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Rights for interns and students in the workplace; work experience; work placements; rights to the National Minimum Wage.
There is little evidence that internships can foster professional networks that facilitate knowledge transfer although there is potential for this
During her PhD, Molly Bartlett took on a 3-month UKRI internship with the Government Office for Science (GO-Science), leading a high-profile project evaluating the impact of the UK’s Chief Scientific Advisers (CSAs).
Defence Futures runs a paid internship programme open to individuals who are currently undertaking, or have recently completed, postgraduate studies.
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills supported guidance on running high-quality internship programmes.
Thirty government departments welcome interns on placement from two schemes run by Government Skills
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