Placements and Internships
UCL has partnerships with a number of different organisations who offer opportunities for students to engage in real world projects and challenges during their studies.
An important part of your university experience is preparing yourself for a career after your studies. It's important to gain and develop key skills to make yourself more employable once you have graduated.
Work experience gives you real-life employability skills that are invaluable when applying for a job as a graduate. Employers expect a range of transferable skills when they recruit graduates, such as problem solving, analytical skills, team skills and commercial awareness. Taking part in a placement or internship during your studies mean you’re more likely to stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs.
MPBE Summer Studentships
Our Studentships offer a stipend for UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering students to pursue a project developed in collaboration with an academic over a number of weeks in the summer.
2023 Studentships
Read Charlotte's blog
Student: Charlotte Wei
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Project Title: Multispectral imaging of skin reaction in radiotherapy
Supervisor: Professor Adam Gibson
Read Karol's blog
Student: Karol Duque
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Project Title: Teaching Resources for 3D Printing of Clinical Training Models
Supervisor: Professor Adrien Desjardins and Jia-En Chen
Read Saarah's blog
Student: Saarah Hussain
Degree: Medical Physics
Project Title: Incorporating spatiotemporal patterns of brain development into paediatric brain tumour radiotherapy planning to reduce treatment side effects
Supervisor: Dr Jamie Dean and Mohammad Amin Lessan
Read Lorenzo's blog
Student: Lorenzo Aragon
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Project Title: Compact robotic manipulator for MRI-guided neurosurgery
Supervisor: Dr Ziyan Guo
Read Clement's blog
Student: Clement Hiscock
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Project Title: Development of resources for new Scenario
Supervisor: Eve Hatten
Read Donny's blog
Student: Donny Liu
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Project Title: Characterisation and implementation of optical ultrasound generating membranes
Supervisor: Dr Erwin Alles and Fraser Watt
Read Rozenn's blog
Student: Rozenn Raffaut
Degree: Medical Physics
Project Title: Building a head and neck atlas for cancer patients treated with radiotherapy using open source data
Supervisor: Dr Jamie McClelland and Poppy Nikou
2022 Studentships
3D printed detector system for directional radiation monitoring
I particularly enjoyed brainstorming ideas on how we can overcome a few issues with the current detector system. The creative freedom in this internship was my favourite aspect of my experience. Instead of being penalised for mistakes, there was always a positive outlook and hence every step back was a learning opportunity to move forwards.
Having first-hand experience with a radiation detector has encouraged me to consider career in research more seriously. It has amplified my pre-existing interests around ionising radiation and I am amazed by how much scope there is to explore.
The advice I give to future participants is to take each step at a pace you’re comfortable with. This will allow you to contribute your best ideas. Most importantly, don't be afraid to ask for help. Everyone gets stuck at some point, so don't excessively pressure yourself to struggle through it alone. Enjoy the research experience, rather than the outcome!
Student: Nyma
Programme: MSci Medical Physics
Employer: Radiation Physics Research Group, UCL
| Supervisor | Project Title |
|---|---|
| Prof Adrien Desjardins | Smart Gloves for Surgical Interventions |
| Dr Evangelos Mazomenos | Machine Learning for Automated Error Detection in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery |
| Prof Marinko Sarunic | Medical image processing for OCT |
| Prof Robert Speller and Dr Rob Moss | 3D printed detector system for directional radiation monitoring |
| Dr Prabhav Nadipi Reddy and Eve Hatten | Automatic Grip Force Control in a Robotic Hand |
| Dr Zhi Li and Dr Sacha Noimark | Compact and miniaturized fiber-optic magnetic sensor using magnetic elastomeric composites |
| Dr Lynsey Duffell and Dr Sarah Massey | The effects of non-invasive electrical stimulation on neurophysiological outcomes |
STMicroelectronics Internships
Student: Sirine Bhouri
Degree: Biomedical Engineering
Project Title: Monitoring of heart rate and activities with integrated ECG and motion sensors
Supervisor: Dr Terence Leung
The Institute of Healthcare Engineering Summer Studentship Scheme
The UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering (IHE) Summer Studentship Scheme gives undergraduate students an exciting opportunity to shadow clinicians and take part in a related research project.
Read about some of the projects:
2023 Projects
Alyssa
Read about Alyssa's experience
Ronit
Employer: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH)
Xingmin
Employer: UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital
Read about Xingmin's experience
Valeria
Employer: University College London Hospital
Read about Valeria's experience
2022 Projects
Alba
Employer: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Oreeditse
Employer: University College London Hospital and Vertual
Read about Oreeditse's experience
Vislesha
Employer: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Read about Vislesha's experience
UCL International Development Hub
Bringing together academics, students, non-profit, and industry organisations, UCL ID Hub provides a platform from which to engage, inspire, educate and collaborate on international development related activities, with the aim of better understanding and solving real-world challenges.
Rachel's experience
The experience I had working with Young at Heart Ghana could be summarised in 3 words: amazing, inspiring, and eye-opening. Before the placement, I knew almost nothing about the Ed-tech industry but after having interesting conversations with the team at Young at Heart, I can confidently say with no doubt that I am familiar with the industry especially the accessibility of the use of educational technology in developing countries.
Employer: Young at Heart Ghana
Read Rachel's full blog post here
Find out more about the UCL International Development Hub
