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Jobs & funding opportunities:PhD, Postdoc & Fellowship
Horizon Europe - European Research Council (ERC) Grants 2025 Webinar
Over €2.7 billion in ERC grants will be available for 2025. What are the new funding opportunities, the budget of the calls, the calendar and the conditions? All your questions will be answered in this live webinar. Read an overview of various ERC calls.
CONNECTS-UK is holding it's 1st Open Forum on 18th October at the University of Edinburgh, and also on live-stream. The topic is misinformation and the global impact of social media. Free to attend. They will consider contributing to the cost of travel.
CONNECTS-UK aim to connect EU researchers, students and academics working in the UK.
British Council ISPF - International Research Empowerment Programme
For UK HEIs & research organisations: Apply for grants of up to £80K to fund capacity-strengthening partnerships, supported by the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). Under the ISPF thematic priority ‘Tomorrow’s Talents’. UK & Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey or Vietnam partner.
Free course on "Engaging with government" from Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Learn about policy process and how your own research could contribute to UK public policy. Improve your influencing skills.
Open to arts and humanities researchers, in a postdoctoral or equivalent position, at a research organisation which is eligible to apply to AHRC.
The Sustainable Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Programme, delivered by Innovate UK. Online networking event to help interested parties' network with potential collaborators across the UK.
British Council's flagship Going Global conference will be held in Africa taking place in Abuja, Nigeria from 26-28 November 2024. Providing a strategic forum for international tertiary education leaders to connect. The conference theme is Building sustainable and relevant tertiary education institutions and systems in Africa.
The conference is open to: Senior leaders, Funders, Heads of sector bodies, Heads of multinational associations of universities; Industry leaders and Senior government officials.
British Academy ISPF grant for Writing Workshops. These workshops should aim to develop developing countries early career researchers' writing skills. As well as supporting and promoting the uptake of their research in journals and publications. Information sharing webinars are scheduled to take place on 4 and 11 November 2024 (2-3pm).
UK HEI & partner in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries. Grants up to £30,000.
Africa Research Excellence Fund - Research Development Fellowship Programme 2025
Africa Research Excellence Fund are offering a Research Development Fellowship Programme. With a goal of nurturing early-career health researchers in Africa to lead research for Africa. 3-9 month month placement at a leading research institution in the UK, Europe or Africa, with additional support at your home institution before and after the placement. Up to £47,000 available
British Academy grants to enable internationally-based researchers to undertake cutting edge research in the UK. An opportunity for established researchers to undertake high-risk, curiosity-driven research in the humanities and social sciences in a UK research institution. Awards to run for four years. The Academy will provide up to £900,000 per award.
Open to recognised mid-career and senior researchers, within the humanities and social sciences, employed outside the UK.
Applications to become a member of the UK Young Academy now open. The UK Young Academy is "an interdisciplinary organisation of UK-based early-career researchers, innovators and professionals from across society who share a passion to improve our world". The UK Young Academy was established by the Royal Society, in partnership with the six other senior national academies, operating across the UK and Ireland.
Interested in when Research meets Policy? Applications for researchers to join the 2025 Royal Society Pairing Scheme are now open. This scheme pairs 30 scientists with UK parliamentarians or civil servants, giving them a unique insight into each other's worlds. Learn about policy and influence.
In Brussels and online - all plenary sessions will be live-streamed. Connect with participants from all over Europe and shape the future of the ERA Policy Agenda. With a theme of Fostering Greater Integration & Advancing Competitiveness.
UK-based researchers and innovators across all sectors - access dedicated help from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) experts on Horizon Europe. Learn about Horizon Europe opportunities and understand how to access funding from the world's largest research funding pot. With a budget of €93.5 billion, from 2021 to 2027.
EURAXESS UK is a British Council managed portal which aids researchers in their career development, supporting researchers moving to, and from, the UK. In addition to providing useful information and resources, the EURAXESS portal features a free funding database and job search tool. If you have any feedback on the newsletter or want to make suggestions about content that you would like to see, please let us know. Please contact Oonagh Collins from the Euraxess UK team, at EuraxessUK@britishcouncil.org.
