The Internships To Have On Your Radar
BEST FOR: Beauty Lovers
REFY
Recognised by The Sunday Times Best Places To Work 2024, REFY is one of the most exciting companies in the beauty space right now – and it’s offering two exciting internship opportunities. As a creator partnerships intern, you’ll support daily operations, drive channel success through strategic creator partnerships and engage in the entire process from research through to content activation. This is a rolling three-month internship where you’ll also assist with gifting and influencer discovery. Plus, REFY is looking for a motivated intern for the brand’s creative team. This paid, three-month internship involves collaborating with marketing, design and social media teams. You'll also get to work on graphic design and content creation too.
Location: Manchester
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BEST FOR: Fashion Fans
Levi Strauss
Levi’s invented the blue jean in 1873, and has continued its domination of the denim scene ever since. Fashion fans will be pleased to hear the company is offering two different internships. As a digital intern, you’ll support the commercial calendar, use web analytic tools for strategic insights, and assist with content refreshes on the website. You’ll also manage blog content and co-ordinate translations with local teams. As a loyalty intern, you’ll help activate the Levi's Red Tab programme across Northern Europe, co-ordinate loyalty campaigns, and manage mobile app notifications. Plus, you’ll prepare performance reports to guide marketing efforts.
Location: London
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BEST FOR: Social Media Obsessives
TikTok
If you’re a fan of social media, it’s worth knowing that TikTok offers a range of early career programmes, including graduate programmes, internships and industrial placements. Each one offers comprehensive learning experiences with access to mentorship, networking opportunities, performance feedback and social events.
Location: Various
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BEST FOR: True Crime Fanatics & Tech Whizzes
West Midlands Police
If you are an online sleuth or a fan of shows like Mr. Robot, the Cyber Crime Student Internship in Birmingham is a chance to work with the West Midlands Regional Cyber Crime Unit, helping protect the UK from digital threats. Open to students in fields like computer science, digital media, business and cyber security, this full-time, paid role supports the unit’s prevent, protect, prepare strategy. Based in Birmingham, with some regional work, it's ideal for those ready to take a year out or complete a placement year and make a real impact in law enforcement.
Location: Birmingham
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BEST FOR: Next-Gen 007s
MI5, MI6 & GCHQ
If you're aiming for a job at Thames House or Vauxhall Cross, the Cyber Insights Summer School (CISS) is a great first step. This ten-week, in-person programme in Lancashire runs from 30th June to 5th September 2025, offering top-tier classroom-based training. You'll spend your summer learning from world-class experts and exploring how technology helps protect the UK from threats like terrorism, cyber attacks and serious organised crime – all while getting a behind-the-scenes look at how the intelligence world works.
Location: Lancashire
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BEST FOR: Aspiring Investment Bankers
Greenhill
Greenhill’s Investment Banking Internship Scheme is a perfect entry point for students looking to break into investment banking. Greenhill is a leading global investment bank, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and financial advisory services. This internship is designed for penultimate-year uni students, although final-year students can apply too. Exceptional interns may receive offers for full-time analyst roles starting the following July.
Location: London
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BEST FOR: Film & TV Buffs
Paramount Pictures Studios
Paramount is a giant in the world of film and TV, and for those at the start of their career, it offers two internships to get you started. As a marketing intern, you’ll assist the home entertainment marketing team in promoting a diverse range of content coming out of Paramount Pictures, Miramax, CBS, Showtime, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and MTV. This role will help you gain insights into the commercial side of the film and TV industry. There’s also a digital distribution internship, where you’ll create TV availability, manage pricing and product details, and monitor VOD/rental title availability to ensure consistent service on platforms like Apple.
Location: Various
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BEST FOR: Motorheads
Rolls-Royce
Want to tell people you spent the summer building jet engines instead of making coffee runs? Rolls-Royce is offering paid summer internships for 10-12 weeks across a variety of business areas – customer services, HR, commercial, supply chain, project management, and all kinds of engineering disciplines – including cars and aviation. You'll get to see firsthand how the company delivers some of the most advanced engineering solutions on the planet. You can register your interest for the 2025 intake now.
Location: Various
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BEST FOR: Multiple Retail Opportunities
Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer offers a range of internship opportunities, and you don’t need a degree to apply here. Whether you're interested in merchandising, design, food technology or various business functions, there are plenty of roles to explore. For students pursuing degrees in merchandising, analytics or business, learning from one of the UK’s biggest retailers will definitely enrich your studies. Keep an eye out – the early careers programme for 2025 opens in October.
Location: Various
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BEST FOR: Eco Pioneers
SSE
If you're passionate about tackling the climate crisis, SSE Renewables' Engineering Summer Placements could be the perfect fit. SSE is a leading renewable energy company, focused on delivering sustainable power through wind, hydro and solar projects across the UK and Ireland. This 12-week programme is designed for third or fourth-year engineering students with an interest in renewable energy, innovation and sustainability. Interns will work on cutting-edge technologies like solar, battery storage, hydro, onshore and offshore wind, gaining hands-on experience with the experts who plan and manage these vital projects.
Location: Glasgow & Dublin
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BEST FOR: Business Training
Barclays
Barclays offers a variety of summer and off-cycle internships across multiple business areas, including risk, operations, finance, technology and HR. With such a wide range of options available, you can find the right programme that aligns with your interests and career goals. Interns receive extensive training both before and during placements, ensuring you won't just be making tea. You’ll get to engage in real projects that provide a comprehensive overview of the business.
Location: Various
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BEST FOR: Scientists
AstraZeneca
If you’re a budding scientist, working for a company that has been responsible for some of the biggest breakthroughs in recent years would be a dream come true. The company offers plenty of temporary and contract roles, including one-year sandwich placements and summer internships across multiple disciplines. It’s the perfect chance to dive into groundbreaking research and kickstart your career with a global healthcare leader.
Location: Various
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BEST FOR: Economists
Bank of England
The Bank of England offers a range of internships and development opportunities for individuals at every level of education. As the UK’s central bank, it plays a crucial role in maintaining monetary stability, regulating financial institutions and supporting economic growth. If you’re looking for a productive way to spend your summer, its paid six-to-eight week summer internship allows you to work on an individual research project that addresses real-life issues within the Bank. Just remember that applications will close this side of Christmas.
Location: London
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BEST FOR: STEM Students
GCHQ
GCHQ is offering paid ten-week summer internships in Cheltenham for maths, technology or STEM students. Train alongside some of the brightest minds as you tackle cyber crime and espionage, while immersing yourself in real projects with a dedicated intelligence mission team. You don’t need a technical background, just bring your passion for puzzles and new technologies. This isn’t just work shadowing – interns will engage with genuine case studies and receive briefings from operational intelligence teams. After the internship, you can also apply for a permanent role.
Location: Cheltenham
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BEST FOR: Budding Journalists
APL
Part mentorship scheme, part internship, APL Media’s youth initiative is aimed at nurturing emerging talent from under-represented groups within its medium-sized publishing company in Kentish Town, London. This four-week paid scheme offers successful applicants hands-on experience working alongside seasoned professionals across various roles and departments. The programme also includes access to online travel writing and photography masterclasses, a CV and cover letter workshop, career advice for your next steps and the option for monthly 30-minute mentoring sessions via Zoom with an APL Media editor for a year.
Location: London
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BEST FOR: Marketing Minds
Digital for Humanity
Digital Humanity is a full-service creative and digital agency that collaborates with some of the world’s largest brands. It has also launched Digital For Humanity CIC, a community interest company aimed at supporting other community interest companies and charities with its digital marketing and technology initiatives. There are plenty of remote opportunities available across digital marketing, HR, graphic design and social media if you’re keen to gain experience in these areas.
Location: Remote
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