Knowledge Mobilisation Internships are designed to support individuals to undertake a small project under the supervision of experienced researchers from one of the ARCs Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Interns can either be from the health and social care workforce or an ARC NWC Higher Education Institution working in partnership with an ARC NWC member organisation. They should submit their own knowledge mobilisation project idea that must also align with the organisation’s priorities. An internship involves release from the workplace for up to a day a week, for up to a year to carry out a knowledge mobilisation project.

All applicants require:
• a strong interest in knowledge mobilisation,
• a commitment to the programme (including an end of internship presentation),
• full managerial support from their organisation, and
• the ability to attend supervisory meetings and training sessions.

Internships can focus on any topic but must adhere to the following key principles:
• align with an ARC NWC Theme,
• address a regional or national priority,
• involve co-production with patients/service users, and
• consider health inequalities (applicants should refer to the FOR-EQUITY webpage when considering the health inequality aspects of their applications).

We are particularly interested in applications relating to social care as we have additional funding for them.

Calls for applications for Knowledge Mobilisation Internships are annual.

The next application deadline is Monday 13th January 2025 at 5pm.

Please get in touch with the ARC NWC Capacity Building team at arcnwc@uclan.ac.uk for more information about internships, to request a copy of the application form and to book onto one of our internship online drop-in sessions.