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UKRI Policy Fellowships 2023

Opportunity to be part of the reform programme at the heart of government, to drive a step change in evaluation and improving outcomes for the public.

皇冠体育app Evaluation Task Force is offering opportunities for two placements, in collaboration with UKRI.

皇冠体育app UKRI Policy Fellowships scheme led by ESRC in partnership with ADR-UK, AHRC & BBSRC, has announced 49 . Fellowship opportunities will be based with a host in 1 of 27 different UK government departments, devolved governments and What Works Centres.

皇冠体育app 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 policymakers.

皇冠体育appse exciting opportunities will allow fellows to undertake cutting-edge research and inform decision-making on the most pressing policy problems of our time. 皇冠体育app 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 like-minded 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. 皇冠体育app strategic themes are:

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

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 by combining these disciplines with other recognised academic disciplines.

Full details can be found at .

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Published 15 March 2023