Opportunities

Northumbria University Funded PHD – Advancing academic-policy engagement in the North East: an action-oriented approach

Looking for a fully-funded PhD on taking an action-oriented approach to academic-policy engagement? Are you interested in potentially using ‘Areas of Research Interest’ to increase research relevance and support relationship building between researchers, policymakers, and practitioners? Full details including how to apply: https://lnkd.in/ehmB_gbz. Closes 24th January 2025.

University of Nottingham – AHRC funded PhD Studentships

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M4C) is an AHRC-funded collaboration between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City University, University of Warwick, Coventry University, De Montfort University, University of Leicester, Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham. M4C provides combined research expertise for the professional and personal development of the next generation of arts and humanities doctoral researchers.
 
For 2025 Midlands4Cities will offer fully funded PhD studentships for eligible students in arts and humanities through an open competition. The School is inviting applications from candidates whose research interests connect with their fields of expertise in depth, in: political theory or
the history of international relations. Closes 13th January 2025.

ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships Scheme

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is now advertising its Postdoctoral Fellowships scheme for the next academic year. The scheme provides the opportunity for fellows to consolidate their PhD through developing publications, networks, grants, and research and professional skills. Fellowships will be awarded for 12 months (or 24 months part-time).

Applicants must have completed their PhD at a UK university. They must have passed their PhD with at least minor corrections by 25 March 2025, with the expectation that the PhD will be awarded by the time the fellowship begins; they must have no more than 12 months of active postdoc experience by the same date. Closes Monday, 13 January.

Public Policy Southampton

This policy engagement training programme is designed to support and equip UK researchers to translate their environmental, economic and social science research into policy insights and real-world impacts. The programme consists of a self-paced online training course and live virtual training sessions. This training is offered at no cost to eligible participants.

You do not need policy experience to be eligible to apply. However, you’ll need to meet these requirements:

– You’re an environmental or social science researcher at postdoc level or higher (at any postdoctoral career stage)
– You’re based at a UK higher education institution or a recognised independent research organisation