Placements in NMES typically take place between 2nd and 3rd Year of studies (can be 3rd and 4th years of study for MSci students), and must be either a minimum of 9 or 11 months dependant on the programme. In order to undertake a Placement, you must:
- Be enrolled on one of the 12 degree programmes in NMES that offer a Placement
- Meet the academic progression requirements as outlined by your specific department
- Have secured your own placement by Summer of your second year (or third year if you are on the MSci Chemistry degree).
If you are not enrolled on a degree programme which offers a Placement, it's possible to transfer from an equivalent programme to a degree programme with a Placement. Contact global-placements@kcl.ac.uk to learn more.
Currently, within the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES), we are offering placements in the following programmes in the Chemistry, Informatics, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences degrees:
There are many benefits to a year in industry:
- Get "on the job" experience, and "test drive" your future career
- Earn a wage; we don't work with non-paying organisations and you could earn up to £50,000 per annum
- Experience working and living outside of the UK with global placements
- Potentially receive a graduate offer following a successful placement
- Stand out in a competitive global labour market & be more prepared for graduate applications
- Gain transferable skills and improve your employability—60% of former interns & placement students were recruited into graduate jobs with their placement employers (ISE 2021 report)
- Meet new people from different backgrounds and ages
- Take a break from your formal studies and learn in a different way
- Better grades in your final year—students who have completed a placement are 16% more likely to achieve a first-class degree (SMF 2021 report)
NMES has a dedicated placements team who are on hand to help students with support, advice and employer information on the different types of placements students can apply for, as well as guiding them through the academic and administrative stages. We also run CV sessions and application advice workshops. As you undertake a placement year as part of your degree, you will remain students at King’s College London and will receive support from the university throughout your placement (the fee paid during the placement is lower than the standard tuition fee).
All students are responsible for securing their own placement and such opportunities can never be guaranteed, however our dedicated global placements team provides extensive support and advice.
A carefully designed programme of placement events and workshops will help you to develop professional skills, giving you the confidence to find and secure the right opportunity, and make an excellent impression once you are there.
King's offers:
- One-on-one careers consultations
- Placement preparation workshops
- Regular placement specific newsletters
- Employer networking events
- Peer learning & placement student social events
- Dedicated on-placement support
- An online Placements Hub full of resources and guidance
- King’s CareerConnect: our online vacancy board advertising hundreds of job opportunities.
- Accenture - Software Engineering Technology Industrial Placement
- AWS - Associate Professional Services Consultant Intern
- Bank of America - Technology Analyst
- Bank of England - SWIFT Configuration Analyst Junior
- Capital One - Software Academic Placement Student
- EY - Technology Consultant
- GE Aviation - Digital Technology Intern
- Goldman Sachs - Internal Audit work placement
- GRsearch - Technical Support Placement
- GSK - Project Management Excellence Analyst*
- IBM - Software Developer
- John Lewis Partnership - Data Scientist
- Lloyds Banking Group - Technical Analyst*
- Mercedes HPP - Software and Controls Placement Student
- Microsoft - Partner Technology Analyst
- Qinetiq - Placement Research Chemist*
- Rolls-Royce Motor Cards Ltd - IT Infrastructure
- Sage Group - Customer Data Analyst*
- Sainsburys - Analytics Intern
- Sony Group - Application Support Analyst
- UBS - Asset Management*
- Vodafone - Digital API Exposure Specialist
*Undertaken by Chemistry students.