Hello all, I saw this advertised and thought of you :)
Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) has a fixed-term (8 weeks) internship vacancy (closing 5 January 2025 at 11.45pm), £13.85 per hour. The internship will take place in Summer 2025. I'm not involved with this so please direct any questions to them.
"We are working together with our host organisations to help transform the prospects of, and provide opportunities for, early career Black people in the UK to flourish in their future health data science careers through our Health Data Science Black Internship Programme.
Working with 10,000 Interns Foundation and the Health Data Alliance, our paid internships are a super way to gain hands-on experience, carrying out practical projects in the real world. It’s a great way to find out about a rapidly advancing area of science, meet fellow interns, looks superb on a CV – and can open doors to new opportunities."
HDR UK
Health Data Science Black Internship Programme 2025
https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/jobs/health-data-science-black-internship-programme/
It is open to all Black people (individuals with African and Caribbean backgrounds and those with Black mixed heritage) who are:
• Current students at a UK university at any level (undergraduate, post grad diploma, Master’s, PhD or returning student)
• Recently graduated from a UK university (2023 and 2024)
• International students currently registered at a UK university
• Of any academic background, but is ideally suited to individuals with a degree in maths, physics, engineering or computer / data sciences, and bioinformatics-allied subjects.
• Based in the UK for the duration of the recruitment process and internship
and who have the Right to Work in the UK.
Here's an interview with a previous intern https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/news/from-pharmacist-to-health-data-scientist-my-hdr-uk-internship-journey/ and for a general bit of background information on Black computer science history (past and present) have a look at https://teachinglondoncomputing.org/2024/10/16/our-free-computing-resources-for-black-history-month-posters-articles-and-links-to-find-out-more/ (includes free classroom posters for schools and home educators / libraries).
Jo