Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise provides specialist support to organisations looking to recruit students for internship projects throughout the year. UoS Internships are available to UK-based employers including SMEs, start-ups, large graduate recruiters and third sector organisations.
Internships facilitate the opportunity for businesses to recruit students to get involved in a meaningful project and gain valuable work experience, whilst bringing creativity and productivity to host organisations. Our dedicated Employer Engagement team will support you throughout the recruitment process and beyond.
If you are a University of Southampton staff member looking to recruit interns, please refer to our UoS Internships for Staff page.
Appointing a student from the University of Southampton would give your organisation numerous benefits including:
If you are interested in hosting a UoS Internship, please contact the Employer Engagement team at employ@southampton.ac.uk or book a meeting . You will also need to:
Flavia has been a wonderful intern fitting in straight away, taking on responsibility with little support and being incredibly capable
We work with organisations of various sizes, so whether you’re a small start-up looking to hire your first intern, a charity requiring extra resource, or a seasoned graduate recruiter, we have the expertise to guide and support you through the process.
Below are the criteria for an internship to be eligible for the programme:
Please see our UoS Internships External Host Handbook for further details on eligibility
We currently have the opportunity for organisations to benefit from financial support when recruiting an intern from the University of Southampton. To apply for funding, we require organisations to meet various eligibility criteria. To confirm your eligibility, please complete our criteria form or contact employ@southampton.ac.uk . The Employer Engagement team will then be in touch to discuss your options.
If you would like to discuss UoS Internships in more detail, then please contact us: