We hope to offer around eight places for Summer Students each year.
We are looking for high-quality undergraduates who are ideally in their 3rd year studying physics (in some cases, we may consider students studying Maths, Computer Science, or Engineering).
These Studentships are highly competitive.
Successful applicants will work with our Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (Oxfordshire) staff on one of our projects. These include ATLAS, CMS, Dark Matter, LHCb, LZ and T2K. Placements at the Particle Physics Department and Boulby Laboratory are detailed here.
Studentships will typically be for 8 weeks, in the period of June to September.
Students will be responsible for their own accommodation and transport (we will try to help - see below), but will be paid 300 pounds per week to cover their expenses.
If you are not eligible for our scheme or are interested in working in other STFC departments, please visit the
STFC Summer Student page.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants will typically be studying physics or a similar discipline. They must already be eligible to work in the UK.
HOW to APPLY
The application process for the summer 2025 will start on the 28th January and will be linked from this page:
https://stfccareers.co.uk/students/ for all STFC summer placements
This year we are offering three projects:
Dark Matter (1 post):
https://www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/jobs/dark-matter-summer-placement-4900
Trigger for CMS and ATLAS (two posts):
https://www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/jobs/atlas-cms-high-level-trigger-summer-placement-4907
The closing date is 9th March 2025.
If you have questions about the process or the programme, contact antonis.papanestis@stfc.ac.uk
PRACTICAL HELP
The RAL site postcode is OX11 0QX. Nearby villages/towns are:
- Chilton - walking distance to RAL
- Harwell - bike distance (long walk) to RAL
- Didcot / Wantage - bus (bike ride if you are a keen cyclist) to RAL
- Abingdon - bus to RAL
TRANSPORT:
ACCOMMODATION:
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO with OUR 2021 SUMMER STUDENTS!
