more general information about our internships under ‘Our internships’.

Application instructions:

To apply, please click Apply here: Work with us | Royal Institution  and upload a current CV with a supporting statement of no more than 500 words, detailing which internship you are interested in and why we should consider you for the placement. Our new applicant tracking system will allow you to make multiple online applications, if you so wish.

Closing date:        9am Monday 13 July 2026

Interviews:           during July 2026

Please note, the Ri offers only offers internships to students who are enrolled on a PhD research degree, who have funding from their university or funding body – for example under the Doctoral Training Partnership programme, funded by the following Research Councils including (but not exclusive to): BBSRC, EPSRC, MRC, AHRC and NERC. These opportunities are only open to PhD students who are eligible for a stipend via their DTP/University/research council in order to undertake a 3-month professional internship. Students should check with their university that they are able to secure funding before applying. They will need to obtain the grant holder’s written permission to undertake the placement, outlining any funding arrangements, before a position can be offered.

All roles are based in Central London, with a mix of home and office working; students will be expected to base themselves within or near to London for the period of the placement. We offer some assistance with London-based travel costs from home to office.

If you have any queries or need any further information about the Ri or these opportunities before advertising them, please contact me.

Kind regards,

Rakhshanda Hussain

HR Advisor 

rhussain@ri.ac.uk