SEPnet Summer Placements 2025

Posted on November 19, 2024

Do you have a project/work experience for a physics or maths undergraduate or PhD student?

SEPnet (South East Physics Network) is a consortium of university physics departments – Hertfordshire, Portsmouth, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, Southampton, Sussex .

The scheme

SEPnet organises over 80 summer placements a year for all 2nd and 3rd year physics and maths undergraduate and PhD students at the above universities and is seeking 8-week plus projects in industry or research in areas such as data analysis, mathematical modelling, programming, product design and testing or science communication.

Who can apply?

The scheme is aimed at any organisations interested in recruiting physics or maths graduates, or who can offer valuable business experience, including large companies, SMEs, start-ups, research institutions, charities and NGOs.

Benefits to employers

  • Early access to bright, numerate students with excellent problem-solving and IT skills
  • Enables you to carry out projects you would not normally have time for
  • Provides a fresh perspective on your business challenges
  • All advertising, administration and placement support is handled by the SEPnet team
  • Funding available!

What employers have said:

‘Very satisfied with the whole process, organised and straightforward, with good students.’
‘We took SEPnet students for the second year running and have been very impressed with the calibre, their capabilities and the general high
 standard. For your records we have just made a permanent job offer to one of the students…’.

Register your placement project (or projects), online here:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/2025EmployerRegDoc

or by completing the attached form and sending back to Michelle Limbert

m.limbert@soton.ac.uk.

Michelle Limbert

SEPnet Employer Liaison Director

(South East Physics Network)

Building 46

University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ

 

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