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Placements are similar to internships in that they are structured work experience schemes through which university students enter the workplace, discover what it is like to work in a particular career sector and to develop useful skills. The term placement, rather than internship, has traditionally been used when a student had to undertake the work experience as part of their degree course – but these days some employers use the terms placement and internship interchangeably.

What kinds of placement are there? A placement year (otherwise known as a year-in-industry or a sandwich year) typically lasts between 24 and 50 weeks and is held between your penultimate and final year of studies. Summer placements, unsurprisingly, run during the university summer holidays; they are typically aimed at penultimate-year students, but some might be open to other year groups.

If you make a good impression as a placement student, many employers will either offer you a job for after graduation or put you straight through to the final stages of their graduate recruitment process; in some cases, they may also sponsor (AKA cover some of the costs of) your final year.

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The Walt Disney Company

Business and Sales Internship

London

£28,000

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The Walt Disney Company

Product Buying and Licensing Internship

London

£28,000

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The Walt Disney Company

Hardlines Product Design & Development Internship

London

£28,000

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The Walt Disney Company

Fashion & Home Product Design and Development Internship

London

£28,000

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BAE Systems

Undergraduate Systems Engineer

Scotstoun, Glasgow

£24,300

11 days to apply
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Spreadex Limited

Financial Trading Industrial Placement 2026

St Albans

£32,000

28 days to apply
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Investment20/20

Global Credit Trainee

London

£40,000

Expired
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BDO

2026 Audit Industrial Placement Programme

London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Reading, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton, Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham, Crawley, Ipswich

Expired
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Aon

Aon Industrial Placement Programme - Actuarial Consulting - Pensions 2026

Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Epsom, St Albans

Expired
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Aon

Aon Industrial Placement Programme - Client Management 2026

Manchester, Leeds

Expired
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Kepak

Kepak Technical (Food Safety) 12 Month Industrial Placement Programme 2026

Kirkham, Preston

£25,000

Expired
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Aon

Aon Industrial Placement Programme - Investment Consulting 2026

Glasgow, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bristol, Leeds

Expired
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