Student Internship 2026 - Psychology Education Research Intern

Key tasks

The successful candidate will assist in: 

• Completing a review of the literature on the topic area and writing this up.
• Consulting with staff members and/or a student advisory panel to determine key priorities for subsequent focus groups.
• Using the review to generate an initial draft of focus group materials (i.e.: question schedule, supporting slides, etc).
• Piloting a student-led focus group, including the recruitment of participants.
• Summarising pilot focus group materials into written format.

All of the above tasks will be undertaken with support from an academic team.

Essential

• Must be a Level 5 or Level 6 Psychology student
• Excellent writing skills; particularly the ability to summarise and articulate academic concepts (evidenced through high marks in written assignments).  
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Confidence in proactively approaching others (for pilot recruitment).
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Confiden working independently.

• Interest in qualitative research methods.
• Previous experience of conducting discussions, debates, or focus groups.
• Previous experience of taking minutes of meetings.
• Previous experience of using library databases (although training and support will be provided). 
• Interest in pedagogy (educational practice), with a particular focus on active learning and digitally blended learning.