UKRI Policy Fellowships 2023

The UKRI Policy Fellowships scheme led by ESRC in partnership with ADR-UK, AHRC & BBSRC, has announced 49 UKRI Policy Fellowships. Fellowship opportunities will be based with a host in 1 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

All fellowship opportunities are 18 months in duration and open to applications from researchers based at an organisation eligible for UKRI funding. Opportunities with a UK or devolved government host are aimed at early to mid-career academics and fellowships with a What Works Network centre host are open to all career stages. 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

A webinar including an insight from a current fellow, a current host, a What Works Network centre, how to apply and a Q&A session is being held at 10am on March 14 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ukri-policy-fellowships-2023-applicant-webinar-tickets-560456750227

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