Description Start and end date: Internships must take place between Monday 16 June and Friday 21 August 2025 and will last up to 10 weeks Working hours: Full-time, 36.25 hours a week Pay Rate: £12.21 (NLW) plus holiday pay Location: Biodiscovery Institute, University of Nottingham, University Park Dress code: Smart/casual Project title: The End of mRNAs (see attached) The internship will comprise of a ½ day induction, a 10-week lab rotation in a UoN/NTU lab, a visit to Rothamsted and a celebration event to mark the end of the programme. The duties will include: Experimental work: cell culture, RNA isolation, PCR based poly(A) tests, gel electrophoresis, western blotting. Computational work: Bioinformatic identification of mRNAs with poly(A) tail regulation, design of oligonucleotides for validation of the findings in poly(A) tests. Skills and experience required for the role Basic knowledge of DNA and RNA biology. What you can expect to gain from this role Training will be provided in both experimental methods and bioinformatics. The skills learned in this project are applicable in both research into the regulation of gene expression and in the development of nucleic acid therapies. Eligibility Applicants must have UK fee status at the time of application and be due to enter final year of undergraduate study in September 2025. Additionally, the candidates must also meet at least one of the following: Identify as having Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) ethnicity Receive full amount of student loan Have a declared disability Have spent more than three months in local authority care Be a registered carer Have refugee status from the Home Office Study at or graduated from a non-Russell group university. Application Instructions: Application Closing Date : 20 May 2025 The Careers and Employability Service supports student and alumni to make choices about their future after their studies. To support you every step of the way, the team can help you to: ace the recruitment process providing advice on CV writing and interview preparation. explore a wide range of careers areas through web resources and sector events. connect with employers with vacancies through careers fairs. generate career ideas if you're not sure what you want to do. develop the skills you need to be successful in the workplace. Go to the Careers and Employability Service website to find out more. Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. Further information: The University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our pre-assignment checks. If the position you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples of such posts include clinical, medical and allied health roles, roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required. The University will only use information relating to criminal convictions where the law allows us to do so in line with our Data Protection Policy. Personal data relating to criminal convictions will be retained confidentially and securely and access to that data will be strictly controlled. More information relating to the manner in which we process your personal data is located within our privacy notice for staff, job applicants and others working at the University. Information about your rights relating to the use of your personal data can be found within our website privacy notice. What Next: To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details. Please contact JobZonenottingham.ac.uk for further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.