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internships Articles

Levelling the playing field

Being in the third year of my degree, I know all too well the struggle and pressure that students about to graduate are put under. In October an atmosphere of expectation descends; an expectation that you must apply for jobs that have high job satisfaction, are well...

Time to tackle unpaid internships

Yesterday NUS launched its #payinterns campaign with the TUC and Interns Aware. The debates on internships are not new, but with youth unemployment at a record high it is timely and welcome. But while many sympathise, few feel able to act. No one wants to be accused...

Testing times

Why means-tested internships can get social mobility moving

Accessible internships

John Denham recently said on the Andrew Marr Show that he wanted a ‘fairer system’ for graduates. The context was tuition fees; but the principle should be universal. However, any student or recent graduate hoping to intern for a Labour MP in Westminster may well find him or herself exempt from this.