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NCL Internships

NCL Internships are open to all current Newcastle University students and provide a unique opportunity to gain valuable graduate level work experience alongside your course.

Opportunities are advertised throughout the year and you find all current vacancies on My Career by searching ‘NCL Internship’

The following NCL Internships are advertising on MyCareer right now:

Role title, company name: Front End Developer, Echo3.cloud LTD

Student requirements: This internship is open to Newcastle University students studying Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Closing date: 06/01/2025

Dates and times: This internship will take place for 50 hours between the January and February 2025. You will undertake a flexible number of hours each week around your course. The internship will take place remotely, with the opportunity to meet at our co-working space in Middlesbrough.

Bursary/wage: £625 Bursary

Role overview: As a Front-End Developer Intern, you will collaborate with our product and backend teams to develop and enhance the user interface for Echo3.cloud. You will be responsible for implementing responsive, user-friendly designs using Material-UI and React, connecting these interfaces to our AWS-powered backend services. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a start-up from Minimum Viable Product stage through to product launch in March next year. You will learn and grow in a supportive, fast-paced environment while contributing to a high-impact product. We are part of Tees Valley business incubator programme, and you will be supported by our team of Developers. If successful during the internship we would consider further employment for the right candidate.

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=80120&service=Careers%20Service

Get in touch with us

If you have any queries regarding careers and employment, big or small, no matter what stage you’re at, you can get advice by submitting your query via MyCareer. You can also find details of all the internships we’re currently advertising on MyCareer by clicking on Vacancies; Search Vacancies and then typing NCL Internship into the Quick Search box.

Please visit www.ncl.ac.uk/careers to explore all we offer!

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Employer Interview: Enigma Interactive

Enigma Interactive are an award-winning specialist digital development agency based in Newcastle and London. 

What placement roles do you offer to Computer Science Undergraduates? 

We offer 12-month Developer placements to Computer Science and Software Engineering Graduates as part of their degree course. 

What do students work on during their placement? 

The work that our Placements do at Enigma will be varied, depending on the team and projects they are assigned to. This means, at times, it can be quite complex and require some level of R&D, whilst at other times, it may involve refining, maintenance and support. 

Work can include: 

  • Implementation of front-end user interfaces and experience based on graphic designs 
  • Implementation of server-side logic and code based on technical / functional specification 
  • Design and configuration of data storage / database schemes 
  • Peer to peer testing and review of work delivered by teammates 
  • Client communications – including requirement gathering, involvement in weekly calls and Programme Board meetings 

What are the key skills you’re looking for in students applying for placements? 

For Enigma, placement students would be creative developers who have the following skills (or at least a selection of them) 

  • knowledge of object-oriented languages such as Java or C# 
  • Knowledge of front-end web technologies such as VUE, SASS or LESS 
  • Knowledge of web server technology such as Nginx or Apache 
  • Knowledge of database technology such as MySQL or Hibernate 

However, having a positive attitude is key for our placements – those with the drive to learn new technologies and frameworks and the desire to contribute to a creative and collaborative multi-disciplined team are important. 

We look for students, much like our other employees, who are passionate, not afraid to challenge, analytical and supportive. 

In a nutshell, students with excellent coding and problem-solving abilities, a real passion for digital technology (specifically web development) and with an inquisitive mind would be the ideal candidates for a placement with us. 

What support does Enigma Interactive offer for placement students? 

Our Placements are treated like all our employees in that they are given a full induction when they first start, along with a period of on-boarding into their role, followed by continued support throughout their time with us, as and when required.   

We integrate our Placements fully into their team, its projects and our business. 

We appreciate that they are still students, and there will be gaps in knowledge and skillset, so we assign a ‘mentor’ who is there to answer any questions and provide support and guidance. 

We know we have an obligation to support our Placements, not just as a means to ‘upskill’ them by providing technical knowledge and commercial insight, but to help them develop those all-important softer skills, as well as building their confidence and resilience. 

We encourage our Placements to get fully involved with the vibrant social scene that Enigma offers. Activities include sports challenges, book club, Pilates sessions, pub lunches, plus a whole range of ad hoc evening activities such as axe throwing, crazy golf, cheese tasting and Escape Rooms, to name but a few. We’ve even had a visit from some birds of prey at our studio!  This helps the students to fully integrate into our team and fosters a sense of belonging.   

Being a Placement in a business is often a significant change for students – they are in a new commercial environment, with new challenges and new people.  Given that, we are keen to support our Placements overall well-being and mental health – during their transition from student-life to the workplace, and throughout their time with us. 

Have any of our students you’ve previously taken on placement been offered a role after graduation? 

Yes – most definitely!  Since we began taking placements, several of our Newcastle University students have been offered permanent Developer roles after Graduation. 

Currently, we have three Developers on staff who started out as placements and another two who have been offered a full-time job when they graduate. 

How can students find out about the placement vacancies you have available? 

Each Autumn, we advertise our placements on the Newcastle University Careers site and also have the opportunity posted on the University Computing @ Newcastle: Employment and Enterprise blog. 

We liaise with the Placement Co-ordinator to make sure that the opportunity is promoted and announced to all 2nd year students who may be interested. 

Enigma also regularly attend the University Job Fairs where we promote our placements and  any graduate opportunities that we have open. 

Is there anything else you’d like to say? 

Enigma has been offering placement opportunities to university students for over 20 years and the benefits to both the student and to our company cannot be overstated. 

Placement students have brought Enigma talent, creativity, diversity and innovation. They have allowed us to expand our services, maintain the quality of what we build, commit to increased client work and hit deadlines, as well as contributing to overall business growth.   

Enabling our placement students to grow and progress as developers is not just of benefit to Enigma and our clients, but by extension to the whole digital sector. 

We want our students to thrive during their year with us – to really enjoy their time here, to gain exposure to a variety of technologies and to hone their skills (hard and soft) and, hopefully, return to us when they graduate. 

Previous Placement student Pietro Alessandro Uberti Bona Blotto at the Tech Talent event earlier this year. Read about Pietro’s experience in this blog: Enigma Placements: Pietro’s year as a Software Developer – News | Enigma Interactive
Previous Placement student Bradley McCarthy who spoke about his experience in this blog Enigma Placements: Bradley’s year as a Software Developer – News | Enigma Interactive

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NCL Internships 

NCL Internships are open to all current Newcastle University students and provide a unique opportunity to gain valuable graduate level work experience alongside your course.  

Opportunities are advertised throughout the year and you find all current vacancies on My Career by searching ‘NCL Internship’  

The following NCL Internships are advertising on MyCareer right now:  

Role title, company name: Research Assistant (History and Heritage of the Dove Marine Laboratory), Newcastle University 

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students although may be best suited to students with in interest in historical research or who have an interest in Marine Science and curating resources. 

Closing date: 08/12/2024 

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 60 hours. You will approximately 20 hours per week between January and February 2025. Working days and times are flexible. 

Bursary/wage: £14.29 per hour including holiday pay 

Role overview: The School of Natural and Environmental Sciences is looking to appoint an intern to research the history and heritage of one of our Marine Outstations, The Dove Marine Laboratory (DML). We would like the available resources of the building to be fully researched and a visual display or pictorial timeline to be created in order to showcase the historical importance of the DML and allow this information to be more accessible to the local community and beyond. 

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=79774&service=Careers%20Service  

Role title, company name: NU Farms Marketing Intern, Newcastle University 

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students, although may be best suited to students on Agriculture or Animal Science or Food Business Management and Marketing, or students of related disciplines who have an interest in Agriculture and Marketing. 

Closing date: 08/12/2024 

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 60 hours. You will approximately 20 hours per week between January and February 2025. Working days and times are flexible. 

Bursary/wage: £14.29 per hour including holiday pay 

Role overview: NU Farms require support to develop onsite resources (ie posters/pull up banners) to be displayed in our event space at both Cockle Park and Nafferton Farm. 

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=79768&service=Careers%20Service  

Role title, company name: App Development Intern, Papillon Translations 

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students. 

Closing date: 09/12/2014 

Dates and times: This internship will take place for 50 hours between January and February 2025, with the potential for hours to be extended. You will undertake on average 10 hours per week, with hours flexible around your course. The internship will take place remotely. 

Bursary/wage: £625 Bursary 

Role overview: The intern will develop the app through to completion so that it can be marketed to NHS Shared Business Services and can be demonstrated to large and small audiences through face to face and online presentations. The key aim of the app is to provide a mobile app that can be used by organisations and users alike. It provides instant translation and instant remote interpretation solutions (IRIS). The main clients will be NHS Trusts that require front line elegant solutions to language barriers. 

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=79700&service=Careers%20Service  

Role title, company name: Shopify Web Development Intern, Canisapien Ltd 

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students. 

Closing date: 09/12/2024 

Dates and times: This internship will take place for 50 hours between December 2024 and February 2025. You will undertake a flexible number of hours each week around your course. The internship will take place remotely. 

Bursary/wage: £625 Bursary 

Role overview: The E-commerce Web Development Intern will set up and optimise Canisapien’s Shopify store to ensure it is ready for product sales and highly visible to new customers. The intern will work closely with the founder and the marketing team to implement scalable features, such as wholesale B2C, B2B logins, and ensure the site is optimised for SEO and user experience. Support and guidance will be provided throughout the internship to ensure the platform meets our growth objectives and launch timelines. 

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=79686&service=Careers%20Service  

Role title, company name: Innovation Lab “i-Lab” Student Participant, Newcastle University 

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students. 

Closing date: 02/12/2024 

Dates and times: Each student will be expected to spend approximately 50 hours on this role between 29/01/25 and 26/03/25 

Bursary/wage: £625 Bursary 

Role overview: As part of Rob Wood Enterprising Futures Academy, Newcastle University is running the second iteration of a leading-edge programme called Innovation-Lab (i-Lab), and we are looking for the second cohort of i-Lab participants. In interdisciplinary teams of five, in collaboration with one business partner, you will collaborate alongside industry partners to explore real challenges and propose solutions which could bring about significant change for the business. 

 For more information and to apply, click on this link: MyCareer: Innovation Lab “i-Lab” Student Participant  

Role title, company name: SACS Social Media Intern, Newcastle University  

Student requirements: This internship is open to all Newcastle University students. 

Closing date: 05/12/2024 

Dates and times: This internship is expected to be for a total of 60 hours. You will work approximately 5 hours per week between January and May 2025. Working days and times are flexible. 

Bursary/wage: £14.29 per hour including holiday pay 

Role overview: We would like an intern to Increase the visibility and enhance the presence of our school within and beyond the university community, keeping current students engaged with events, networking opportunities, extracurricular projects, collaborations with partners, alumni and advice from guest speakers. 

For more information and to apply, click on this link https://mycareer.ncl.ac.uk/leap/jobs.html?id=79688&service=Careers%20Service  

Get in touch with us 

If you have any queries regarding careers and employment, big or small, no matter what stage you’re at, you can get advice by submitting your query via MyCareer. You can also find details of all the internships we’re currently advertising on MyCareer by clicking on Vacancies; Search Vacancies and then typing NCL Internship into the Quick Search box. 

Please visit www.ncl.ac.uk/careers to explore all we offer! 

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Interview with a Study Abroad student

Student name: Luke Williamson 

Current course: Computer Science 

Study abroad university: National University of Singapore 

Study abroad country: Singapore 

Why did you choose to do a year abroad? Why Singapore? 

Doing a year abroad gives you a chance to experience a different environment to your own. That’s different culture, different pacing, and different people. I personally think it’s important to try to experience this whenever you’re given the opportunity, especially in your twenties when you have the freedom for it, as I think putting yourself in new environments like this is how you grow and develop as a person. Going to university was a big adjustment for me, as it is for anyone, but I really felt that I thrived from meeting new people and trying new things, and doing a year abroad was a chance to experience that again. I think it can seem quite scary, especially if you don’t know anyone in your destination country, but it’s a leap of faith I wanted to take, and as anyone else who did a year abroad will tell you, it will work out fine and be really fun!  

I grew up in a quiet, rural area, so going to Newcastle gave me a chance to experience life in a city – but with my year abroad I wanted to take it a step further. I chose Singapore because it’s unlike anywhere I’ve ever lived before. It’s massive, modern, and has insane infrastructure unlike anything I’ve seen in England. It was an opportunity to see if I would want to live somewhere like this later in life. At the same time, it’s honestly not that big of an adjustment. Although the culture is for the most part completely different, the national language is English and the country surprisingly shares a lot of its customs and culture with England. Plus, It’s nearly always sunny, and the food is absolutely incredible! 

What support did you receive from the university before your year abroad started? 

The uni were hugely helpful. You were free to email or ask questions in person whenever you wanted to, and they had loads of resources available to help out, plus they had presentations to help make sure you were prepared and knew everything you needed to know beforehand. 

What support have you had while in Singapore? 

The uni do a monthly check in, and although I’ve ran into no personal or academic issues, you always know that the support is there when you need it. 

What’s been your favourite thing about study abroad so far? 

My favourite thing honestly could be the food… Don’t get me wrong, I really miss beans on toast! But the food here is absolutely unreal. I’m always pestering people for recipes because I don’t wanna lose all this stuff when I come back. Drinks too – nothing beats getting an ice-cold drink when its 35 degrees, and they’re really cheap here too. 

What advice would you give to a student who is considering study abroad? 

While I don’t think a year abroad would suit everybody, if you’re already considering it, then you’re probably the type of person who would love it. Just remember everyone else feels just as scared – I definitely did – but there’s a reason it’s so hard to find a student who regrets their year abroad, and so easy to find one who regrets not doing it! 

What skills do you expect to gain from study abroad? 

I think pretty much all of my social skills have massively improved since coming here. You meet so many people from different backgrounds and cultures and it’s really eye-opening. I already feel so much more confident when meeting people now and worry so much less what others may think of me. I also think my ability to adapt has massively improved, and that’s invaluable not just for jobs or uni, but life in general. 

How are you finding life in Singapore? (e.g. daily life, culture, people, travel opportunities) 

Getting used to the new routine took some adjustment but after a while it all fell into place, and it feels like the new normal. Singapore is incredibly culturally diverse, with people from Malaysian, Chinese, Indian, and Japanese backgrounds just to name a few.  You’d honestly need a lot longer than a year to experience it all! 

And that’s not even starting on the travel opportunities either. Changi airport is one of the biggest in the world, and you can get to almost any neighbouring countries super easily. I’ve been to Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Java, and I have plans to go to China soon, so it’s a great gateway to see all of Asia, not just Singapore. 

Many thanks to Luke for supporting with this article. If you’d like more information on the Study Abroad opportunities for School of Computing students, please visit: Experience the World – Global Opportunities – Newcastle University

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Innovation Lab “i-Lab” Student Participant

Location: Newcastle University. This internship will take place on campus. If this presents a
barrier for you, please get in touch.


Bursary: £625 Bursary


Advertising Dates: 19 November – 2 December


Overview/Background:
As part of Rob Wood Enterprising Futures Academy, Newcastle University is running the second iteration of a leading-edge programme called Innovation-Lab (i-Lab), and we are looking for the second cohort of i-Lab participants!
This opportunity is available for up to 40 students, with each student expected to spend approximately 50 hours across Spring term as below:

This internship is open to all Newcastle University students.
i-Lab is a dynamic, experiential learning opportunity that will introduce Newcastle University students to innovation and entrepreneurship methods (weeks 1-7) with the aim of responding to a live real-world opportunity or challenge faced by an industry partner (weeks 8 & 9).


Different points of view are an essential ingredient to creativity, and we are encouraging students from all disciplines and stages to apply, no prior knowledge of business or entrepreneurship required!


i-Lab is partnering with an exciting line-up of industry partners including innovative companies and organisations from a range of sectors.

In interdisciplinary teams of five, in collaboration with one business partner and headed up by Graham Cole, Lecturer in Enterprise, you will collaborate alongside industry partners to explore real challenges and propose solutions which could bring about significant change for the business. This will take place as a sprint – a collaborative approach that teaches teams how to solve big problems and test new ideas in a very short time period. You’ll learn more about this in i-Lab.


You will gain invaluable skills and experience, including innovative thinking, data analysis, problem solving, communication and learning from others (people and contexts).

Being part of an immersive experience such as i-Lab, will develop your entrepreneurial capabilities and insights, and will support you to be future ready whether that is as an entrepreneurial employee or an entrepreneur! It is expected that students will receive recognition for their participation in i–Lab – for example with a LinkedIn badge, and this will be confirmed as soon as possible.


Key tasks:
– Engage with the learning/training ahead of the sprint.
– Collaborate as a team and with the industry partner to explore, design and develop insights and solutions.
– Create and present an opportunity report to your industry partner underpinned by primary
and secondary research.


Skills/Attributes
 – Be a curious, pro-active and collaborative team player
– Creative mindset
– Be willing to learn from others (people and contexts)
– Be open minded and adaptable
– Good organisation and planning skills
– Good communication skills
– Good time management skills
– High level of attention to detail
– Takes initiative
– Problem solving
– Teamwork


Degree discipline
To be eligible to apply you must be a Newcastle University undergraduate/postgraduate student registered on a programme of study throughout the 2024-25 academic year.


Students from all degree disciplines are welcome to apply.


Work done as part of this role can count towards an NCL+ Award which can help you reflect on the skills you have gained and how to use them when applying for jobs in the future; to find out more visit https://nusu.co.uk/skills/nclaward.


How to Apply


Apply online via the following link: i-Lab Application Form


For further information about the role contact Graham Cole, Lecturer in Enterprise, graham.cole@newcastle.ac.uk.