Scientific publishing studentship

Students will be awarded a stipend of £364.70 per week for 6 weeks, to support the students’ living costs for the duration of the placement.  The stipend is based on a 35 hour week at £10.42/hour (national living wage).

The student will receive the grant at the beginning of the studentship.

Students will also be awarded a one-year undergraduate membership of the Biochemical Society. Read more about the benefits of Society membership here, including discounted registration fees for training courses and events.

Students will apply for the scientific publishing studentship online. 

Students will need to explain why they are applying for this studentship, specifically, and will have the opportunity to highlight any particular topics of scientific research they are interested in.

Following the review process, the student will be informed of the outcome of their application.

Students will have a dedicated supervisor throughout the project but may also be supervised by other members of staff with particular roles in the Society. Students will work within the entire publishing team, and the wider Society throughout the project.  

As the Society is a remote working organisation, the studentship would take place remotely.

Students are encouraged to keep track of any skills they have developed over the course of the placement, both technical and transferable, and any impact the project has had on their potential future career.

They are also encouraged to develop their own blogs about their studentship, and to update the Society on their placement using social media by tagging us @BiochemSoc.

It is a condition of the award that the student subsequently submits a report of their studentship, which can be uploaded onto our website.

Additionally, any related output from the project should be written up for use by the Society.