The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) enables Cambridge undergraduates to spend 8-10 weeks over the summer helping with research activities taking place at Cambridge University.
The paid internships offered through this programme give students insights into the research being carried out by the world-class academics here. They also give students opportunities to develop some of the technical and transferable skills required in research activities and many other graduate careers.
A list of the UROP placements being offered in this Department will be advertised here as soon as they become available. You can choose to apply for any of those on offer, including those offered outside this Department (i.e. the placements offered in the Engineering Department).
If you have any questions about how the UROP programme operates here in the Department of Computer Science and Technology, please email JungHa Woodward.
(If you are a member of staff interested in running a UROP project, please see our internal information pages.)
How do UROP placements work?
The programme is open to any Cambridge University undergraduate who is not in their final year of study. A UROP placement takes place over the Long Summer Vacation and normally lasts 8-10 weeks. UROP students will be paid National Living Wage, plus the appropriate holiday pay. Students' pay is subject to appropriate deductions (i.e. for income tax and National Insurance contributions).
Before projects start
If your application is successful and you are assigned to a project, you will be sent a number of forms to complete and sign. These must be returned to our Human Resources (HR) team before the project starts.
Your schedule of work should also be negotiated with your supervisors before starting the project. Your supervisor is also responsible for setting you up on the Department's visitor database so that you will be able to access the research side of the building.
Requirements
Please be aware that students on UROP placements MUST be living in the UK (even if they are working from home) and must have the right to work in the UK. They are expected to work on the project 37.5 hours per week.
Weekly timesheets will be submitted through Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS). Ask your supervisor to confirm your timesheet to our Human Resources (HR) team each week.
Students' work is expected to conform to an acceptable technical standard. Supervisors retain the right to terminate appointments, if performance remains below the required standard, following due warning. Students should also note that their UROP will be terminated immediately if they cease to be registered for the following academic year (e.g. by failing in the Tripos examinations).
