Summer Research Internships 2015
We are delighted to announce that current second year students studying in the Faculty of Business can now apply
for the Summer Research Internships Scheme. Excitingly this year there are 16 internships available; these have
been made possible via the very generous support of our alumni Footsteps and Q-steps project funding.
This internship scheme provides a great opportunity for Undergraduate students and Leading academics/research
staff within social sciences faculties to benefit from collaboration on a live research project hosted within one of four
Faculties: Arts, Business, Environment or Education, Social Sciences and Law.
Chosen candidates will work under the supervision of a research leader.
Each internship is of 5-weeks duration starting with a compulsory SPSS training ‘bootcamp’ on 6th-10th July 2015
The training course is designed not only to promote networking and raise self-confidence but also to help with
getting a head start on the skills required to complete a quantitative research project - including advanced statistical
analysis to help with understanding data, identifying trends in data and producing accurate forecasts.
Chosen candidates will also benefit by:
 Working under the supervision of a research leader
 Gaining a valuable insight into the quantitative research process and developing key research skills and potential
 Developing self-leadership and mini-project management skills
 Reflecting on the value of their contribution and writing their research up
 Receiving a salary of £1,200
At the end of the internship, and as a condition of payment, you will be required to submit a reflective report of at
least 500 words. This is your opportunity to provide feedback on your experiences. Once your reflective report has
been received you will be paid the internship salary of £1,200 and issued with a completion certificate signed by your
project supervisor.
Previous summer research students have subsequently been chosen to represent their Faculty/School and University
as a Student Ambassador. Indeed several candidates have been invited to present their research findings at events
such as the Annual British Conference on Undergraduate Research Conference and preview event at the University
of Leeds and even to present a poster of their research work to Members of Parliament other undergraduate
research students and their supervisors from across the UK at the Houses of Parliament.
Projects (click on project for details)
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The Interface of Language and International Business (LUBS1-CIBUL-EP)
Mainland Chinese multinational firms operating within the European Union (LUBS2-CIBUL-EU)
Mainland Chinese multinational firms operating within the United Kingdom (LUBS3-CIBUL-UK)
Customer Services in Hospitality in the Education Sector (LUBS4-MKTG-AC)
Children’s integration of visual and linguistic information (ARTS1-LCS-CD)
Referential communication and executive function skills in bilingual children (ARTS2-LCS-CDC)
Making Sense of the Census (ARTS3-PRHS-AC)
Input Factors in Grammatical Competence and Performance (ARTS4-LCS-DN)
Exploring the diversity of the White Rose Shopping Centre Workforce (ENV1-GEOG-AN)
Linking international household expenditure surveys, economic and environmental inequality (ENV2-EENJKS)
Identifying the drivers of step-changes in travel behaviour (ENV3-ITS-DM)
Are UK organisations preparing for a changing climate? (ENV4-AGSR-SD)
The working practices and job satisfaction of sex workers and the Internet (ESSL1-SSP-TS)
The Responsibility to Protect in the context of the continuing War on Terror. A study of liberal
interventionism and the Syrian crisis (ESSL2-POLIS-JS)
The political economy of anti-fraud measures in the Global South (ESSL3-POLIS-JW)
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Project 16 – details to follow
How to Apply
The projects are only open to current second year students in the social science faculties (Arts, Business, Earth and
Environment, Education, Social Sciences and Law). Joint Honours Degree Programme students are also eligible and
may apply if one of their two subjects is studied within the aforementioned faculties.
The related application form asks you to choose and rank up to three research projects that are of most interest to
you and to provide a personal statement letting us know why you should be considered a suitable candidate for the
summer research internships scheme.
Please download the application form by clicking on the link here.
Please send fully completed application forms and an up-to-date CV (including all grades to-date) electronically via
email to a.j.denny@leeds.ac.uk by 17:00 on Tuesday 05th May 2015.
Shortlisting and Interviews
You will be notified by email of the initial selection decision.
Short-listed candidates may be asked to attend an informal interview as part of the selection process.
Successful applicants
Successful applicants will be required to meet their supervisor before the end of Semester Two to discuss the
practical details of starting their internships in summer 2015.
Remaining questions
If you have any more questions please contact Andrea Denny via e-mail: a.j.denny@leeds.ac.uk after term starts
again on 20th April 2015.