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Science industrial placements 2027: deadlines & opening dates

Industrial placements

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Unilever Industrial Placement 2027 – Research & Development (UK & Ireland) · Port Sunlight (Wirral) or Leeds
Opens 12 Oct
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
Unknown
Dates
June 2027
How to apply
Apply
Assessment
Unknown
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Charles River Laboratories Industrial Placement – Safety Assessment (Tranent) · Tranent (East Lothian)
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
Unknown
Dates
Last advert: September 2026 to end of July 2027
How to apply
Unknown
Assessment
Unknown
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Eli Lilly and Company (UK) Undergraduate Industrial Placements 2027 · Bracknell
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
Competitive salary; 25 days' holiday
Dates
July
How to apply
Unknown
Assessment
Unknown
Last checked 10 Oct 2026 · Report a correction
GSK Industrial Placement 2027 – Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Stevenage
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
£26,000 (employer-provided figure shown on Glassdoor)
Dates
Unknown
How to apply
Application code
Assessment
Unknown
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Illumina Lab Scientist Undergraduate Placement (12 months) · Granta Park, Cambridge
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
Unknown
Dates
July (2026 placements started July 2026)
How to apply
Unknown
Assessment
Unknown
Last checked 10 Oct 2026 · Report a correction
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Clinical Research Industrial Placement (Trial Management Assistant) · High Wycombe
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
Unknown
Dates
Unknown
How to apply
Unknown
Assessment
Unknown
Last checked 10 Oct 2026 · Report a correction
MSD UK 12-Month Industrial Placement Programme 2027 · London, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Cramlington
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
Unknown
Dates
Unknown
How to apply
Unknown
Assessment
Unknown
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies Industry Placements and Internships 2027 · Oxford
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
No
Pay
Unknown
Dates
Unknown
How to apply
Unknown
Assessment
Unknown
Last checked 10 Oct 2026 · Report a correction
Pfizer UK UK Undergraduate Programme 2027/28 – Industrial Placements · Sandwich (Kent), Tadworth/Walton Oaks (Surrey); some roles hybrid
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
Unknown
Dates
1 September 2027 (per 2027 role adverts)
How to apply
Pfizer Placement Application Form (no CV or cover letter)
Assessment
Unknown
Last checked 10 Oct 2026 · Report a correction
Roche UK Data Science Industrial Placement 2027 (Welwyn Garden City) · Welwyn Garden City
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
Unknown
Dates
Unknown
How to apply
CV, cover letter
Assessment
In-person assessment centre 25 or 26 November 2026, Welwyn Garden City
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Sanofi UK Industrial Placements – Medical Affairs and Regulatory Affairs (Reading) · Reading
Dates TBC
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
Unknown
Dates
Unknown
How to apply
Unknown
Assessment
Unknown
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GSK Industrial Placement 2027 – Analytical and Synthetic Chemistry · Stevenage and other GSK UK sites
Closed 6 Oct
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
£26,400 plus bonus (£28,900 for London roles)
Dates
June–September 2027 depending on role
How to apply
Application code
Assessment
Unknown
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AstraZeneca University Industrial Placement Programme (UIPS) 2027-28 – Science roles · Cambridge, Macclesfield and other UK sites
Closed 2 Oct
Minimum grade
Unknown
Visa sponsorship
Unknown
Pay
£28,000 base salary plus bonus and flexible benefits (Cambridge role)
Dates
6 September 2027
How to apply
Find roles
Assessment
Assessment days 28-29 October 2026 at some sites; other postings list early November
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Year-long lab and research placements at pharma, biotech and research organisations.

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