At a time when the focus for all universities is firmly on the student experience and ultimately employability, this project to develop a proposal for an academic intern scheme seeks to provide an innovative and inclusive way to expose postgraduate students to the wider academic skills, practices and processes whilst opening up an opportunity to see the workings of a Higher Education Institution at first hand. The scheme will also provide access for postgraduate students to gain awareness of how the academic community is structured and allow an opportunity to identify a career pathway into academia.