Our paid ABDN Internships opportunities are dedicated to current University of Aberdeen students and are available at various points throughout the year. Internships take place part-time during term time and up to full-time during the summer.
Summer 2026 group virtual internships open for application. See below for details.
ABDN Internships 2025–26
See below for details of current and upcoming internships. Please note the following eligibility carefully:
Eligibility: All current students on a full degree programme, regardless of year or subject of study, including undergraduate and postgraduate, are eligible to apply. ISC programmes, access courses and students on a visitor visa are not eligible. Please note that you must be a registered student for the duration of the internship. Students who have been successful in securing ANY previous ABDN Internship, at any time since Summer 2023, are not eligible to apply.
If you have any questions, please contact careers@abdn.ac.uk.
- Summer 2026 group virtual internships - 7 weeks - employer partners - applications open on 27 April
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Successful applicants will work as part of a group on a virtual project running from 15 June to 31 July 2026. They will work 10 hours per week for 7 weeks. Applications open on Monday 27 April and close on Tuesday 12 May.
All projects are based around the University's strategic aims of being Inclusive, International and Sustainable. Projects available:
- Alzheimer Scotland
- Brain Health Scotland
- Dictionaries of the Scots Language
- Equity Lighthouse
- SRLK EV Charge Ltd
Read more about these projects in ABDN Internships - Group Virtual Projects, Summer 2026
- Part-time internship - 7 weeks - Aberdeen Football Club Community Trust - applications closed
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This internship will run for 7 weeks, with an expected commitment of approximately 10 hours per week, based at the Aberdeen FC Community Trust offices within Aberdeen Football Club’s Pittodrie Stadium.
- Summer part-time internships - 10 weeks - University of Aberdeen - applications closed
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Interns work 20 hours per week for 10 weeks between June and August 2026.
Academic policy and quality intern
Advancing menopause equity: policy mapping, sector benchmarking and action planning
Business and commercial strategy intern
Digital content creator intern
Habitat mapping and biological recording on the University of Aberdeen grounds
Image processing research intern
Interdisciplinary research intern
Public engagement, events and communications intern
Student voice: MyAberdeen courses and organisations