UKRI Policy Fellowships 2023 applicant webinar

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UKRI Policy Fellowships 2023 applicant webinar

An opportunity for applicants to gain further insight into the UKRI Policy Fellowships 2023

By UK Research and Innovation

Date and time

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:00 - 04:00 PDT

Location

Online

About this event

The webinar will allow applicants to hear more about the scope of the fellowships, gain insight from a current policy fellow, and hear from a current and future host. The webinar will cover key points to note during the application and assessment process and attendees will have the opportunity to ask any questions they may have.

The presentations will cover:

  • Current policy fellow giving an overview of their experiences
  • Hosts providing an overview of what to expect working in a government department and What Works Centre
  • Support and expectations during the fellowship(s)
  • How to apply, timetable and assessment process.

This is an online event hosted via Zoom. The webinar will last approximately one hour and there will be plenty of time for questions. If you prefer to submit your question in advance of the webinar, please submit during registration.

About the Policy Fellowships

The UKRI Policy Fellowships scheme led by ESRC in partnership with ADR-UK, AHRC and BBSRC, has announced 49 UKRI Policy Fellowships. Fellowship opportunities will be based with a host in of 27 different UK government departments, devolved governments and What Works Centres.

The UKRI Policy Fellowships are designed to improve the exchange of specialist knowledge between academic institutions and policy, facilitating deeper, more enduring connections between researchers and policy makers. These exciting opportunities will allow fellows to undertake cutting edge research and inform decision-making on the most pressing policy problems of our time. The fellowships aim to support career development and enhance fellows understanding of applying research in government contexts. All fellows will become part of a cohort of academic researchers and receive training, mentoring and networking opportunities with likeminded individuals.

Fellowship opportunities will be organised around the UKRI strategic themes, which address national and global challenges, with an additional cross-cutting theme looking at data and evaluation. The strategic themes are:

  • building a green future
  • ageing and wellbeing
  • tackling infections
  • building a secure and resilient world
  • creating opportunities, improving outcomes
  • data and evaluation.

This funding opportunity is open to academics who hold a PhD or equivalent research experience, as well as relevant subject matter or methodological expertise, experience of working in a policy and knowledge exchange context is beneficial.

Policy fellowship funding opportunities with a UK or devolved government host are aimed at early to mid-career academics. Fellowships with a What Works Network centre host are open to all career stages.

All fellowship opportunities are 18 months in duration and open to applications from researchers based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding. Depending on the fellowship, researchers will be in the economic and social sciences, arts and humanities or biotechnology and biological sciences; or be able to demonstrate the generation of interdisciplinary insights through combining these disciplines with other recognised academic disciplines. Full details can be found at UKRI policy fellowships 2023 – UKRI.

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