Oxford MSc Student Internship Opportunities 2025-26
The Centre for Criminology is pleased to support a number of opportunities for Oxford MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice students through which they can gain experience of policy and practice while also engaging with local and national organisations and institutions. Offered in partnership with outside groups, these opportunities allow students to develop a range of transferable skills. Please contact us if you have an idea that could be included in this list.
Border Criminologies Communications research internships
Based at the Centre for Criminology, Border Criminologies is an international research network focusing on the growing intersection between criminal justice and immigration control. In 2025-26 we are looking for one student volunteer, to assist with developing and managing our communications. This would involve working with Dr Andriani Fili and Prof Mary Bosworth, and liaising with the wider Border Criminologies team to plan and develop content. Work could include helping to manage the social media channels and ensuring BC visibility (Bluesky, Facebook, YouTube), or developing new content e.g. via podcasting, or through data visualization. There may be work available to assist with report writing as well. If you would like to apply, please email gsa.crim@ox.ac.uk by the end of MT week 2 and explain what relevant skills or experience you can bring to the role. One of our core group members is particularly interested in working with someone with podcasting skills. This is a paid internship. You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered.
Collaborative Immigration Law Clinic at HMP Huntercombe
The Centre for Criminology, the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and Turpin & Miller established a collaborative immigration law clinic at HMP Huntercombe in 2018. The clinic occurs every fortnight in the prison. Students are overseen by solicitor Tom Giles, and supported by Prof Mary Bosworth. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about legal practice and about asylum and immigration law. It is a year-long commitment. Information about this opportunity is circulated in week 0 of Michaelmas term each year by the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. This is a voluntary internship.
Death Penalty Project-Oxford Criminology Research Internships
We have available an opportunity for one or two Oxford Criminology MSc students to engage in research for the Death Penalty Project (DPP) and Oxford Criminology’s Death Penalty Research Unit (DPRU). The internship would begin in Michaelmas term. The intern(s) would assist in ongoing research carried out by the DPP and DPRU, under the supervision of Daniel Cullen of the DPRU. If you would like to apply, please email gsa@crim.ox.ac.uk by the end of MT week 2 and explain what relevant skills or experience you can bring to the role. This is a paid internship. You must have the right to work in the UK to be considered.
Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees (AVID)
AVID is a network of visitor groups standing in solidarity with people in immigration detention. They are recruiting a student to support their work. This programme includes events, workshops and resources on detention and its relationships with wider border violence and criminalisation, as well as the role of visitors and visitor groups in the movement to end detention and for migrant justice. Examples of previous talks can be seen on their website. This role It would suit someone with an interest in border control and in producing public and activist-facing events and resources. There is significant freedom for the student recruited to this role to shape this internship to reflect their skills and interests, and exact outputs can be discussed but AVID is looking for a commitment of around 0.5 - 1 day per week during term time for a period of six months although hours and length of commitment can be worked flexibly. The role is predominantly remote with some options to travel to London. You will be supervised by Senior Network Development Co-ordinator at AVID, Fiona Ranford, and have the opportunity to work with the AVID team. A small bursary will be provided to the successful applicant.
If you would like to apply, please email gsa@crim.ox.ac.uk by the end of MT week 2 and explain what relevant skills or experience you can bring to the role.