Every year GORS offers the chance for undergraduate students to work at the heart of Government by doing a summer (10-12 weeks) or a year long analytical placement in one of several high profile Government Departments. This is an exciting opportunity to gain professional and technical skills whilst working on some of the most interesting and pertinent problems currently facing the country.
We're the analytical minds behind many of the Government's policies - policies which, when brought into being, touch the lives of everyone in the UK; yours included. Through the use of various scientific and mathematical Operational Research techniques, we add empirical weight to a new or revised policy. Our work, in effect, helps bring it to life.
We look objectively at the complex problems departments face and apply an array of analytical and modelling techniques to help them find better solutions. Better solutions, of course, mean better policies. And once these are formulated, we use advanced modelling techniques to gauge their potential impact before they're delivered. In this way, we can help ensure that public money is spent wisely, on policies that our analysis predicts will be effective.
This year there are opportunities in a number of Government Departments and locations to spend the full placement year. You could be placed in: the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Home Office (HO), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Valuation Office Agency (VOA), Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), Office for National Statistics (ONS), Scottish Government, Cabinet Office, Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) or the Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Find out more about these departments on www.gov.uk. You will be allocated based on location preference. The locations available are Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Croydon, Darlington, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Newport, Nottingham, Salford, Sheffield, Titchfield, Treforest, Wolverhampton and York.
GORS are also carrying on their successful summer recruitment, for students starting in Summer 2024. A number of Government Departments are recruiting for a 10-12 week summer placement. You could be placed in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Cabinet Office, Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) or the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) have placement opportunities in the following locations: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Salford, Sheffield, Treforest, Wolverhampton and York.
Please select more than one location while expressing your location preference, this will allow us to allocate you the next preferred location, in case your first preferred location has been fully occupied. Which department you will be on will depend on your location preferences.
The salary ranges from £22,000 to £30,000 pro-rata depending on location and department (£22,000-£30,000 (National), £25,000-£29,000 (London) pro rata). Students received a minimum of 23 days' annual holiday (pro rata) in addition to public and privilege days. Many departments also offer flexible working hours, access to internal and external training, interview practice sessions, and the opportunity to attend conferences and seminars.
Our analytical teams cover a broad range of remits from dealing with resource allocation, workforce planning, forecasting, performance measurement, and strategic planning. Previous student projects have included:
