Opportunities

UK Government Leadership Development Scheme for Mid-Career Scientists and Engineers now open

Are you a mid-career scientist or engineer working in academia, industry, or the public sector who wants to use your expertise to make a difference to national challenges?

Apply to be one of 30 participants on the Government Office for Science Leadership Development Scheme. You will develop your leadership capabilities and deepen your understanding of how the Civil Service works.
Apply to be one of 30 participants on the Government Office for Science Leadership Development Scheme to develop your leadership capabilities and deepen your understanding of how the Civil Service works, including how government uses science and engineering to shape and deliver policy.

Technologists sought for No 10 Innovation Fellowship

Help make government smarter, faster, and more effective through cutting-edge applications of data science, AI, and cloud technology. 

Apply to be one of 30 technologists on the No10 Innovation Fellowship Programme, 10 Downing Street’s flagship initiative for bringing world-class technical talent into government for high-impact tours of duty.
Apply to be one of 30 on the No10 Innovation Fellowship Programme, 10 Downing Street’s flagship initiative for bringing world-class technical talent into government for high-impact tours of duty.

Members sought for Department for Transport Science Advisory Council

The Department for Transport is recruiting five Science Advisory Council Members with expertise in the following specific technical areas relevant to transport:
– Social and behavioural research
– Environment, ecology and land-use
– Data, digital and telecommunications
– Position, Navigation and Timing
– Transport energy systems
– Transport risk, resilience and/or security research
– User-Centred Design. 
The Council provides independent, strategic advice and challenge to the Department on science and technology issues.

Apply to be one of five new members of the Department for Transport’s Science Advisory Council. 

Administrative Data Research UK Research Fellowships now open

Applications are now open to propose research projects that demonstrate the policy impact potential of Administrative Data Research UK datasets.

You can apply for a fellowship to work on 12 datasets, from Data First’s Cross-Justice System to the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes, and many more. 

Submit your research on risks and incidents for the Home Office Academic Innovation Award

If you conduct research that has the potential to provide a step change in the effectiveness of the UK’s ability to prevent, respond to, reduce the impact of, or investigate risks and incidents, you could showcase your research to policy and industry leaders.  

Apply to get the opportunity to be one of six finalists who present their research on the Innovation Stage at Security & Policing 2026, taking place in Farnborough on 10-12 March.

Expertise on risks of genetically modified organisms wanted

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are seeking three scientific expert members for their Advisory Committee for releases to the environment.

They are looking for experts in:
– Medical microbiology including biotechnology-derived medicines including vaccines;
– Agricultural ecology including plant/animal population biology in the context of environmental risks; 
– Entomology including insect-plant-microbe biological interactions in the context of environmental risk.
If you can assimilate complex information and participate fully in Committee deliberations (three days a year for three years), and have expertise in Medical microbiology, Agricultural ecology or Entomology, apply to be one of three new members to the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment.

Health Determinants Research Collaboration Cornwall: Areas of Research Interest

Do you have expertise that can develop Cornwall Council’s understanding of its priority research areas? These areas of research interest focus on four themes that are important for improving health and wellbeing in Cornwall’s communities:
1. Social Belonging, Identity and Health
2. Life-long Purpose and Productivity
3. Health Systems and Cultures of Health
4. Place and Environmental Conditions for Health

Experts on public administration sought by The Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament has published an Area of Research Interest on Public Administration to inform the scrutiny work of a committee with public administration in its remit. It is keen to:

– Gather a list of experts, particularly academics, with insights into how government and the public sector works in Scotland or the UK who are well placed to support the committee’s work in the next parliamentary Session (May 2026 onwards) through informal briefings and formal evidence.
– Receive details of areas of current or recent public administration research in Scotland or the UK that could inform the committee.

Academics at all career stages and from all research institutions are encouraged to respond. You should highlight your relevant expertise and links to relevant research.