Janet Kumita, one of our research group leaders, welcomed the 4th cohort of Experience Postgraduate Life Sciences internship programme students recently.
The group of 14 undergraduate students will be in Cambridge from 8th July to 30th August, staying at Corpus Christi College and working in research labs across both Schools. The new student cohort were selected from over 240 applications from 63 universities in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
The programme is run in partnership with Corpus Christi College, who organise a wide range of extra-curricular and social activities, support a mentorship programme with current Cambridge PhD students and provide accommodation for the duration of the internship.
Over the course of the 8-week stay, the students will gain valuable lab-based research experience and receive comprehensive training, from data analysis and visualisation, to science communication and networking sessions, developing a wide range of skills that will support future career directions. Each student has the option to be paired with a dedicated mentor from among current PhD students and research staff to offer support and also to extend professional networking opportunities. Additional training sessions will support the students to prepare competitive postgraduate applications and explore the diverse career opportunities that a science degree can enable.
You can read more here: https://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/news/summer-research-internship-programme-reaches-its-fourth-year