Placement
About the placement
Are you a social science undergraduate in your penultimate year? Do you want to gain practical experience and use your research skills to make a difference? Join the UK Government for a paid student placement.
You would spend a year working alongside social researchers and policy officials before returning to your studies. The job could involve analysing research data to help government decision making, evaluating the impact of policies, and providing social research advice to help shape government strategy.
Placement students also get a priority interview for a government role upon graduation and many return to work for us.
About Government Social Research
We are the professional body for social researchers in the Civil Service. Our Social Researchers study and analyse various aspects of society, like people’s behaviour, opinions, and needs. This then helps the government make informed decisions. We recruit students, graduates, and apprentices to work in over 30 departments across the UK.
Click apply to register and be notified when applications open in October.
