EPSRC Vacation Internship 2025/26
The University is currently recruiting undergraduate students for the Schools of Chemistry, Computing Science, Engineering Mathematics & Statistics and Physics & Astronomy to work on a research project over the summer, under the EPSRC Vacation Internship scheme.
The scheme supports undergraduate students to gain practical first-hand experience of research and encourages them to consider a research career. Students receive a salary of ca £470 per week (assuming satisfactory engagement with their research) and carry out a project lasting eight to ten weeks during the summer holiday. All students will be invited to a reception in September at which they will be required to present their research.
Students should be in the middle years of a first degree within EPSRC's remit, and able to fulfil EPSRC doctoral training grant eligibility requirements by the end of their undergraduate degree (i.e be classified as home/EU for fee purposes).
To apply, please complete the EPSRC Vacation Scholarships Application 25/26 and send it to scieng-gradschool@glasgow.ac.uk by Friday 17th April 2026. Projects will commence in late June/early July (to be confirmed on discussion with the supervisor).
Projects are available across the Schools as follows:
School of Chemistry
| Project | Supervisor(s) |
|---|---|
| At the Interface of Mathematics and Chemistry: Modelling Metastable Anions | Dr Cate Anstöter |
| Synthesis of small molecule catalytic de-palmitoylators for cardiac treatment | Dr Jerry Tam |
| A New Auto-Inductive Chemical System for Indirect Protein Sensing | Dr Liam Wilson |
School of Computing Science
| Project | Supervisor(s) |
|---|---|
|
Adaptive Trait Elicitation in Multi-Agent Systems for Improved Reasoning |
Dr Debasis Ganguly |
| Dr Paul Harvey | |
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Analysing Cognitive Health via Speech Interactions with a Zoomorphic Robot |
Dr Shaun Macdonald |
| Dr Ricardo Almeida | |
| Dr Joseph O'Hagan |
School of Engineering
| Project | Supervisor(s) |
|---|---|
|
Pressure Mapping for Optimisation of Non-Invasive Carpal Tunnel Therapy |
Dr Haotian Chen |
|
Digital Twins for the Fabrication of Superconducting Through Silicon Vias |
Dr Luiz Felipe Aguinsky |
|
Dr Nadia Soulioti |
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How does angle of incidence effect the polarisation control in metamaterials? |
Ms Rebecca Craig |
| Optimizing Biofiltration for Sustainable and Biostable Rainwater Treatment | Ms Thi-Huyen Duong |
| Minimising Airborne Infections in NHS Surgical Theatres via Real-time Flow Simulation and Virtual Reality Visualisation | Dr Tao Zhang |
| Modelling Cross-Sector Data Flows: A Simula on Framework for Energy-Rail Data Sharing Infrastructure | Dr Runze Cheng |
School of Physics & Astronomy
| Project | Supervisor(s) |
|---|---|
| Dr Karl Toland |