25 UK Work Experience & Insight Day Programmes You Can Apply to Right Now

 


If you're a student or recent graduate in the UK, bookmark this. A detailed guide has been published listing 25 of the best Work Experience Programmes and Insight Days available across the UK — and unlike many resources, it includes direct links so you can apply immediately.

The guide covers programmes across six key sectors:

⚖️ Law — Arnold & Porter, Clyde & Co, White & Case, Slaughter & May, Herbert Smith Freehills, Weil Gotshal, RPC, 7KBW, and Quadrant Chambers. Options range from in-person mini-pupillages to free self-paced virtual experience programmes on Forage.

🏥 Medicine & Pharmacy — NHS programmes at Frimley Health and Oxford University Hospitals, virtual learning from Health Education England, and Pfizer's Molecule to Market virtual experience.

⚙️ Engineering — BAE Systems (including a dedicated Women in Engineering programme) and BP's Discovery Weeks covering digital innovation, women in leadership, and Black leadership.

📊 Accounting & Finance — EY, Deloitte, KPMG, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and more. Several are paid and include fast-track pathways to internships.

📺 Media & Marketing — BBC Get In Taster Days, Sky Insight Weeks, and Penguin Random House's paid two-week placement programme.

Whether you're in your first year or approaching graduation, there's a programme here that fits your timeline and your ambitions. Most programmes are free to apply to and several offer paid placements.

📖 Full guide with application links: 👉 https://studentcircus.com/blog/best-work-experience-programmes-and-insight-days

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