Need to know – January

Reading time: 2 minutes1. University finances and voluntary severance New SharePoint sites have been developed to provide information and guidance for staff on the University’s financial position, and the steps we are taking to respond to challenges facing the higher education sector and our University. You will find previous communications on this topic, …

Sport and Active Health, your regular roundup of sports news from the University

Reading time: 2 minutesNew activities for 2025 If you’re looking for new ways to get active in 2025, we have a host of new activities for you to get involved in:  Free learn to run 10km programme starts next week – Learn to Run – 10km | Sport and Exercise  In partnership with …

GENDER.ED

Reading time: 3 minutesOver the last seven years, GENDER.ED has been a hub for showcasing and promoting excellence in gender and sexualities teaching, research, and knowledge exchange and impact.  In that time, it has supported the design and launch of three pre-honours undergraduate courses, introduced a Postdoctoral Fellowship and hosted nine undergraduate interns …

From commitment to sustainability action plans

Reading time: 3 minutesIt’s hard to ignore the pressing environmental challenges facing our world, from microplastics in our bloodstream, to biodiversity loss and our changing climate. Urgent action is required, but it’s often less clear what this means in practice at work.  Our University has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by …

Supporting student work experience

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Did you know you could support student work experience by hiring an Intern through the Employ.ed on Campus Programme?

Since 2010, the Employ.ed on Campus Internship Programme has provided valuable paid work experience to over 600 students. Open to all University departments and schools, this programme enables you to host motivated interns from our talented pool of 2nd, 3rd and penultimate-year undergraduates for 8-12 weeks on a part-time or full-time basis. It’s an opportunity to support students in their professional development while bringing fresh energy and new perspectives into your team. 

“The Employ.ed internship programme is a great opportunity for staff to get fresh sets of eyes on your workload and the challenges you may face, while providing a great development opportunity for a student at an essential step in their career journey.” – previous Employ.ed on Campus host. 

Visit our website to hear from previous Employ.ed interns about their experiences: 

Employ.ed blogs and news 

The Careers Service supports you and the interns throughout the process, from project scoping and recruitment guidance to ongoing intern personal development, including induction, midpoint and final events. Interns are guided to reflect on their personal and professional growth through the Edinburgh Award:

Edinburgh Award 

What are the benefits? 

  • Interns can complete projects that may be on hold or otherwise wouldn’t be done.   
  • You gain a student perspective on your project.  
  • You gain a motivated new team member.  
  • You support student employability by providing valuable work experience.  
  • It’s a great development opportunity for staff with little or no line management experience. Staff member Carla shares her first experience of line management through Employ.ed in this blog:

Our first intern experience increases our data and analytics capacity 

For more information and how to get involved, please visit the Employ.ed webpages or contact the Internships and Work Experience team at Employ.ed@ed.ac.uk.  

Employ.ed on Campus | Careers Service