Jackson-Grime-Davies Research Internship Programme

The Scheme

Internships are open to the following students in CEMPS:

• Penryn Campus – 2nd & 3rd Year Geology & Engineering Geology Students
• Streatham campus – 2nd and 3rd Year Natural Science Students (stage 2)

Applicants are encouraged to collaborate with an academic supervisor working in their field of interest. Working with the supervisor, they will submit an outline proposal for a 6 week programme of research. Successful candidates are selected on the basis of the quality of the proposal and personal interview. Students are supported during the internship and encouraged to make an informal presentation on their achievements and experiences at the end. A short written report is requested to be submitted by the end of the summer vacation. Students will be paid during the internship in line with the University’s Student Campus Partnership Scheme.

In the coming weeks a list of research staff that have kindly agreed to be project supervisors and make available facilities will be published via an advert on Handshake. Students can then approach an academic in a field of their interest to create a research proposal.

• 24 March 2022, 7pm: Teams session to learn more about the scheme
• W/C 28 March 2022: Full details of scheme available on Handshake (including list of academics), applications formally open
• Friday 6 May 2022: Deadline for applications
• W/C 16 May 2022: Interviews to take place virtually
• June – August: Successful students undertake their internship for 6 weeks over the summer (dates can be flexible)

Please download an example proposal.

How to apply

Applications will open on Handshake during the week commencing 28 March 2022. The deadline for applications is Friday 6 May.

Academic contacts for more information:

• Natural Sciences students: Dr Sharon Strawbridge
  
• Camborne School of Mines students: Dr Kathryn Moore

Upcoming events

Thursday, 24 March at 7pm. Virtual session to learn more about the programme. All details and sign up available on Handshake.

Upcoming events

We will provide further information about upcoming events as soon as they're available.

Profile: Dr Mick Jackson

Mick graduated in Chemical Engineering from University of Exeter, BSc in 1979 and gained a PhD in 1984 whilst being sponsored by ECLP Ltd, St Austell and working as a Research Assistant at the University of Exeter.

He joined Shell International Ltd in 1983 as a trainee Petroleum Engineer and has spent 35 years in the oil and gas industry in a variety of technical, commercial and senior management roles in Europe, FSU, India and Indonesia. He worked for Shell companies in the Netherlands and UK as a petroleum engineer and Enterprise Oil plc as a petroleum economist. He made a significant contribution to the flotation of Ukraine focussed JKX Oil and Gas plc on the London stock market in 1995 and played a key role in the growth of Premier Oil plc between 1998 and 2013, during which time Premier grew from a small, UK focused independent company to a significant mid-cap in the international arena.

He currently runs his own consultancy, Risk-Aware Asset Management Ltd, providing asset & risk management services to a range of industries & organisations.

The Jackson-Grime-Davies Internship programme - Background

From the late 1970s through the 1980s in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Exeter, Professor Tom Davies pioneered collaboration with the Cornish mining company English China Clays Lovering Pochin & Co Ltd (ECLP Ltd) and established research programs together with the company’s Engineering Department led by company director Barry Grime. Research focussed on the physics of fluids (high pressure, large scale water jets) and materials science (flash calcination of china clay at high temperature) and the application of this science to engineer improvement in the efficiency of extraction & processing operations. A number of final year students made contributions to the programme via examined research projects similar to those undertaken by today’s Natural Sciences students. Several PhD projects were sponsored, the results of which contributed to improved equipment design and operational practices. Dr Mick Jackson was amongst the beneficiaries of the initiative, gaining a PhD in 1984.

In recognition of his good fortune in having two such able mentors early in his career, and with the objective of encouraging collaborative research, Mick has supported the scheme with ongoing donations, supplemented by Gift Aid and matched by the University of Exeter.