InTent Internship Programme 2025 (#IIP): Paid Summer Placement/Internship for Undergraduate’s (Bachelor’s) or Graduate’s (Master’s) Students in Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Data Science (3-months) at University of Exeter

InTent
Exeter
11 months ago
Applications closed

Key Facts 

📍Location:Exeter (UK) 
🗓Duration:Mid-June – Mid-September 2025 
💼Format:Remote or Onsite 
🌍Sector:AgriTech / AI Innovation / Sustainability 
💸Salary:Paid internship 

 

About the Company – Nature & Climate Impact Team (University of Exeter) 

The Nature & Climate Impact Team (NCI Team)is an agile, impact-driven initiative accelerating climate and nature action across key sectors through science and innovative campaigns. We are an agile global unit with diverse experience, using an evidence-based strategy and innovative communications. The NCI Team is led by Professor Gail Whiteman as the inaugural Hoffmann Impact Professor for Accelerating Action on Nature & Climate. Research Impact Fellows are complimented by Communication Impact Fellows to help stakeholders understand the changes/opportunities and accelerate action. The Nature and Climate Impact Team is focusing on four industry sectors: food, digital tech, consumer package goods and electronics, and comms.   

About the Position 

As aFood Systems & A.I. Innovation Intern, you’ll support the development of two transformational tools: anature-oriented large language model (LLM)and adata-driven platformto optimize agricultural production and distribution. You’ll gain hands-on experience at the frontier ofsustainability, AI, and regenerative agriculture, working alongside experts from academia, international development, and tech. 

 

Your Role & Responsibilities 

  • Conduct literature reviews onregenerative agriculture, supply chains, and agricultural economics 

  • Collect and analyze data onsoil health, crop yields, biodiversity, and climate metrics 

  • Document and compareregenerative vs. conventional farming approaches 

  • Assist inexperimental designfor LLM model validation 

  • Map stakeholders inagricultural value chains across Africafor a digital marketplace 

  • Collaborate closely with theDigital Technology Research Impact Fellowon tool development 



About You 

  • Enrolled in or recently completed aBachelor’s or Master’sinAgricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Data Science, or a related field 

  • Experience insystematic literature review, data cleaning, and database management 

  • Familiarity withagricultural systems, sustainability concepts, andsupply chain management 

  • Interest or background inAI, natural language processing, or digital innovation is a plus 

  • Strong coordination, research, and communication skills 

  • Fluent inEnglish; additional languages are a bonus 

 

Your Benefits 

  • Gain practical experience inAI for sustainabilityandagricultural innovation 

  • Build technical skills indata science, digital modeling, and system optimization 

  • Work with a global network of researchers, NGOs, and tech firms supporting over 100,000 African farmers 

  • Participate in international research collaborationsand potentiallyco-author publications 

  • Develop leadership skills throughproject ownership and stakeholder engagement 

  • Mentorshipand guidance from a passionate interdisciplinary team 

  • Participation in theInTent Internship Kick-Off (mid-July)and theGeneva Summit (end of September) 

  • Join aglobal community of like-minded studentswho are passionate about making a real difference—challenging the status quo to create a more sustainable future for our planet and society 

 

About IIP – Ready to Make Waves in Sustainability? 

Apply now to be part of theInTent Internship Programme 2025—a fully funded global initiative that connects students with purpose-driven organizations like theNature & Climate Impact Teamat the University of Exeter. 

By joining, you’ll become part of a global community of changemakers, all working to build a more fair, resilient, and nature-positive world. This is more than just an internship—it's your chance to help shift the status quo and create real impact. 

🌍#TakeActionand help revolutionize agri-AI innovation with theNature & Climate Impact Team. 

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