Undergraduate Summer Programme

Our Undergraduate Summer Programme is a fantastic, fully-funded opportunity for undergraduate students to gain hands-on laboratory experience to support their scientific journeys.

About the programme

Every Summer the LMS hosts a number of undergraduate students who will each complete an individual project to gain valuable lab experience.

Only one application form is required per student and they will be considered by all recruiting supervisors. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to remotely interview with a specific supervisor during the week commencing 18 May. Should the application be shortlisted for interview we will contact your referee using the information provided on the application form. Only one student per research group will be invited to join the programme.

 

Eligibility: This programme is for undergraduate students who have completed their first year, but not yet commenced the final year of their programme by Monday 06 July. We will also be taking on two medical undergraduate students who have completed their first year. All candidates applying to the Undergraduate Summer Programme as a medical student must be enrolled in a medical degree programme (e.g. MBBS, MB BCh, or equivalent).

 

Due to the timeline of the recruitment process we are unable to accept students who will need to apply for a visa to attend the programme. Students with existing UK visas that do not restrict them from working outside of term time and eligible for this programme. Students who have settled status or ‘right to work’ status that does not prevent them from working outside of term time are eligible for this programme. British citizens and UK Home students are eligible or this programme. Evidence of your ‘right to work’ and/or visa/passport will be requested during the recruitment process.

 

Compensation: The Undergraduate Summer Programme is a funded programme, for which participants will receive a tax-free stipend of £457.56 per week, paid at the end of the programme. Accommodation is not included.

 

Programme dates: The Undergraduate Summer Programme runs from Monday 06 July – Friday 28 August, with all participants giving a presentation of their work on the last day. Students must be in attendance for the duration of the programme.

Photo of two scientists in white lab coats in a bright lab

The groups hosting undergraduate students in Summer 2026 are:

Lymphocyte development (Nathalie Bastie)

Behavioural phenomics (Andre Brown)

Steroids and metabolism (Vera Dosedelova)

Computational cardiac imaging (Declan O’Regan)

Single molecule imaging (David Rueda)

 

Students enrolled in a medical degree programme (e.g. MBBS, MB BCh, or equivalent) may apply to work with any LMS research group not listed above. If you have a preferred group, please state this when submitting your application form to . You can find out more about our research groups here and their clinical impact here. 

Contact us

If you have any questions about the process, or the programme as a whole, please email your query to and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.