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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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Haleon

Industrial Placement Opportunities, July 2026 - Register your interest

Greater London

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University Of The West Of England

Library Enquiry Placement Student

Frenchay

£20,000 - £25,000

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Ancestry.com UK Limited.

Marketing Operations Work Placement

London

£25,000 - £30,000

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G-Research

Technology Placement Year

London

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Carter Jonas LLP

2025 Infrastructures Student Placement

Birmingham

£25,300

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AWE

Engineering: Defence STEM Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme

Reading

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The Lancashire Wildlife Trust

Summer Engagement Placement

Bolton

£19,999

Expired
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Haven

Haven Commercial Internship

Hemel Hempstead

Expired
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Haven

Haven Finance Internship

Hemel Hempstead - Hertfordshire, UK

Expired
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Haven

Haven Product & Technology Internship

Hemel Hempstead

Expired
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Haven

Haven Sustainability Internship

Hemel Hempstead

Expired
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Haven

Haven Procurement Internship

Hemel Hempstead

Expired
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