AHSS Research and Impact Facilitation Bulletin

April 2025

If you want to discuss funding opportunities or you are working on an application for research funding and would like feedback on a draft, please do contact the School’s Research Facilitators – Anna Cieslik (UK Funding) and Elizabeth Penner (EU/International Funding).  For Impact related queries please contact Lucy Sheerman (Impact Facilitator).

You can find more information on the AHSS Research Website, search our External Funding Deadline Calendar and look at Previous Bulletins.  We are also now on Twitter! Follow us for updates on funding calls and information sessions.

UK Research Council Funding

 

• Centre-UB Early Career Researcher Fellowships 2025 (01 May 2025, EoI deadline) ESRC
• UKRI Creating Opportunities: rethinking economic (in)activity (06 May 2025) UKRI
• P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research (06 May 2025) ESRC
• Access to high performance computing facilities: spring 2025 (22 May 2025) UKRI
• Interdisciplinary research to tackle epidemic threats (19 June 2025) UKRI

EU Funding

 

• Horizon Europe Main Work Programme (various dates)
• Latest updates and opportunities for SAH and SHSS
• ERC Advanced Grant (28 August 2025)
• ERC Proof of Concept (18 September 2025)

Charity Funding

 

• Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships (01 May 2025)
• Seedcorn and Research Capacity / Network grant, BAICE (01 May 2025)
• National Geographic - Spatial Thinking: Inspiring Action through Place-Based Solutions (05 May 2025)
• Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowships (09 May 2025) 
• Wellcome Trust Early Career Award (22 May 2025)
• National Geographic - The Big Questions (24 June 2025)
• Wellcome Trust Career Development Award (24 July 2025)
• Wellcome Trust Discovery Award (29 July 2025)

Internal Funding

• Large Grant Contribution Fund (rolling deadline; minimum 4 weeks before funder deadline)
• REF Impact Fund (rolling deadline)
• All Council Harmonised IAA Impact Starter Fund Call 2022-2026 (rolling deadline)
• Cambridge Humanities Research Grants (28 April 2025)
• CRASSH Research Networks (02 May 2025)
• Returning Carers Scheme (15 May 2025)
• Collection-based Research in the Humanities (30 May 2025)

Training / Other

• Cambridge-Africa Researcher Database (open resource)
• UK Data Service Introductory Training Series: Spring 2025 (UK Data Service) various dates between March and June 2025
• Cambridge Creative Encounters retrospective (Cambridge Enterprise) 05 April 2025
• Apply to observe a Wellcome funding advisory committee (Wellcome Trust) 14 April 2025
• Venture Building 101 (Cambridge Enterprise) 07 May 2025
• Horizon Europe info days – Cluster 4 ‘Digital, Industry and Space’ (UKRO) 13 May 2025
• Creative Cambridge 2025 (Cambridge Enterprise) 15 May 2025
• Humanities Summits 2025 (SAS) 15 and 22 May 2025
• Horizon Europe info days – Cluster 1 'Health' (UKRO) 22 May 2025
• Horizon Europe - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks 2025 – Call info day (UKRO) 24 June 2025

 

Centre-UB Early Career Researchers Fellowship 2025

Summary: Apply for a Centre-UB early career researcher fellowship to:

• work together with the University of Birmingham and partner organisations to capitalise the knowledge exchange and impact of your behavioural research
• continue your development as a behavioural researcher and conduct further behavioural research
• promote a positive research culture and a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• gain vital experience of developing and applying behavioural research outside of academic settings and develop skills aimed at translating research into real-world benefit

Award: The fellowships provide funding and support for up to one year full-time or two years part-time. Funding will cover salary and associated costs and up to £10,000 for all other costs. Projects must start by 1 October 2025.

Funder Deadline: 01 May 2025 (Expression of Interest deadline); 08 May 2025 (Funder deadline)

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

UKRI Creating opportunities: rethinking economic (in)activity

Summary: A record number of people are registered as economically inactive across the UK, with a significant proportion not in local labour markets because of ill-health, disability, and informal caregiving responsibilities. This has profound implications for individuals, households, and local communities, as well as for the UK’s economy and society as a whole.

Funding is for a single innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative project to identify ways of supporting good quality, sustainable economic activity in places experiencing high rates of ill-health, disability, and informal care in the UK.

The project will develop a deeper contextual understanding of place-based economic inactivity in the UK, with a focus on:

• how different place-based and systemic factors interact to shape and condition health, disability, and informal care-driven economic inactivity at the local level in the UK
• how this economic inactivity, in turn, shapes and conditions local economic conditions and local labour market opportunities
• what types of support are offered to people experiencing ill-health, disability, or informal caring responsibilities, to help them access, remain in, and progress in work. How does this vary between places? How have support offered and the actors involved changed over time?
• what types of support are most effective in assisting economic activity long-term among these groups, and in what contexts. How can this learning inform the design and implementation of effective future support?

In this opportunity, we are interested in informal caregiving as it relates to working age adults providing unpaid care for adult relatives, friends, and neighbours.

Award: The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £1,200,000. UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC. Funding is for a single award. The project must begin by 12 January 2026 and run for 24 months.

Funder Deadline: 06 May 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research

Summary: P2R enables direct connections between public and civil servants and research organisations. P2R is part of a wider approach to policy engagement that aims to build trusted relationships between public and civil servants and academic researchers in order to support the creation of effective evidence-informed public policy.

This 42-month Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) investment in a P2R infrastructure will enable policymakers to enhance their transferable skills and understanding of research, evidence and data by engaging in relevant activities in an academic setting. The infrastructure will increase the number and range of opportunities for UK public and civil servants, at all career stages, to engage with the UK research community through various formats, such as professional development, training, immersive workshops, placements, and networking.

The aim of this investment is to help build an inclusive ‘connective infrastructure’ that facilitates impactful, sustained collaboration between research and policy stakeholders. This investment will enhance public and civil servant’s transferable skills and understanding of how to access and apply research evidence. It will build stronger connections between research and policy communities. Through these initiatives, this investment will support the development of effective public policy based on robust evidence and the expertise of the UK’s world leading research organisations.

Award: The maximum full economic cost (FEC) of your project is £3.8 million. ESRC’s maximum contribution will be £3 million. The 42-month project must start by 2 February 2026.

Funder Deadline: 06 May 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Access to high performance computing facilities: spring 2025

Summary: We are looking to support a portfolio of projects across the HPC ecosystem, including but not limited to:

• extended feasibility or proof of concept studies (at a larger scale than is possible in pump priming projects)
• computational projects which may not warrant a full grant application
• computational projects linking consecutive grant applications or aiding the preparation of a full grant or fellowship application
• large amounts of compute for ambitious, computationally intensive simulations and calculations
• collaborations with industrial and international partners
• increase the development of computational science skills, such as allowing students to work jointly with project leads to achieve the aims of the proposed research, leading to improved software and coding skills, and career paths

Your proposal should align with at least one of the above aims.

This application process is purely for compute resource. No funding is available to successful applicants.

You may apply for up to 50% of the resources available on any one system. The resources you apply for must be justified and deemed appropriate to the objectives of your project.

The HPC services available are:

• ARCHER2, Tier-1 national supercomputer service (EPSRC and NERC research only); EPSRC-remit research only. NERC-remit research should follow the separate established process
• Isambard 3, Tier-2 HPC service (UKRI-remit)

Award: This application process is purely for compute resource for up to 12 months. No funding is available to successful applicants. Projects for ARCHER2 can be up to 12 months in duration. Projects for Isambard3 can be in blocks of six or 12 months in duration.

Funder Deadline: 22 May 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Interdisciplinary research to tackle epidemic threats

Summary: This flagship initiative is an opportunity to better understand, predict and prevent (re)emergence of infectious animal, human, or plant diseases of epidemic potential. It aims to improve epidemic preparedness by supporting ambitious interdisciplinary research that will:

• improve our understanding of factors that influence the risk and severity of infectious disease threats
• inform new ways to manage and respond to infections disease threats

A social and behavioural research perspective is encouraged. Applications may also explore the role of economic factors and incentives, culture, history, linguistics, and other humanities in understanding, predicting and preventing infectious diseases with epidemic potential.

Areas of research could include, but are not limited to:

• understanding the context, impacts of and interplay between biological, physiological, cultural, environmental (natural and built), political, historical, linguistic, legal and socioeconomic factors affecting infectious disease (re-)emergence, transmission and epidemiology
• understanding factors contributing to the spill over of infectious diseases between different species, as well as the different factors affecting these risks and the opportunities for intervening to effect change
• understanding communities’ concerns, priorities, risks, needs, and capacities in their response to outbreaks, through for example, lessons learned from previous outbreaks to inform prediction and prevention activities
• developing and evaluating multifaceted evidence-based disease prevention and control interventions to prevent spillover and infection and interrupt transmission in and between animals, humans, or plants, that go beyond pharmacological interventions. For example, social, ecological and cultural measures (including structural or system interventions) that could be at an individual, community or regional level; biosecurity or environmental strategies; aspects of the built environment
• novel analytical or modelling methods, for example, the integration of diverse data sets yielding new interdisciplinary insights
• developing ways of comparing the impact of prevention strategies that factors in the complex and wide-ranging effects these can have. This might include multiparameter modelling, learning from communities affected by prior outbreak prevention strategies, and assessment of cost effectiveness
• within low and middle-income country (LMIC) settings, areas of research could also include identifying and demonstrating effects of processes intended to enhance resilience and responsiveness of systems (that is, preparedness) to support populations at high risk of zoonotic spillover or epidemic spread due to ecological, climatic factors, or conflict and migration

Award: The full economic cost (FEC) of your application can be up to £3,750,000. UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC and 100% of permitted exceptions, including project co-leads (international).

Funder Deadline: 19 June 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Horizon Europe Update: UK Eligibility Update

Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 (and previous years)
Successful UK applicants to calls under the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 (and previous years) will be funded under the UKRI Guarantee Funding. This Guarantee Funding has recently been extended to cover successful applications made by UK-based businesses and researchers to calls under the Horizon Europe 2021, 2022 or 2023 work programmes. 
 
Horizon Europe 2024 Work Programme Calls
Successful UK applicants will be funded by the EU, under the Horizon Europe Programme.
Updates on Association: Please visit the Research Operation Office’s EU pages. 

 

Horizon Europe Main Work Programme

This PDF offers further details on calls relevant to SAHSS.  This list is not exhaustive so please refer the Horizon Europe Portal for full details. UKRO also have some very useful Factsheets that outline the thematic clusters that make up the three pillars of research support offered.
 
Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

ERC Advanced Grant

Summary: The ERC Advanced Grant is for established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements in the last 10 years. PIs should be exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions.

Award: € 2.5 million for a period of 5 years. An additional € 1 million can be requested to cover start-up costs, the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities.

Funder Deadline: 28 August 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

ERC Proof of Concept

Summary: The ERC Proof of Concept funding is made available only to those who already have an ERC award to establish proof of concept of an idea that was generated in the course of their ERC-funded projects.

Frontier research often generates radically new ideas that drive innovation and business inventiveness and tackle societal challenges. The ERC PoC Grants aim at facilitating exploration of the commercial and social innovation potential of ERC funded research and are therefore available only to PIs whose proposals draw substantially on their ERC funded research.

Proof of Concept Grants aim at maximising the value of the excellent research that the ERC funds, by funding further work (i.e. activities which were not scheduled to be funded by the original ERC frontier research grant) to verify the innovation potential of ideas arising from ERC funded projects.

Award: A lump sum of € 150,000 for a period of 18 months.

Funder Deadline: 18 September 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships

Summary: For UK institutions to invite an eminent senior professor from overseas, to bring genuinely novel expertise and enhance the skills and knowledge of academic staff and students in an underrepresented area in the UK. Priority will be given to new or recent collaborations and visits with a variety of activities beyond research.
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Award: Applications are invited for a minimum of £10,000 and a maximum of £150,000. A Visiting Professorship must last at least 3 months. Grants between 3 and 6 months must be completed in one visit. Grants between 6 and 12 months can be spread over two or more visits, with 12 months being the maximum duration for a visit.

Funder Deadline: 01 May 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Seedcorn and Research Capacity Network grants

Summary: BAICE Seedcorn grants fund small-scale pilots and scoping activities for larger projects. This may be through a combination of activities including (but not limited to) literature review, mapping exercises, data generation, analysis of secondary data, scoping visits and partner visits.

BAICE Research Capacity / Network grants fund the inception and development of innovative collaborations in new and priority research areas, aligned with the aims of BAICE. It is expected that the Research Capacity / Network grants do more than simply provide an opportunity for people to come together – they must demonstrate potential for building a new community of researchers to facilitate ongoing work and funding. If you would like funding to host a series of events or seminars, please see our BAICE Thematic Forum grant page.

For both Seedcorn and Research Capacity / Network grant we especially welcome applications that emphasise collaboration across different contexts, disciplines and career stages. 

Award: Up to £5,000
Funder Deadline: 01 May 2025
Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Spatial Thinking: Inspiring Action through Place-Based Solutions

Summary: Understanding our world starts with place and space — everything happens somewhere. Spatial thinking involves visualizing, interpreting, and reasoning information using location, patterns, scale, relationships, movement, and change over time in order to understand our world and develop impactful solutions relevant to a place and its unique conditions for those who live there. It is much more than the ability to create, use and understand maps. We continue to face big, complex, and rapidly changing challenges such as climate adaptation and mitigation, water scarcity, biodiversity conservation, and preserving and better understanding cultural knowledge and human stories. Spatial thinking is a powerful tool for understanding and telling stories of the past and present of a place and its inhabitants. It can help us understand a place’s unique conditions, how people and our planet relate to those conditions, and create and implement solutions needed to address challenges of a place.
 
This funding opportunity supports projects that identify a challenge related to a specific place and its unique conditions and leverages an educational solution using spatial thinking to enable people to act on behalf of our planet and its people.
Submissions should describe projects that are co-developed with members of a community or developed by community(ies) that will be impacted, or provide a detailed justification of that omission. We are particularly interested in projects that make connections across disciplines to identify creative solutions through interdisciplinary methods, use experiential learning, and define spatial thinking broadly, which could include tools such as geospatial technologies, maps, data, inquiry-based learning, or innovative technologies or tools (on the low to high tech spectrum) to engage learners (of any age, in any setting) in framing and visualizing data to develop solutions to challenges. Projects do not need to use technology in order to be competitive.
 
Competitive Proposals should include:

1. Explicit identification of a challenge related to place and an educational solution using spatial thinking that enables people to act on behalf of our planet and its people related to:
   1. At least one of these focus areas: Oceans; Wildlife; Land; Human Histories and Culture; Space; Planetary Health
   2. OR, within the Land focus area, focusing specifically on freshwater availability, quality, and/or sustainability
2. Sufficient description of the educational basis of the project design (e.g. the learning outcomes, methods, and learners are clearly described and are likely to achieve the proposed goals)
   1. The learning methodologies and activities are clearly outlined.
   2. The learning outcomes are clearly defined.
   3. The learners impacted (i.e. the population receiving the educational solution) are clearly identified, including how they will reach intended learners.
   4. Relevant spatial thinking tools and/or methods are well defined.
3. Clear articulation of impact goals and, for Level II grants, description of how impact will be measured
4. Description of how the work is developed by members of a community or co-developed with the community(ies) that will be impacted by the work, or provide a detailed justification of that omission.

Award: Level I is $20,000 USD; Level II is up to $100,000 USD
Funder Deadline: 05 May 2025, pre-application deadline
Contact:  funding@ngs.org and Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship

Summary: For well-established, distinguished researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a piece of original research. Fellowships are particularly aimed at those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research.
Award: Replacement salary costs for the duration of the Fellowship.
Funder Deadline: 09 May 2025
Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Wellcome Trust Early-Career Awards

Summary: This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. The researcher will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. By the end of the aware, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme. Project duration is usually 5 years, but may be less for some disciplines and longer if held on a part-time basis.

Award: Your salary and up to £400,000 for research expenses.

Funder Deadline: 22 May 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Wellcome Trust Career Development Award

Summary: This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.
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Award: Provides a salary for the grantholder (if required) and research expenses. Please request for level and duration of funding that's justifiable for your proposed research.

Funder Deadline: 24 July 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

The Big Questions

Summary: Supported by the John Templeton Foundation, The National Geographic Society seeks innovative photography, short film, writing, data visualization and other storytelling proposals to help people consider some of the greatest questions of our time.
 
These projects should in some way work to explore one of the following questions:

1. What does it mean to be human?
   1. We seek novel approaches to this question, science-driven stories that help us understand our own strange, yet familiar species in a new way.
   2. Stories may investigate human origins, as well as look into the future of human/machine interaction and shifts in human consciousness.
   3. Narratives around experiences of spirituality, family, gender, culture, interaction with the natural world and more.
2. Curiosity: What are the boundaries of Earth, or more precisely, what are the limits to what we can understand?
   1. Stories will take us to the edges of the physical, scientific, and philosophical world – and beyond. These will be the most ambitious and deeply geographic projects; journeys to the deepest parts of the ocean and the highest heights and – literally and figuratively – to more fully understand the natural world, ourselves and our place in the universe.
3. Human/Nature: What is the relationship between the human and natural worlds?
   1. Among other topics, areas may include traditional ecological knowledge, wisdom of the natural world (including animal and plant intelligence) and how it shapes progress, evolution, and human flourishing, biomimicry and shared consciousness between the human and natural worlds.
   2. Stories that spark awe and wonder in the cultural and natural world- Humans’ connection to, and reliance on nature – from the science of green space as respite and comfort, to the ways some cultures have historically and still view land as an entity to care for, just as it cares for us.

 
Award: Applicants may request up to $100,000 USD, though it is recommended that if you have five years or less of experience, you request up to $20,000 USD. Budgets of successful proposals will include reasonable, well justified costs directly required to complete the project. Successful applicants may use awarded funds over the course of one year. All applications should explicitly state the plan for evaluating the impact of the proposed work. Applicants may use a portion of the budget for Hostile Environment and First Aid Training (HEFAT) or other security training, if applicable.
Funder Deadline: 24 June 2025
Contact:  funding@ngs.org

 

Wellcome Trust Discovery Awards

Summary: This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing. 

Research questions should generate knowledge that leads to a shift in understanding or delivers new insight into how human life and health work. We welcome proposals that may have a clinical or societal impact or have translational potential, but the focus should be on discovery research.   

We fund research into the: 

• fundamental processes that underpin biology, to understand more about how human life works
• complexities of human health and disease, including clinical and population-based approaches
• burden of disease and its determinants where this brings new and transformational knowledge
• development of methodologies, conceptual frameworks, technologies, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research
• needs, values and priorities of the people and communities affected by disease and health disparities
• social, ethical, cultural, political, economic and historical contexts of human health and disease.

Award: The average size of a Discovery Award is £3.5 million. Applications above £5 million will be subject to additional scrutiny. Awards can be up to 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, and may be longer if held on a part-time basis. The average duration of a Discovery Award is 7 years, although we have supported awards from 3 to 8 years.

Funder Deadline: 29 July 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Large Grant Contribution Fund

Summary: Research grant applications for funding over £1 million for AHSS subject areas can request financial contributions from this fund. Funding may be requested for activities that are complementary to the external funding and contributions from Departments / Schools / Non-school institutions. Activities that add value in the following areas are particularly encouraged: widening participation and inclusion; improving partnerships locally / nationally / internationally; capacity and capability building; working with less advantaged partners. Leveraging funding for existing grant awards is not in the remit of this fund. All applications must include one or more external partners and only applications led by Cambridge PIs are eligible.

Award: Up to 10% of the award value. PI buyout and equipment are not eligible costs for request.

Funder Deadline: Minimum 4 weeks before funder deadline.

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik and Rpc@admin.cam.ac.uk

 

REF Impact Funding

Summary: Internal funding is available from the Research Strategy Office to support the development of the University’s REF impact submission. It is expected that successful applications will fund impact activities that may feed into potential impact case studies only where no other monies are available. Applications will be reviewed by the Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team. 

Submissions may include (but are not restricted to):

• Support for gathering feedback from public engagement activities
• Economic health monitoring
• Surveying/engaging with research users to evaluate impact
• Independent evaluation of impacts
• Resource to collate citations in policy documents

Award: Up to £10,000.

Funder Deadline: Rolling basis

Research Facilitation Contact: Please contact your relevant member of the Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team

 

All Council Harmonised IAA Impact Starter Fund Call 2024-2025

Summary: :Impact Starter funding will be available on a rolling basis to fund short-term projects of up to three months duration. Projects are expected to be short, cost-effective ways of kick-starting impact creation from research findings. The Impact Starter Fund will only consider projects that do not qualify for other IAA funding calls.

Award: Varies.

Funder Deadline: Rolling basis

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Lucy Sheerman

 

Cambridge Humanities Research Grants

Summary: The Cambridge Humanities Research Grants scheme (CHRG) supports research in the arts, humanities and social sciences across the University. The scheme welcomes applications from any independent researcher holding a current contract of employment at the point of application.

The Scheme is designed to enable researchers to conduct small-scale research activities, of the highest quality, that will enable them to bid successfully for larger-scale funding from external sponsors, and/or to generate publications, and/or to contribute materially in other ways towards the research objectives of their home institution.

Applications may be made at any time in the year, for the next available gathered field, with outcomes known approximately six weeks later.
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Award: Tier 1 up to £1,500; Tier 2 between £1,500 and £20,000; Tier 3 between £1,000 and £10,000.

Funder Deadline: 28 April 2025; 16 June 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: GrantsAHSS@admin.cam.ac.uk

 

CRASSH Research Networks

Summary: The Research Networks programme facilitates the exchange of ideas across disciplinary boundaries and allows Cambridge researchers to explore new forms of collaborative work. The programme is open to all academic staff (UTOs/CTOs), postdocs and postgraduate students. Since its inception in 2006, the Research Networks programme has hosted 94 networks. Each runs for a full year, with a programme of seminars, reading groups, workshops and other activities.
 
Network events are free and open to all unless otherwise stated.
 
Award: up to £2,000 per academic year, plus an in-kind contribution in the form of administrative assistance, a platform for virtual and hybrid sessions, and help with running in-person or online events
Funder Deadline: 02 May 2025
Contact: Research Network Programme Manager

 

Returning Carers Scheme

Summary: The Returning Carers Scheme (RCS) is an annual fund which provides awards of up to £10,000 to support employees who can evidence that their career / work-life:

• Has been, is being, or will be, disrupted owing to taking a break of at least three months or working part-time/reduced hours (equivalent to three months or more).
• This career break must have taken place within the last three years.
• Applicants must be able to show how funds provided through this scheme will support their career development and/or enhance their work opportunities.

Award: Requests for funds should not exceed £10,000 in total, based on direct costs
Funder Deadline: 15 May 2025
Contact: returningcarers@admin.cam.ac.uk

 

Collections-based Research in the Humanities

Summary: INT is pleased to offer, through a new two-year pilot scheme funded by Trinity College, small grants of up to £5,000 for collection-based research in the Humanities through modest-sized study sessions and/or workshops of up to two days in Collegiate Cambridge.  Up to eight grants are available in each academic year for two years, starting in 2024-25.
 
Collections, libraries, archives and galleries are the ‘laboratories’ of humanities scholars. Collegiate Cambridge has a wealth of such collections, large and small, as well as collections within collections that may not be well known to scholars or whose research potential is yet to be fully appreciated and realised. While most repositories welcome new research and scholarship of their holdings, they are often limited in supporting such research because of staff shortage or limited funds for conservation.
 
The purpose of this scheme is to promote enhanced engagement with physical items in the collection, so in-person, modest-sized meetings are encouraged. Applications to part-fund a single large international conference are therefore unlikely to succeed.
 
Award: up to £5,000
Funder Deadline: 30 May 2025
Contact: Trust Administrator

 

Cambridge-Africa Researchers Database
Resource 

Researchers from across the University of Cambridge and its affiliated institutes are engaging with the initiatives of the Cambridge-Africa Programme by carrying out collaborative research with African colleagues, and/or supporting African fellows.
 
In order to encourage new collaborations with African researchers and to support African PhD students and post-doctoral fellows, we have built (and are continuously expanding) a database of current and potential Cambridge collaborators and their expertise. The Cambridge researchers listed are either already engaging with, or have indicated their interest in being matched to Africans who have similar research interests. Cambridge researchers who would like to get involved do not need to have a pre-prepared project available, or existing African links, in order to be included in the database. If you would like your details to be included, please complete the (short and painless) registration form.

 

UK Data Service Introductory Training Series: Spring 2025
various dates March to June 2025

 
The UK Data Service provide access to a wide range of social science data for reuse. To help you get the most from these resources, we run a free introductory training series every spring and autumn to introduce different aspects of the UK Data Service.
 
Our training series workshops in spring 2025 are listed below and you can also browse our training and events pages for a full list of what is available.
 

• Introduction to effective and practical research data management, 8 April, 10.00 – 11.30
• How to become a computational Social Scientist, 16 April, 10.00 – 11.30
• Introduction to copyright: Copyright and publishing, 24 April, 13.00 – 14.30
• Introduction to copyright: Copyright and secondary data use, 29 April, 10.00 – 11.30
• Ethical and legal guidelines in data sharing, 8 May, 10.00 – 11.30
• Role of Informed Consent in Ethical Data Collection, Sharing and Reuse, 13 May, 10.00 – 11.30
• Getting started with secondary analysis, 16 May, 10.00 – 11.30
• Introduction to anonymisation techniques for social sciences research data, 22 May, 10.00 – 11.30
• Best practices for documenting social sciences research data, 10 June, 10.00 – 11.30

 
Recordings of UK Data Service events are made available on our YouTube channel and, together with the slides, on our past events pages soon after the event has taken place.

 

Cambridge Creative Encounters retrospective
05 April 2025

We challenged our researchers to work with creative professionals to rethink the ways they communicate their research, by means of animation, illustration, poetry, performance, photography, animation and moving image. In this retrospective exhibition, we will revisit poetry and films produced over the last 3 years of the project at All Saints Church. 

University of Cambridge researchers have worked with professionals from the creative arts to bring their research outside of the world of academia through a diverse range of artistic media. The research questions and disciplines are as varied as the creative ways in which they are presented – there will be plenty to reflect on and learn from this thought-provoking event. 

During the event there will be a poetry reading, the chance to watch the films and animations produced during the project, and a panel discussion with some of the artists and researchers involved.
 
The event will take place at All Saints Church, a masterpiece of Victorian architecture richly decorated with hand painted walls and suggestive stained glass windows. The church offers a wonderful backdrop to the creative value that the works showcased will bring. 

Refreshments will be served. 
 
Booking required here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambridge-creative-encounters-tickets-1237430962319

For any questions please email Claudia.antolini@admin.cam.ac.uk

 

Apply to observe a Wellcome funding advisory committee
14 April 2025

APPLY HERE.

Wellcome offers the opportunity to observe funding advisory committees. Researchers who are considering applying for Wellcome funding in the next two years can apply to observe a shortlisting committee.

When you’re a committee observer, you can watch how Wellcome assesses grant applications. This can help give you a better understanding of how Wellcome works before you submit your own application. Observers will gain understanding of:

• how committees use our assessment criteria
• how different aspects of the application are considered during assessment.

We encourage observers to share their experience with other potential applicants. Observers must not share any sensitive information about the applications they observe.

Being a committee observer doesn’t mean that you will be eligible to apply for a Wellcome grant.

Researchers can apply to be ‘committee observers’ who watch shortlisting meetings for the: 

• Early-Career Awards  
• Career Development Awards 
• Discovery Awards 

Observers will attend shortlisting meetings online for half a day, watching the discussion of applications.

 

Venture Building 101
07 May 2025, 13:00 to 17:30 (including lunch)
The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street

Are you looking to start a company or social enterprise? Perhaps you are already working with Cambridge Enterprise on the development of your idea and are considering spinning out a company?

This half-day, interactive, workshop is open to staff and postgraduate students of the University of Cambridge who are considering or are in the process of commercialising their research and expertise. It will provide helpful tools to assist in the process of starting a company or social venture.

The session focusses on the three core pillars of what experience tells us it takes to create a viable spin out: Technology, People and Funding.

Register here

 

Horizon Europe info days - Cluster 4 'Digital, Industry and Space'
13 May 2025, 08:30am, Online
RESIGTER HERE
 
This event aims to inform potential applicants about the funding opportunities within the Work Programme 2025 of the Horizon Europe Cluster 4 ‘Digital, Industry and Space’.
 
Speakers from the European Commission will provide detailed insights into the call topics, evaluation and award processes. Attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions about new developments and learn how to draft successful proposals.
 
Under the pillar II of Horizon Europe, Cluster 4 focuses on Digital, Industry and Space, aiming to deliver on the following 6 Destinations aligned with the Strategic Plan:
 

• Climate neutral, circular and digitised production
• Increased autonomy in key strategic value chains for resilient industry
• World leading data and computing technologies
• Digital and emerging technologies for competitiveness and fit for the Green Deal
• Open strategic autonomy in developing, deploying and using global space-based infrastructures, services, applications and data
• A human-centred and ethical development of digital and industrial technologies

 

Creative Cambridge 2025
15 May 2025, 10:00 to 18:00
Storey's Field Centre, Eddington, Cambridge
 
Our annual conference explores the collaboration and innovation between University research and Cambridge's creative and cultural industries.
 
Cambridge is renowned globally for its contributions to the creative industries, particularly in gaming technology innovations. However, navigating the extensive networks and support services that connect universities and local creative communities can be challenging. This is especially true for freelancers, micro-companies, start-ups, and individual academics or students.
 
This free event is open to anyone interested in developing new collaborations in the creative, cultural and heritage industries in Cambridgeshire or further afield. We aim to have a wonderful mix of academic researchers, innovators, artists and creatives, students, local businesses, cultural institutions, and representatives from the funders and networks who support the creative economy in Cambridge.

 

Humanities Summits 2025
15 & 22 May 2025
REGISTER HERE
 
Our Humanities Summits bring together colleagues from across the UK to discuss the key challenges and opportunities facing the arts and humanities, and to devise new approaches that will shape the future of our disciplines.
 
This year, the summits will focus on the theme of collaboration as a response to the pressures facing the sector. How can we work together more effectively? In what ways might we connect our existing infrastructure and link resources together at a regional and national level? And how do we continue to create opportunities to collaborate with other disciplines and sectors? 
 
The Humanities Summits will provide a critical forum to consider these questions, share ideas and look ahead to future strategic priorities.
 
This year we are holding two summits. Both summits will have a similar programme, so please register for the date and location that is most convenient for you. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

• Thursday 15 May, 10:30-16:30, Manchester Museum
• Thursday 22 May, 10:30-16:30, Senate House, University of London

Find out more and register here: https://www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/events/humanities-summits
 
The event is free to attend.

 

Horizon Europe info days - Cluster 1 'Health'
22 May 2025, 08:00, Online
REGISTER HERE
 
This info day aims to inform (potential) applicants about the topics included in the Cluster 1 'Health' work programme of 2025.

Under the pillar 2 of Horizon Europe, Cluster 1 focuses on Health and aims to deliver on the following six destinations matching the Strategic Plan:

• Staying healthy in a rapidly changing society
• Living and working in a health-promoting environment
• Tackling diseases and reducing disease burden
• Ensuring access to innovative, sustainable and high-quality health care
• Unlocking the full potential of new tools, technologies and digital solutions for a healthy society
• Maintaining an innovative, sustainable and globally competitive health-related industry

 

Horizon Europe - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks 2025 - Call info day
24 June 2025, 8:30 UK time
Online [REGISTER HERE]

Aim of the event

• Inform all potential applicants and stakeholders about the key aspects of the MSCA-DN-2025 call for proposals
• Promote the Industrial Doctorate and Joint Doctorate modes and present the main incentives

Who should attend?
This is an information event for anyone interested in the MSCA-DN-2025 call for proposals which will open on 28 May 2025.

Programme outline
The Doctoral Networks are a key part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions under the Framework Programme Horizon Europe. There are three different implementation modes: Standard Doctoral Networks (DNs), Joint Doctorates (JDs) and Industrial Doctorates (IDs).

The MSCA 2025 Call Info event aims at informing all potential applicants and stakeholders about all important requirements for 2025 and promoting the ID and JD modes. The participants will have the opportunity to raise their questions through Slido, in advance of the event (as of 29 May 2025) and during the Q&A session of the event.

It will be an online event, which will be opened with a welcome address and some introductory remarks, followed by the main presentation of the DN-2025 call. After a short coffee-break, a live Q&A session will take place through Slido.

AHSS Research and Impact Facilitation Bulletin

February 2025

 

If you want to discuss funding opportunities or you are working on an application for research funding and would like feedback on a draft, please do contact the School’s Research Facilitators – Anna Cieslik (UK Funding) and Elizabeth Penner (EU/International Funding). 

 You can find more information on the AHSS Research Website, search our External Funding Deadline Calendar and look at Previous Bulletins.  We are also now on Twitter! Follow us for updates on funding calls and information sessions.

 

UK Research Council Funding

• Pre-announcement: Proof of Concept (03 March 2025) UKRI
• International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers 2025 (13 March 2025) AHRC and ESRC
• AHRC BRAID DOT: responsible AI collaborations with US researchers (20 March 2025) AHRC
• Welsh Election Study 2026 (01 April 2025) UKRI
• Pre-announcement: Future Leaders Fellowship (02 April 2025) UKRI
• Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) (10 April 2025) AHRC
• LUCIA-Local Government Association (LGA) ECR fellowship programme (10 April 2025) AHRC
• Pre-announcement: UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships (10 April 2025) UKRI
• Pre-announcement: UKRI Creating Opportunities: rethinking economic (in)activity (06 May 2025) UKRI
• P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research (06 May 2025) ESRC

EU Funding

• Horizon Europe Main Work Programme (various dates)
• Latest updates and opportunities for SAH and SHSS
• ERC Advanced Grant (28 August 2025)
• ERC Proof of Concept (18 September 2025)

Charity Funding

• Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners 2025 (05 March 2025)
• British Academy International Fellowships (18 March 2025)
• Nuffield Foundation Research, Development and Analysis Fund (01 April 2025)
• Wellcome Trust Career Development Award (03 April 2025)
• Wellcome Trust Discovery Awards (08 April 2025)
• Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships (01 May 2025)
• Wellcome Trust Early Career Award (22 May 2025)

Internal Funding

• Large Grant Contribution Fund (rolling deadline; minimum 4 weeks before funder deadline)
• REF Impact Fund (rolling deadline)
• All Council Harmonised IAA Impact Starter Fund Call 2022-2026 (rolling deadline)
• Language Sciences Incubator Fund (09 February 2025) 
• Cambridge Humanities Research Grants (10 March 2025)
• HEIF 2025-2020 Call 1: Non-Schools Institutions KE activity (20 March 2025)
• HEIF 2025-2030 Call 2: School KE activity (20 March 2025)
• HEIF 2025-2023 Call 3: KE Training and Development activities (20 March 2025)
• Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund (21 March 2025)

Training

• Consultancy 101 (Cambridge Enterprise) 01 April
• Venture Building 101 (Cambridge Enterprise) 07 May 2025

 

Pre-announcement: Proof of Concept Summary: The UKRI Proof of Concept funding opportunity aims to support and accelerate the development of new or improved technologies, products, processes, and services arising from research activities at eligible UK research organisations, for example, universities, research institutes, facilities and centres. The UKRI Proof of Concept funding opportunity supports early-to-mid stage commercialisation activities that validate the development of concepts that arose from research. This is to support and enable the commercial application of existing research along varied commercialisation pathways such as licensing or company creation (spinouts or social ventures) or any other commercialisation routes. Applications are welcomed from across all research disciplines and research councils’ remit (AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC and STFC) including cross and multi-disciplinary approaches. Award: The FEC of your project can be up to £250,000 with a minimal amount of £100,000. UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC. The duration of this award is a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months from project start date. Projects must start by 1 September 2025. Funder Deadline: 03 March 2025, mandatory intention to submit deadline; 20 May 2025, full application deadline. Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers 2025 Summary: We’re looking to fund eligible PhD students and early career researchers to complete a research fellowship at an international cultural institution for two to six months.   The International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers programme provides early career researchers, and AHRC-funded and ESRC-funded doctoral students, with inclusive and dedicated access to internationally renowned collections, programmes and expertise held at host institutions.   The scheme aims to enhance the depth, range, diversity, and quality of research activities conducted by scholars, including research exploring under-represented and under-researched cultures and histories.   The fellowship provides unique opportunities for networking with other international scholars based at these world-renowned institutions and can have a transformational impact on personal development and career progression.   The host institutions for this round are: Harry Ransom Center Huntington Library Library of Congress National Institutes for the Humanities, Japan Shanghai Theatre Academy, China Smithsonian Institution Yale Centre for British Art Your fellowship must be based on your area of current research (including your doctoral research if you are a PhD student). The proposed research activities and outputs from your fellowship should complement, strengthen, or build on your current area of research. You will need to propose a distinct package of research in your application and explain how this project relates to both your current research and the collections and expertise of your prospective host institution.   Award: Between £4,850 and £12,750 Funder Deadline: 13 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Your department Research Grants Administrator

AHRC BRAID DOT: responsible AI collaborations with US researchers Summary:The aim of the funding is to further UK-US collaborative humanities-led research on AI by: establishing or strengthening collaborations between US and UK researchers in humanities-driven AI research supporting high quality humanities research undertaken by UK-US teams Research must be driven by a humanities approach and cannot include the development of new AI technologies, tools or algorithms. Projects should focus on one or more of the following areas: public media and discourse, including AI impacts on information access and polarisation , journalistic integrity, veracity and authenticity of content and sources, trust in media, capacity for public deliberation and consensus, and platform accountability resilience and sustainability, particularly AI’s impact on environmental sustainability but including social sustainability, resilience to climate impacts or impacts upon any of the UN’s 17 sustainability goals law and regulation in relation to AI innovation, including the role of law and regulation in incentivising responsible AI innovation, competing models and approaches to AI regulation, and impacts of AI on the regulatory environment and role of law, supporting citizen recourse, and models of accountability. Award: Funding is available for projects lasting up to two years. The UK-US team can apply for up to £150,000 or $75,000 (individuals), or £150,000 or $150,000 (teams). US researchers will be funded via the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Funder Deadline: 20 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact:  Dr Elizabeth Penner

Welsh Election Study 2026 Summary: The aim of this funding opportunity is to deliver data collection for the study of the Welsh devolved election to meet the needs of the research and user community. ESRC’s objectives for the successful applicant will be to: produce high-quality data that meets the needs of the research and policy communities, building on the existing time series data, and ensure those communities have timely access to the data promote the value and potential of the data to the research and wider user community to enable full utilisation by the UK research community, to inform policy and practice as well as the wider public collaborate with the other UK election studies to facilitate meaningful comparison of elections in the UK and the views and behaviour of UK electorates support capacity-building in the delivery of election studies introduce innovations in how the Welsh Election Study data collection is delivered These studies have made a major contribution to the understanding of political attitudes and behaviour at particular points in time, as well as of change over time. The data provides an important resource for researchers and political and policy communities. The WES is a key resource in facilitating comparative research and international collaborative research. This should be considered by applicants when designing the next WES. Award: The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £1,250,000. ESRC will fund 80% of the FEC (exceptions including subcontracted social surveys are funded at 100% FEC). The project should last approximately 48 months, in alignment with the Senedd election cycle. Funder Deadline: 01 April 2025 Research Facilitation Contact:  Dr Anna Cieslik

Pre-announcement: Future Leaders Fellowship Round 10 Summary: UKRI has pre-announced their Future Leaders Fellowship Round 10 call. This scheme aims to support the most talented early career researchers and innovators who are transitioning to or establishing research independence. The number of applicants that the University of Cambridge is permitted to submit is capped at 10 for this round and the call will therefore be managed according to the University’s restricted calls policy.    Fellowships run on a 4+3 year model with total award values typically up to around £2m. The scheme is open to both UK applicants and international applicants looking to take up a role at a UK-based organisation.    Following the same approach as for previous rounds, there is no outline stage for this call and so applicants that are successful at the internal selection will move immediately to the full application stage. More information on the scheme can be found on the call webpage. Note that this is currently a pre-announcement and the information will be updated ahead of the call opening on 3rd February.    Schools have been asked to each provide a ranked lists of individuals they recommend are supported to apply to this round of funding. Departments should therefore await communication from their School office to understand the selection/ranking process and timetable.    If there are more applications put forward by the Schools than the UKRI limit of 10, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research will review the numbers and rankings, and we will contact the Schools to confirm the number of applications each School may submit. Please note that applicants that haven’t been through the School ranking stage of the internal selection process will not be accepted or included in the University of Cambridge submission for this funding call.    The deadline for submission of full applications to UKRI is 18th June 2025. The usual Research Operations Office deadline policies apply to this call and Department’s should seek advice on accurate costing of the Fellow’s salary by contacting the appropriate ROO based team for your School.    Applications to this call will require a Pro-Vice-Chancellor Support statement. Further information regarding the process for this element will be circulated to the successful internal applicants and their Departments. Award: There is no minimum or maximum project cost Funder Deadline:   03 February 2025: funder opens call TBA: Internal CSHSS and CSAH deadline 02 April 2025: Internal deadline for Schools to pass on ranked list of supported applicants and summary of internal selection process to researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk 11 June 2025: ROO deadline for full applications (5 working days prior to the funder deadline) 18 June 2025: Funder deadline for submission of full applications Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik and RSO at researchstrategy@admin.cam.ac.uk

Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) Summary: The Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) programme aims to empower communities across the UK to have the agency and opportunity to enable growth and address equitable access to culture. It will do this by funding partnerships which amplify seldom heard voices; which respect diverse cultural identities; and which facilitate creative expression, in order that innovative solutions can be found to widen community participation in culture across the UK. The LUCIA programme objectives are: to develop collaborative research networks to actively engage local communities in widening access to cultural expression to understand local cultural complexities, barriers and enablers, with a view to improving wellbeing in communities throughout the UK to converge data and learning from a range of local and regional models to inform the spread and adoption of collaborative cultural policy across the UK The programme will fund networks comprised of community practitioners, researchers and policymakers for 12 months, to explore opportunities for widening cultural access and expression within UK communities. It is expected that each network will engage with their research organisation’s public engagement team throughout the application process, to ensure that public engagement is prioritised throughout activities planned. Applications should demonstrate equitable co-creation and co-production with community partners and people with expertise by experience, and clearly identify any barriers to access for those participants. Award: Up to £100,000 FEC funded at 80%. Project duration is up to 12 months. Projects must begin by 1 April 2026. Funder Deadline: 10 April 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

LUCIA-Local Government Association (LGA) ECR fellowship programme Summary: This fellowship funding opportunity, in partnership with the Local Government Association (LGA), will enable an early career researcher (ECR) to build strong collaborative partnerships across the cultural policy ecosystem and to enhance research and career experience in the equitable partnerships space, through the wider Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) programme. This fellowship will be hosted by the LGA (as a secondment opportunity) and is expected to support partnership building between LUCIA programme networks and policymakers, ensuring networks can effectively address key urban cultural challenges which are obstacles to community cohesion and civic discourse. This might include, but is not limited to, challenges around: cultural access violence against women and girls religious and cultural intolerance social media disinformation educational under-attainment intergenerational communication policing community interconnectivity Award: £135,000 FEC funded at 80%. The fellowship is expected to start on 1 April 2026 and last 12 months. Funder Deadline: 10 April 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Pre-announcement: UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowship Summary: The UK Metascience Unit will fund a cohort of early career fellows to build our understanding of: how the growing adoption of AI is changing the research landscape, including what metascientific, ethical, epistemic, and socioeconomic questions this raises how governments, industry, and funding organisations should respond Award: Fellowships can be up to £260,000 full economic cost (FEC) for up to two years. ESRC will fund 80% of the FEC. Funder Deadline: 10 April 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Pre-announcement: UKRI Creating opportunities: rethinking economic (in)activity Summary: A record number of people are registered as economically inactive across the UK, with a significant proportion not in local labour markets because of ill-health, disability, and informal caregiving responsibilities. This has profound implications for individuals, households, and local communities, as well as for the UK’s economy and society as a whole. Funding is for a single innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative project to identify ways of supporting good quality, sustainable economic activity in places experiencing high rates of ill-health, disability, and informal care in the UK. The project will develop a deeper contextual understanding of place-based economic inactivity in the UK, with a focus on: how different place-based and systemic factors interact to shape and condition health, disability, and informal care-driven economic inactivity at the local level in the UK how this economic inactivity, in turn, shapes and conditions local economic conditions and local labour market opportunities what types of support are offered to people experiencing ill-health, disability, or informal caring responsibilities, to help them access, remain in, and progress in work. How does this vary between places? How have support offered and the actors involved changed over time? what types of support are most effective in assisting economic activity long-term among these groups, and in what contexts. How can this learning inform the design and implementation of effective future support? In this opportunity, we are interested in informal caregiving as it relates to working age adults providing unpaid care for adult relatives, friends, and neighbours. Award: The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £1,200,000. UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC. Funding is for a single award. The project must begin by 12 January 2026 and run for 24 months. Funder Deadline: 06 May 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research Summary: P2R enables direct connections between public and civil servants and research organisations. P2R is part of a wider approach to policy engagement that aims to build trusted relationships between public and civil servants and academic researchers in order to support the creation of effective evidence-informed public policy. This 42-month Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) investment in a P2R infrastructure will enable policymakers to enhance their transferable skills and understanding of research, evidence and data by engaging in relevant activities in an academic setting. The infrastructure will increase the number and range of opportunities for UK public and civil servants, at all career stages, to engage with the UK research community through various formats, such as professional development, training, immersive workshops, placements, and networking. The aim of this investment is to help build an inclusive ‘connective infrastructure’ that facilitates impactful, sustained collaboration between research and policy stakeholders. This investment will enhance public and civil servant’s transferable skills and understanding of how to access and apply research evidence. It will build stronger connections between research and policy communities. Through these initiatives, this investment will support the development of effective public policy based on robust evidence and the expertise of the UK’s world leading research organisations. Award: The maximum full economic cost (FEC) of your project is £3.8 million. ESRC’s maximum contribution will be £3 million. The 42-month project must start by 2 February 2026. Funder Deadline: 06 May 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Horizon Europe Update: UK Eligibility Update Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 (and previous years) Successful UK applicants to calls under the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 (and previous years) will be funded under the UKRI Guarantee Funding. This Guarantee Funding has recently been extended to cover successful applications made by UK-based businesses and researchers to calls under the Horizon Europe 2021, 2022 or 2023 work programmes.    Horizon Europe 2024 Work Programme Calls Successful UK applicants will be funded by the EU, under the Horizon Europe Programme. Updates on Association: Please visit the Research Operation Office’s EU pages.

Horizon Europe Main Work Programme This PDF offers further details on calls relevant to SAHSS.  This list is not exhaustive so please refer the Horizon Europe Portal for full details. UKRO also have some very useful Factsheets that outline the thematic clusters that make up the three pillars of research support offered.   Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner    Highlighted notices: Transformative Innovations in global health HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-ACCESS-02-two-stage Novel and emerging transformative (disruptive) innovations are a concept which applies to innovations that make products and services more accessible and affordable, thereby making them available to a larger population. These interventions or innovations should offer more accessible, cost-effective, and efficient solutions and be preferably beyond proof of concept. Funding under this topic will be aimed at encouraging research and innovations targeting those overlooked segments in R&D and products implementation delivering more patient-centric and context-specific delivery forms, improved functionality and new products and systems at a lower price or overall value-for-money advantage when combined with existing interventions. Deadline: 20 March 2025 Smart airports, airports as multimodal nodes and passenger experience HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA4-2 Smart airports, with landside and groundside fully integrated into the ATM network, will be based around connectivity and other technologies to improve operations and the passenger experience. Research objectives include: The integration of airport and network planning and the timely exchange of surface transport network, airport and ATM network information will bring common situational awareness and improved mobility planning activities, notably arrival and departure predictability for both airports and the network. Research may also address the integration of vertiports into airport operations and surface transport network. Information-sharing and collaborative decision making will allow the inclusion of outputs from landside processes (passenger and baggage) to be used to improve the accuracy and predictability of airside operations. Business intelligence and machine learning will help airport stakeholders collaborate to align process and resource capacity with predicted demand in both planning phase (allocation of resources) and execution phase (dynamic adjustment of the plan based on anticipated impact on punctuality of flights and passenger experience). As future solutions will be virtualized and distributed, smart airports should leverage the collaboration power also to enhance the cybersecurity posture to prevent, protect and increase the cyber-resilience from attacks to the infrastructure. Adoption of novel passenger processing solutions able to offer a seamless passenger experience within and among airports. Considering ATM to be an integrated part of an intermodal transport system, research may include the development of potential solutions to share data between transport modes (e.g., ATM – rail) and to better collaborate to optimise the performance of both the overall transport system and the door-to-door journey. This includes the development of an integrated transport network performance cockpit and the definition of an integrated transport network crisis management process. Note that there is on-going work under project Travel-Wise on these topics. Deadline: 16 September 2025

Latest Updates and Opportunities for SAH and SHSS Please find here an information note on Horizon Europe Programme prepared for School of Arts and Humanities (SAH) &Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS). It includes latest updates on Horizon Europe, including funding opportunities available under 2023-2024 Work Programmes, how to apply and useful links. The content of the information note is as follows: Funding Certainty European Research Council (Pillar 1) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Pillar I) Thematic Clusters (Pillar II Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness) Cluster 2: Culture Creativity and Inclusive Society European Innovation Council (Pillar III Innovative Europe)

ERC Advanced Grant Summary: The ERC Advanced Grant is for established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements in the last 10 years. PIs should be exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions. Award: € 2.5 million for a period of 5 years. An additional € 1 million can be requested to cover start-up costs, the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities. Funder Deadline: 28 August 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

ERC Proof of Concept Summary: The ERC Proof of Concept funding is made available only to those who already have an ERC award to establish proof of concept of an idea that was generated in the course of their ERC-funded projects. Frontier research often generates radically new ideas that drive innovation and business inventiveness and tackle societal challenges. The ERC PoC Grants aim at facilitating exploration of the commercial and social innovation potential of ERC funded research and are therefore available only to PIs whose proposals draw substantially on their ERC funded research. Proof of Concept Grants aim at maximising the value of the excellent research that the ERC funds, by funding further work (i.e. activities which were not scheduled to be funded by the original ERC frontier research grant) to verify the innovation potential of ideas arising from ERC funded projects. Award: A lump sum of € 150,000 for a period of 18 months. Funder Deadline: 18 September 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners Summary: This programme is providing pump priming funding to seed collaborations for applications to specific Horizon Europe topics in Pillar 2. The aim is to build collaborative activity between UK and EU/Associated Countries’ entities in Pillar 2 where the major consortia building type of applications in Horizon Europe are centred. This will help UK-based entities overcome the barriers to collaborative engagement with EU/Associated Countries’ partners to maximise the opportunities Horizon Europe presents. For the purpose of this call, Associated Countries include those countries in the process of associating as listed on the Europa website. Third country partners, such as Switzerland, can also be considered as appropriate, but projects and proposed consortia must provide confidence that they will address necessary eligibility and impact criteria. The call is focused solely on Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe – Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness. . Award: Up to £10,000 to cover collaboration preparation activities to enable multinational consortium building, as well as costs for developing the project ideas and gaining a better understanding of the market opportunities. Funder Deadline: 05 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

British Academy International Fellowships Summary: The International Fellowships programme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders. Each award is expected to involve a specific and protected research focus with the award holder undertaking high quality, original research. The overarching aim of the International Fellowships programme is to attract and retain emerging talent in the UK and build a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce. The objectives are to: Attract talented International early career researchers to establish and conduct their research in the UK; Support early career researchers to pursue high-quality and innovative lines of research; Provide opportunities to acquire and transfer new skills and knowledge through training and career development; Foster long-term relationships through networking opportunities and the International Fellowships alumni programme. Award: The Fellowship supports salary for 24 months. Applicants may apply for research expenses of up to £12,000 and relocation costs of up to £8,000. Funder Deadline: 18 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

Nuffield Foundation Research, Development and Analysis Fund Summary: Our main focus is on Education, Welfare and Justice but many of our projects  cut across and go beyond these broad  domains. In particular, we are interested in  funding research that takes account of the trends that are shaping today’s increasingly complex society, such as those set out in  our 2017-2022 strategy:  How do digital technologies and digital communications alleviate, exacerbate and shift vulnerability, and affect concepts of trust, evidence and authority? In what ways do factors such as socio-economic status, gender, ethnicity,  community and geography affect the vulnerability of people to different types of risk, and how can this be mitigated? What interventions might promote opportunity and reduce adversity through different life stages, and promote social inclusion between and across generations? What are the social and economic implications of physical and mental disability and chronic illness? How can social policy institutions make better use of research, evidence and  data in order to understand better the needs of those they serve, and improve  services and outcomes? How might the data infrastructure be used or improved to better understand and explain outcomes for individuals and society? Award: Up to £750,000. Please note, the majority of grants we award are less than £300,000. For funding applications that are larger in scale and address our core areas of interest, we will consider awards towards the higher end of the current funding scale, providing applications can demonstrate a strong case and value for money. Funder Deadline: 01 April 2025, Outline application deadline Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Wellcome Trust Career Development Awards Summary: This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. . Award: Provides a salary for the grantholder (if required) and research expenses. Please request for level and duration of funding that's justifiable for your proposed research. Funder Deadline: 03 April 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Wellcome Trust Discovery Awards Summary: This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing.  Research questions should generate knowledge that leads to a shift in understanding or delivers new insight into how human life and health work. We welcome proposals that may have a clinical or societal impact or have translational potential, but the focus should be on discovery research.    We fund research into the:  fundamental processes that underpin biology, to understand more about how human life works complexities of human health and disease, including clinical and population-based approaches burden of disease and its determinants where this brings new and transformational knowledge development of methodologies, conceptual frameworks, technologies, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research needs, values and priorities of the people and communities affected by disease and health disparities social, ethical, cultural, political, economic and historical contexts of human health and disease. Award: The average size of a Discovery Award is £3.5 million. Applications above £5 million will be subject to additional scrutiny. Awards can be up to 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, and may be longer if held on a part-time basis. The average duration of a Discovery Award is 7 years, although we have supported awards from 3 to 8 years. Funder Deadline: 08 April 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships Summary: For UK institutions to invite an eminent senior professor from overseas, to bring genuinely novel expertise and enhance the skills and knowledge of academic staff and students in an underrepresented area in the UK. Priority will be given to new or recent collaborations and visits with a variety of activities beyond research. . Award: Applications are invited for a minimum of £10,000 and a maximum of £150,000. A Visiting Professorship must last at least 3 months. Grants between 3 and 6 months must be completed in one visit. Grants between 6 and 12 months can be spread over two or more visits, with 12 months being the maximum duration for a visit. Funder Deadline: 01 May 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Wellcome Trust Early-Career Awards Summary: This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. The researcher will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. By the end of the aware, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme. Project duration is usually 5 years, but may be less for some disciplines and longer if held on a part-time basis. Award: Your salary and up to £400,000 for research expenses. Funder Deadline: 22 May 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Large Grant Contribution Fund Summary: Research grant applications for funding over £1 million for AHSS subject areas can request financial contributions from this fund. Funding may be requested for activities that are complementary to the external funding and contributions from Departments / Schools / Non-school institutions. Activities that add value in the following areas are particularly encouraged: widening participation and inclusion; improving partnerships locally / nationally / internationally; capacity and capability building; working with less advantaged partners. Leveraging funding for existing grant awards is not in the remit of this fund. All applications must include one or more external partners and only applications led by Cambridge PIs are eligible. . Award: Up to 10% of the award value. PI buyout and equipment are not eligible costs for request. Funder Deadline: Minimum 4 weeks before funder deadline. Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik and Rpc@admin.cam.ac.uk

REF Impact Funding Summary: Internal funding is available from the Research Strategy Office to support the development of the University’s REF impact submission. It is expected that successful applications will fund impact activities that may feed into potential impact case studies only where no other monies are available. Applications will be reviewed by the Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team.  Submissions may include (but are not restricted to): Support for gathering feedback from public engagement activities Economic health monitoring Surveying/engaging with research users to evaluate impact Independent evaluation of impacts Resource to collate citations in policy documents Award: Up to £10,000. Funder Deadline: Rolling basis Research Facilitation Contact: Please contact your relevant member of the Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team

All Council Harmonised IAA Impact Starter Fund Call 2024-2025 Summary: :Impact Starter funding will be available on a rolling basis to fund short-term projects of up to three months duration. Projects are expected to be short, cost-effective ways of kick-starting impact creation from research findings. The Impact Starter Fund will only consider projects that do not qualify for other IAA funding calls. Award: Varies. Funder Deadline: Rolling basis Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Lucy Sheerman

Language Sciences Incubator Fund Summary: The Language Sciences Incubator Fund is an opportunity to:  Develop new ideas and collaborations Run pilot studies that could lead to larger grants   Gain quick access to initial funding Kickstart novel research ideas We particularly welcome projects which: Promote interdisciplinary exchange and collaboration Address emerging themes Develop novel methodological approaches or tools Are likely to lead to the development of further research grant proposals Travel costs, event or workshop organisation are not supported by this scheme. API or computation fees for commercial tools (e.g. API access for large language models) will not be funded under this scheme unless it is clearly explained why existing university resources (e.g. the HPC cluster) or freely available models (e.g. hugging face) are insufficient or inaccessible.  Award: £10,000 in total for projects related to the core aim of the Language Sciences IRC of "strengthening research collaborations across disciplines"; £27,000 in total for projects related to our AI@Cam project “Improving language equity and inclusion through AI”. Funding of up to £5,000 is available per project but we would consider larger funding requests for exceptional AI-focused projects. Funder Deadline: 09 February 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: contact@languagesciences.cam.ac.uk

Cambridge Humanities Research Grants Summary: The Cambridge Humanities Research Grants scheme (CHRG) supports research in the arts, humanities and social sciences across the University. The scheme welcomes applications from any independent researcher holding a current contract of employment at the point of application. The Scheme is designed to enable researchers to conduct small-scale research activities, of the highest quality, that will enable them to bid successfully for larger-scale funding from external sponsors, and/or to generate publications, and/or to contribute materially in other ways towards the research objectives of their home institution. Applications may be made at any time in the year, for the next available gathered field, with outcomes known approximately six weeks later. . Award: Tier 1 up to £1,500; Tier 2 between £1,500 and £20,000; Tier 3 between £1,000 and £10,000. Funder Deadline: 10 March 2025; 28 April 2025; 16 June 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: GrantsAHSS@admin.cam.ac.uk

HEIF 2025-2030 Call 1: Non-School Institutions KE activity Summary: Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) allocations are made on an annual basis by Research England to support knowledge exchange between higher education providers and the wider world that benefits society and the economy. In our new 2025 approach, three open calls will be made available for projects with the potential for HEIF support in either non-school institution or school structures, for long term investment or for time limited projects. In this call, non-school institutions are given opportunity to apply for funding for core KE related projects up to 5 years in length. Those already receiving funds through HEIF are invited to apply for an amount consistent with current budget envelopes (with inflationary increases considered). Any significant increases to current projects will be assessed with new activity and judged in relation to the portfolio as a whole. . Award: The amount of funding requested should be proportionate to the project, and where  applicable within the envelope of existing projects. Funder Deadline: 20 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: heif@admin.cam.ac.uk

HEIF 2025-2030 Call: School KE activity Summary: Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) allocations are made on an annual basis by Research England to support knowledge exchange between higher education providers and the wider world that benefits society and the economy. In our new 2025 approach, three open calls will be made available for projects with the potential for HEIF support in either non-school institution or school structures, for long term investment or for time limited projects. In this call, Schools are invited to coordinate HEIF applications from within their departments/ faculties.  . Award: The amount of funding requested should be proportionate to the project, and where  applicable within the envelope of existing projects. Funder Deadline: 20 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: heif@admin.cam.ac.uk

HEIF 2025-2030 Call 3: KE Training and Development activities Summary: Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) allocations are made on an annual basis by Research England to support knowledge exchange between higher education providers and the wider world that benefits society and the economy. In our new 2025 approach, three open calls will be made available for projects with the potential for HEIF support in either non-school institution or school structures, for long term investment or for time limited projects. Projects that are focussed on the training and development of skills, knowledge and expertise in KE which sit across the University are encouraged to apply through this call. Those already receiving funds through HEIF are invited to apply for an amount consistent with current budget envelopes (with inflationary increases considered). Any significant increases to current projects will be assessed with new activity and judged in relation to the portfolio as a whole. . Award: The amount of funding requested should be proportionate to the project, and where  applicable within the envelope of existing projects. Funder Deadline: 20 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: heif@admin.cam.ac.uk

Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund Summary: The Cambridge-Africa programme is pleased to announce the opening of the call for proposals to the Mastercard Foundation and University of Cambridge Climate Resilience and Sustainability Research Fund.   We welcome applications from pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge and African institutions looking to establish and/or strengthen research collaborations that address key challenges in climate resilience and sustainability. The fund is not limited to science departments and encourages applications from all disciplines and departments. Multi-disciplinary and inter- disciplinary applications are particularly welcomed as are innovative approaches.  Award: Applications can be made for a Research Catalyst Grant for up to £20,000 or a Workshop Grant for up to £50,000 regardless of discipline and dependent on justification for funding requested. Funder Deadline: 21 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Please direct any queries to cresusrf@cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk

Consultancy 101 01 April 2025, 9:30 to 14:00 (including lunch) The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street Are you considering becoming a consultant? Perhaps you are already consulting but want to find out how to work more effectively. Cambridge Enterprise is delighted to offer a half-day training course to academics and researchers of the University. They will share expertise on best practices, tips on making life easier and troubleshoot some of the key issues consultants encounter. What the workshop covers: The benefits and impact of undertaking consultancy work. Key issues surrounding confidentiality, intellectual property and liability. A panel of consultants from the University sharing their experience, followed by a Q&A session. A networking lunch with Cambridge Enterprise trainers and panel speakers. Register here

Venture Building 101 07 May 2025, 13:00 to 17:30 (including lunch) The Pitt Building, Trumpington Street Are you looking to start a company or social enterprise? Perhaps you are already working with Cambridge Enterprise on the development of your idea and are considering spinning out a company? This half-day, interactive, workshop is open to staff and postgraduate students of the University of Cambridge who are considering or are in the process of commercialising their research and expertise. It will provide helpful tools to assist in the process of starting a company or social venture. The session focusses on the three core pillars of what experience tells us it takes to create a viable spin out: Technology, People and Funding. Register here

 

 

AHSS Research and Impact Bulletin: December 2024

 UK Research Council Funding 

• New Generation Thinkers 2025 (28 January 2025) AHRC
• Curiosity Award (30 January 2025) AHRC
• Catalyst Award (30 January 2025) AHRC
• Collaborate with German partners on arts and humanities research (19 February 2025) AHRC
• International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers 2025 (13 March 2025)
• Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) (10 April 2025) AHRC
• Pre-announcement: Future Leaders Fellowship - round 10 (18 June 2025) UKRI

 

 EU/International Funding 

• Horizon Europe Main Work Programme (various dates)
• Latest updates and opportunities for SAH and SHSS
• ERC Proof of Concept (13 March 2025 and 18 September 2025)
• ERC Advanced Grant (28 August 2025)

    

Charity Funding 

• ISRF Flexible Grants for Small Groups (10 January 2025)
• Academic Jewish Studies Grant Programme: Research Consortia (13 January 2025)
• Academic Jewish Studies Grant Programme: Postdoctoral Fellowships (13 January 2025)
• The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium (15 January 2025)
• British Academy International Writing Workshops (25 January 2025)
• British Academy Conferences (29 January 2025)
• Evidence-informed policymaking grants (19 February 2025)
• Wellcome Trust Early Career Award (25 February 2025)
• Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners 2025 (05 March 2025)
• Wellcome Trust Career Development Award (03 April 2025)

 

Internal Funding 

• Large Grant Contribution Fund (rolling deadline; minimum 4 weeks before funder deadline)
• REF Impact Fund (rolling deadline)
• All Council Harmonised IAA Impact Starter Fund Call 2022-2026 (rolling deadline)
• Trinity Programmes Collection-based Research in the Humanities (10 January 2025)
• Trinity Programmes Project Completion Grants for Mid-Career Researchers in Humanities (10 January 2025)
• Improving Research Community Builder Award (14 January 2025)
• Cambridge Humanities Research Grants (27 January 2025)

Training 

• Policy Engagement Training Programme (UKRI) 04 December, registration deadline
• Writing a Narrative CV (internal) 05 December 2024
• Professional Development Boot Camp (Postdoc Academy) 16 December 2024, registration deadline; 29-30 January 2025, event dates

 

New Generation Thinkers 2025 Summary: This scheme offers five early career researchers the opportunity to be ‘researchers in residence’ where they will work with programme makers at BBC Radio 4 and produce a piece of writing to be recorded for radio. If selected, you’ll also take part in learning and development opportunities with AHRC around working with the media, engaging the public with research and how to work with policy makers. Funder Deadline: 28 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

AHRC Curiosity Award Summary: Curiosity awards support early-stage ambitious and novel fundamental research which has the potential to act as a springboard towards new and exciting research agendas. The funding opportunity celebrates the full diversity of the arts and humanities. It is flexible, and applications are welcomed from teams, networks, and solo researchers. Projects can be single discipline, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary. Practice-based and practice-led research is supported by this funding opportunity. Award: Up to £100,000 funded at 80% fEC. Funder Deadline: 30 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

AHRC Catalyst Award Summary: Catalyst awards support researchers without prior experience of leading a significant research project to accelerate their trajectory as independent researchers, unlocking their potential and building leadership and convenor experience through the delivery of ambitious or complex projects. The scheme takes a people-centred approach with funding available to support the development of researchers and their research ideas. It is flexible, and applications are welcomed from teams, networks and solo researchers. Development is at the core of this scheme; projects must clearly articulate how the funding will contribute to the development of all those involved through the way that the project has been designed and will be managed, with appropriate support structures in place. Award: Between £100,000 and £300,000 funded at 80% fEC. Funder Deadline: 30 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Collaborate with German partners on arts and humanities research Summary: The funding opportunity will be open to applications addressing any research topic where there is significant potential to advance knowledge through collaborative research. It brings together arts and humanities researchers in the UK, whose research falls within the remit of AHRC, and humanities researchers in Germany. For this funding opportunity, the field of humanities is defined by the AHRC’s remit, not by the DFG’s classification of humanities. Award: The full economic cost of your project can be up to £420,000. Your project can last for 24 to 36 months. Funder Deadline: 19 February 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers 2025 Summary: We’re looking to fund eligible PhD students and early career researchers to complete a research fellowship at an international cultural institution for two to six months.   The International Fellowships for PhD and Early Career Researchers programme provides early career researchers, and AHRC-funded and ESRC-funded doctoral students, with inclusive and dedicated access to internationally renowned collections, programmes and expertise held at host institutions.   The scheme aims to enhance the depth, range, diversity, and quality of research activities conducted by scholars, including research exploring under-represented and under-researched cultures and histories.   The fellowship provides unique opportunities for networking with other international scholars based at these world-renowned institutions and can have a transformational impact on personal development and career progression.   The host institutions for this round are: Harry Ransom Center Huntington Library Library of Congress National Institutes for the Humanities, Japan Shanghai Theatre Academy, China Smithsonian Institution Yale Centre for British Art Your fellowship must be based on your area of current research (including your doctoral research if you are a PhD student). The proposed research activities and outputs from your fellowship should complement, strengthen, or build on your current area of research. You will need to propose a distinct package of research in your application and explain how this project relates to both your current research and the collections and expertise of your prospective host institution.   Award: Between £4,850 and £12,750 Funder Deadline: 13 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Your department Research Grants Administrator

Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) Summary: The Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) programme aims to empower communities across the UK to have the agency and opportunity to enable growth and address equitable access to culture. It will do this by funding partnerships which amplify seldom heard voices; which respect diverse cultural identities; and which facilitate creative expression, in order that innovative solutions can be found to widen community participation in culture across the UK. The LUCIA programme objectives are: to develop collaborative research networks to actively engage local communities in widening access to cultural expression to understand local cultural complexities, barriers and enablers, with a view to improving wellbeing in communities throughout the UK to converge data and learning from a range of local and regional models to inform the spread and adoption of collaborative cultural policy across the UK The programme will fund networks comprised of community practitioners, researchers and policymakers for 12 months, to explore opportunities for widening cultural access and expression within UK communities. It is expected that each network will engage with their research organisation’s public engagement team throughout the application process, to ensure that public engagement is prioritised throughout activities planned. Applications should demonstrate equitable co-creation and co-production with community partners and people with expertise by experience, and clearly identify any barriers to access for those participants. Award: Up to £100,000 FEC funded at 80%. Project duration is up to 12 months. Projects must begin by 1 April 2026. Funder Deadline: 10 April 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Pre-announcement: Future Leaders Fellowships, round 10 Summary: Future Leaders Fellowships are personal awards to support fellows to develop as impactful and influential research or innovation leaders. You are encouraged to think broadly about the type of activities you may pursue as part of your research or innovation objectives. This could include: time for work in other environments developing international links developing new skills (for example, in policy or commercialisation) You should also consider what career development support opportunities are appropriate. This could include mentoring and professional training and development, and relevant training courses that will underpin your future career ambitions and learning. A clear programme of skills development is an essential component of this fellowship. For this scheme there are match funding requirements for the fellow's salary and a commitment to an open ended position at the end of the Fellowship. Early career academics already in a permanent position can apply, provided they can show they need funding to "transition to research independence". Award: There is no minimum or maximum project cost Funder Deadline: TBA internal restricted deadline; 18 June 2025 funder deadline Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Horizon Europe Update: UK Eligibility Update Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 (and previous years) Successful UK applicants to calls under the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 (and previous years) will be funded under the UKRI Guarantee Funding. This Guarantee Funding has recently been extended to cover successful applications made by UK-based businesses and researchers to calls under the Horizon Europe 2021, 2022 or 2023 work programmes.    Horizon Europe 2024 Work Programme Calls Successful UK applicants will be funded by the EU, under the Horizon Europe Programme. Updates on Association: Please visit the Research Operation Office’s EU pages.

Horizon Europe Main Work Programme This PDF offers further details on calls relevant to SAHSS.  This list is not exhaustive so please refer the Horizon Europe Portal for full details. UKRO also have some very useful Factsheets that outline the thematic clusters that make up the three pillars of research support offered.   Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner    Highlighted notices: Industrialisation of sustainable and circular deep renovation workflows (Built4People Partnership) HORIZON-CL5-2024-D4-02-01 In line with the Renovation Wave and in order to meet long-term climate and energy targets, more action is needed to increase the rate and depth of building renovation. Several recent projects and calls have focused on prefabrication for deep renovation, but more work is needed to develop innovative, seamless workflows from design to off-site prefabrication, to installation, construction on-site, maintenance and future dismantling, reuse and recycling of prefabricated elements, duly considering life cycle performance, sustainability, and the potential to use the buildings as carbon sinks. Deadline: 04 February 2025 Mobility Management Plans and Behavioural Change  HORIZON-MISS-2024-CIT-01-03 The shift towards a decarbonised transport system is considered as challenging compared to other sectors of the economy. Achieving urban mobility decarbonisation can involve a variety of policy and technology measures and solutions. However, technological innovations alone are not sufficient for achieving a decarbonised urban transport system. They should be complemented by measures tapping into changes that target travel patterns and generate a shift in the daily mobility behaviour. The objective of this topic is to explore, analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of mobility management schemes (influencing behavioural change, travel demand and travel supply) in achieving a decarbonised and energy-efficient urban mobility system. Deadline: 11 February 2025

Latest Updates and Opportunities for SAH and SHSS Please find here an information note on Horizon Europe Programme prepared for School of Arts and Humanities (SAH) &Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS). It includes latest updates on Horizon Europe, including funding opportunities available under 2023-2024 Work Programmes, how to apply and useful links. The content of the information note is as follows: Funding Certainty European Research Council (Pillar 1) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (Pillar I) Thematic Clusters (Pillar II Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness) Cluster 2: Culture Creativity and Inclusive Society European Innovation Council (Pillar III Innovative Europe)

ERC Proof of Concept Summary: The ERC Proof of Concept funding is made available only to those who already have an ERC award to establish proof of concept of an idea that was generated in the course of their ERC-funded projects. Frontier research often generates radically new ideas that drive innovation and business inventiveness and tackle societal challenges. The ERC PoC Grants aim at facilitating exploration of the commercial and social innovation potential of ERC funded research and are therefore available only to PIs whose proposals draw substantially on their ERC funded research. Proof of Concept Grants aim at maximising the value of the excellent research that the ERC funds, by funding further work (i.e. activities which were not scheduled to be funded by the original ERC frontier research grant) to verify the innovation potential of ideas arising from ERC funded projects. Award: A lump sum of € 150,000 for a period of 18 months. Funder Deadline: 13 March 2025 and 18 September 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

ERC Advanced Grant Summary: The ERC Advanced Grant is for established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements in the last 10 years. PIs should be exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions. Award: € 2.5 million for a period of 5 years. An additional € 1 million can be requested to cover start-up costs, the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities. Funder Deadline: 28 August 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

ISRF Flexible Grants for Small Groups Summary: The ISRF regularly offers support to small groups of scholars working collaboratively. Generally speaking, ISRF small group awards are intended as enabling one or more short periods of face-to-face joint group work such as workshops, working-in-pairs, or short academic visits (e-working, video-conferencing or Skype expenses are not included). Award: Up to the limit of £7,100. Funder Deadline: 10 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Academic Jewish Studies Programme: Research Consortia Summary: Support is available for universities to establish research consortia, which link scholars at different institutions working on shared research projects. We welcome applications for digital humanities  projects, as well as applications which include an Israeli partner institution. These grants are  intended to serve as seed funding for recipients to develop a larger project proposal for a national or  EU-funding body. The ability for Jewish Studies to win substantial grants from such funding bodies will ensure the future of Jewish Studies in 21st-century Europe. Award: Maximum £40,000 per annum for three years. Funder Deadline: 13 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

Academic Jewish Studies Programme: Postdoctoral Fellowships Summary: Support is available for institutions who wish to employ a post-doctoral fellow in Jewish Studies. Institutions should be able to make a case that the post-doctoral fellow will make a significant contribution to their department and conduct ground-breaking research during their fellowship. The fellowship programme includes online seminars and workshops designed to foster networking  and collaboration between our fellows. These events include skills based workshops and  opportunities to present work-in-progress. Recipients are expected to participate in these events throughout their fellowship. Award: Maximum £35,000 per annum for two years. Please note: the funder is aware this is not enough to cover a full-time post-doctoral fellowship in some countries, and we expect universities to contribute to the cost of the fellowship. Funder Deadline: 13 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium  Summary: The symposium aims to incentivise and establish international engagement and collaboration between early career researchers based in Germany and the United Kingdom. This symposium’s theme is belonging, highlighting connections between space, place and identity and addressing: what does it mean to belong to a community, a society or a state? How is this sense of belonging – or exclusion from it – produced, maintained, expressed and represented? This symposium will seek to bring a highly interdisciplinary lens to this work, exploring ideas of belonging and identity in relation to borders and boundaries, both physical and ideological. It is expected that the symposium will include a series of sessions focusing on: Mutability of belonging Natures of belonging Representations of belonging Participants, consisting of approximately 15 early career researchers from each country (within ten years of PhD completion), will have opportunities for in-depth discussions, networking, and collaborative project development. Seed funding will be available for international collaborations formed during the symposium. Award: The symposium covers travel, accommodation, and visa costs. Participants are expected to attend the entire symposium and travel on designated dates. Funder Deadline: 15 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

British Academy International Writing Workshops Summary: The intention of the Writing Workshops is to cultivate professional networks and mentorship and provide access for early career researchers in developing countries to the academic requirements of journals, including international journals, and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to publish in these journals. Award: Awards are set at a maximum of £30,000. Funding must be used in the direct delivery of the workshops, and can cover travel and related expenses, subsistence costs, clerical assistance and consumables, childcare support (including for participants), networking, meeting and/or conference costs. Funder Deadline: 25 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

British Academy Conferences Summary: The British Academy Conferences scheme presents an exceptional opportunity for UK-based scholars to run a landmark event featuring leading-edge research as part of the Academy’s events programme. The scheme includes a strand of British Academy/Wellcome Conferences, designed to foster discussion and debate on health and wellbeing related themes. Successful conferences will bring together scholars from around the world to present and discuss new research in the humanities and social sciences. Events can be held at the British Academy’s own premises in London, at other British venues, online, or at one of the British International Research Institutes (BIRIs) outside of the UK. These landmark events will offer students, scholars and specialists an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in their subject areas and to expand their academic networks. Award: Up to £20,000 per conference is available for British Academy/DSIT conferences. For conferences on health and wellbeing under the British Academy/Wellcome scheme, the upper limit of awards is £30,000. Funder Deadline: 29 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Evidence-informed policymaking grants Summary: The aim of this call is to support ODA-eligible international collaborations between researchers, policymakers and practitioners in the UK and those in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries on evidence-informed policymaking. Applications that are not considered ODA-eligible will not be taken forward through the assessment process. Evidence-based policymaking is an ideal outcome for any policymaking efforts, however, policy is more usually informed by research and evidence if at all. This is often not at the right moments in the policymaking cycle and only when those involved in the generation of evidence and the formulation and delivery of policy act to ensure this is the case. The idea behind informing policymaking through quality evidence and research from the beginning of the policymaking cycle, what scholars call ‘framing’ or ‘ideation’, through to policy design and implementation and learning, is that it can enhance decisionmakers’ understanding of issues, helping to positively inform policy formation and creation, and service delivery, as well as supporting strategic planning and policy and programme improvements. There is considerable interest in evidence-informed policymaking with much research aiming directly or indirectly to inform policy. This is supported by a broad field of evidence on how to foster the use of research evidence in specific conditions. There is, however, further work required on the effectiveness of interventions to develop, embed and sustain evidence-based policymaking. This call is therefore aiming to respond to questions, such as the following: What is needed to build structural, political and social conditions that value and support effective evidence use in policymaking? How do contextual factors and the political economy of evidence shape the substance of policies and the parameters regarding who is included or excluded, and who benefits more or less? How are policy outcomes (positively or negatively) affected when research evidence is used? Award: Up to £150,000 for 12 months in duration. Funder Deadline: 19 February 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Wellcome Trust Early-Career Awards Summary: This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. The researcher will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. By the end of the aware, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme. Project duration is usually 5 years, but may be less for some disciplines and longer if held on a part-time basis. Award: Awards are set at a maximum of £30,000. Funding must be used in the direct delivery of the workshops, and can cover travel and related expenses, subsistence costs, clerical assistance and consumables, childcare support (including for participants), networking, meeting and/or conference costs. Funder Deadline: 25 February 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners Summary: This programme is providing pump priming funding to seed collaborations for applications to specific Horizon Europe topics in Pillar 2. The aim is to build collaborative activity between UK and EU/Associated Countries’ entities in Pillar 2 where the major consortia building type of applications in Horizon Europe are centred. This will help UK-based entities overcome the barriers to collaborative engagement with EU/Associated Countries’ partners to maximise the opportunities Horizon Europe presents. For the purpose of this call, Associated Countries include those countries in the process of associating as listed on the Europa website. Third country partners, such as Switzerland, can also be considered as appropriate, but projects and proposed consortia must provide confidence that they will address necessary eligibility and impact criteria. The call is focused solely on Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe – Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness. . Award: Up to £10,000 to cover collaboration preparation activities to enable multinational consortium building, as well as costs for developing the project ideas and gaining a better understanding of the market opportunities. Funder Deadline: 05 March 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

Wellcome Trust Career Development Awards Summary: This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. . Award: Provides a salary for the grantholder (if required) and research expenses. Please request for level and duration of funding that's justifiable for your proposed research. Funder Deadline: 03 April 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

Large Grant Contribution Fund Summary: Research grant applications for funding over £1 million for AHSS subject areas can request financial contributions from this fund. Funding may be requested for activities that are complementary to the external funding and contributions from Departments / Schools / Non-school institutions. Activities that add value in the following areas are particularly encouraged: widening participation and inclusion; improving partnerships locally / nationally / internationally; capacity and capability building; working with less advantaged partners. Leveraging funding for existing grant awards is not in the remit of this fund. All applications must include one or more external partners and only applications led by Cambridge PIs are eligible. . Award: Up to 10% of the award value. PI buyout and equipment are not eligible costs for request. Funder Deadline: Minimum 4 weeks before funder deadline. Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik and Rpc@admin.cam.ac.uk

REF Impact Funding Summary: Internal funding is available from the Research Strategy Office to support the development of the University’s REF impact submission. It is expected that successful applications will fund impact activities that may feed into potential impact case studies only where no other monies are available. Applications will be reviewed by the Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team.  Submissions may include (but are not restricted to): Support for gathering feedback from public engagement activities Economic health monitoring Surveying/engaging with research users to evaluate impact Independent evaluation of impacts Resource to collate citations in policy documents Award: Up to £10,000. Funder Deadline: Rolling basis Research Facilitation Contact: Please contact your relevant member of the Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team

All Council Harmonised IAA Impact Starter Fund Call 2024-2025 Summary: :Impact Starter funding will be available on a rolling basis to fund short-term projects of up to three months duration. Projects are expected to be short, cost-effective ways of kick-starting impact creation from research findings. The Impact Starter Fund will only consider projects that do not qualify for other IAA funding calls. Award: Varies. Funder Deadline: Rolling basis Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Lucy Sheerman

Trinity Programmes Collection-based Research in the Humanities Summary :Collections, libraries, archives and galleries are the ‘laboratories’ of humanities scholars. Collegiate Cambridge has a wealth of such collections, large and small, as well as collections within collections that may not be well known to scholars or whose research potential is yet to be fully appreciated and realised. While most repositories welcome new research and scholarship of their holdings, they are often limited in supporting such research because of staff shortage or limited funds for conservation.   The purpose of this scheme is to promote enhanced engagement with physical items in the collection, so in-person, modest-sized meetings are encouraged. Applications to part-fund a single large international conference are therefore unlikely to succeed. The study sessions and/or workshops will take place in collections, libraries, archives and galleries in the University of Cambridge and its Colleges. The collection may be in an institution primarily concerned with science or humanities, or both, but the topic of the proposed studies/workshops must be in the area of the humanities (broadly defined). There will initially be a preference for comparatively less well-known or smaller holdings that have not received prior research support. Each proposal must be based on a collaboration between at least two UTOs/CTOs/ Research Fellows/Curators working in the humanities. Award: The total maximum grant is £5,000. Funder Deadline: 10 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: administrator@newtontrust.cam.ac.uk

Trinity Programmes Project Completion Grants for Mid-Career Researchers in Humanities Summary: INT is pleased to announce new awards, made possible by a donation by Trinity College, offering support for mid-career researchers to complete their second monograph, or other substantial piece of research that qualifies for the Research Excellence Framework (REF). In most subjects in the humanities, monographs are an important output for career progression and are weighted substantially in the REF. Trinity College recognises the challenges faced by mid-career scholars who take on major administrative duties in departments and colleges amidst growing care responsibilities and has provided funding specifically to enable the research output of such individuals.   Grants are offered to Departments and Faculties in the Schools of Arts and Humanities and of Humanities and Social Sciences, and/or (where relevant) Colleges, to enable mid-career researchers in the humanities to complete a substantial project that qualifies for REF submission, by providing the costs of replacement teaching and administrative duties for one term.   Eligibility: Subject: Grants are offered for support of mid-career researchers in the School of Arts and Humanities and School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Mid-career researchers: are those who (at the point of application) have been more than five years in their current post or nine years since the submission of their PhD for examination (and to include those who may have come to Cambridge after a teaching post elsewhere), whichever is the earlier, and who have not yet attained professorial status (Grade 12) or the equivalent. Sabbatical leave: it is expected that the researcher will have accrued at least one term’s sabbatical leave to benefit optimally from the additional term of teaching/administrative relief to be funded by this scheme, but this is not a requirement if a project is feasible nonetheless. Award: Grants are payable to the Department/ Faculty and/or College of the applicant, for teaching and administrative buyout, as follows: For UTOs without college duties: £12,000, payable to the Department/Faculty For CTOs: £12,000, payable to the College For UTOs with college duties: £12,000 to the Department/Faculty plus £3,000 to the college Funder Deadline: 10 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: administrator@newtontrust.cam.ac.uk

Improving Research Community Builder Award Summary: The Improving Research Community Builder Award will support Pre-PhDs, PhDs, and Postdoctoral Researchers who want to host local events focused on improving research practices and culture at their universities. These events can be diverse, and we will consider many different initiative, regardless of whether they are small and preliminary, or already well established. For example, you can apply for the award to pay for snacks during a casual monthly journal club, host coffee get-togethers, or a larger lecture series Award: Between £200 and £800 Funder Deadline: 14 January 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: For enquiries, email dmh-group@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk.

Cambridge Humanities Research Grants Summary: The Cambridge Humanities Research Grants scheme (CHRG) supports research in the arts, humanities and social sciences across the University. The scheme welcomes applications from any independent researcher holding a current contract of employment at the point of application. The Scheme is designed to enable researchers to conduct small-scale research activities, of the highest quality, that will enable them to bid successfully for larger-scale funding from external sponsors, and/or to generate publications, and/or to contribute materially in other ways towards the research objectives of their home institution. Applications may be made at any time in the year, for the next available gathered field, with outcomes known approximately six weeks later. . Award: Tier 1 up to £1,500; Tier 2 between £1,500 and £20,000; Tier 3 between £1,000 and £10,000. Funder Deadline: 27 January 2025; 10 March 2025; 28 April 2025; 16 June 2025 Research Facilitation Contact: GrantsAHSS@admin.cam.ac.uk

Policy Engagement Training Programme Registration Deadline: 04 December 2024 Event: 20 January 2025 to 12 February 2025 This training programme is designed to support researchers to make a demonstrable difference to evidence-informed public policy with their research. Participants will: learn from experts in policy engagement and research impact gain policymaker insights through direct interaction with policymakers have the opportunity to join an alumni network for continued support, collaboration, and professional growth post-training The programme consists of a self-paced online training course and live virtual training sessions.   You must be an environmental, economic or social science researcher at postdoctoral level or higher, based at an organisation which is eligible to apply to ESRC or NERC.   There are four modules. Each module will be broken into two half-days to avoid digital fatigue. We encourage you to attend the full training course. However, you can pick and choose which modules to attend. Participants need to attend both half day sessions for the modules they choose.   How to strategise, scope and plan for policy impact Virtual (Zoom) sessions will take place on 20 and 22 January 2025, 9:30am to 12:30pm UK time.   How to navigate the policy impact process Virtual (Zoom) sessions will take place on 28 and 30 January 2025, 9:30am to 12:30pm UK time.   How to make a difference in policy Virtual (Zoom) sessions will take place on 3 and 5 February 2025, 9:30am to 12:30pm UK time.   How to evaluate and evidence policy impact Virtual (Zoom) sessions will take place on 10 and 12 February 2025, 9:30am to 12:30pm UK time.

Writing a Narrative CV 05 December 2024, 10:00 am to 11:30 am ZOOM This session will cover the new narrative CVs (resume for researchers) format that is currently requested by many research funders. We will discuss the reasons behind the introduction of the new format, the recent developments and resources available to support the preparation of the CVs. Register here. This session is hosted by the Schools Research Facilitators. Any questions should be sent to ahss-srf-administrator@admin.cam.ac.uk.

Professional Development Boot Camp Registration deadline: 16 December 2024 Boot Camp: 29 and 30 January 2025 Who is the boot camp for? Some elements of the training are loosely based around research in the social sciences, but are not restricted to it. We welcome anyone who would like to share their research and meet others from outside their discipline. What will be covered? Day 1 Skills for effective networking: a bite-sized, practical workshop to help you network with peers and senior colleagues during the course. Publications post-PhD (Cambridge University Libraries): an overview of the academic publishing landscape, equipping you to navigate the publication process effectively as you transition into postdoctoral research life. Grant writing workshop: experienced Research Facilitators will deliver a session on developing grant and fellowship applications, from formulating a research problem, to choosing a funder and preparing a successful proposal. Introduction to research leadership: an interactive session where we will review current drivers in the R&I sector and consider some of the key features of successful leadership. Day 2  Prioritising wellbeing: gain techniques for managing stress, practical tips for integrating self-care into busy schedules and signposting to sources of support and resources available at the University. EDI and wellbeing: using insights from the latest sector data on EDI in research culture, we’ll identify areas where inclusive practices are most needed and outline key steps toward creating supportive and inclusive workplaces. Getting started with career planning: explore what it means to you to be a researcher and acquire tools and approaches to work out what you want and how to work toward your goals. Networking lunch: informal networking with peers and guest academics. Mini-symposium: present your research to peers, senior academics, and other guests. How do I apply? To apply for a place on this two-day training and networking event, please ensure that you can commit to fully attending both days of the boot camp, then complete the application form. In addition to some basic background information, you will be asked to provide brief (no more than 200 words each) statements, describing: your research in lay terms why you would like to attend this course. In the event that we receive more applications than there are places available, we will use your response to the second question to inform our selection, including the degree to which the course matches your expectations and how your participation would contribute to a positive experience for you and the other participants. Submit your application here by Monday 16 December 2024. You will be notified of the outcome of your application before the Christmas holidays. Please contact development.pda@admin.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions about this event.

 

 

AHSS Research and Impact Bulletin

October 2024

 

Highlight Notice

Cambridge University Libraries Research Skills sessions for Michaelmas 2024 

 

As term begins, please see the Research Skills training from Cambridge University Libraries. There are sessions and workshops covering a range of research skills and practices. Topics cover referencing, copyright, literature searching, data management, publishing and more. These sessions are for anyone engaging in research or supporting research.  Please visit Research Skills 2024-2025 for further information and to book your place. 

 

If you have questions, please contact ResearcherDevelopment@cam.ac.uk

 

 

UK Research Council Funding

• World Values Survey 2025 to 2027 (12 November 2024) ESRC
• UKRI DRI: Championing knowledge exchange for UK computational science (12 November 2024) UKRI 
• UKRI DRI: digital research infrastructure skills hubs for accelerate compute (12 November 2024) UKRI
• Driving Urban Transition (DUT) partnership 2024 (14 November 2024) ESRC, AHRC and EPSRC
• Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) 2024-2025 Round Four (04 December 2024) Innovate UK
• AHRC Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg: round three (10 December 2024) AHRC
• UKRI-NSF-SBE lead agency: round three (10 December 2024) AHRC
• AHRC Working with Brazilian Researchers (10 December 2024) AHRC
• AHRC responsive mode: standard research grant: round six (10 December 2024) AHRC
• Synthesising research on envisioning governance systems that work (12 December 2024) ESRC and AHRC
• Transforming global evidence: AI-driven evidence synthesis for policymaking (12 December 2024) ESRC
• Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) (10 April 2025) AHRC

 

EU / International Funding

• Horizon Europe Update: UK Eligibility Update
• Horizon Europe Main Work Programme (various dates)
• HSS-relevant topics in the Work Programme
• ERC Synergy Grant (06 November 2024)
• ERC Consolidator Grant (14 January 2025)

 

Charity Funding

• BA ODA Research Management Capacity Strengthening (30 October 2024)
• Independent Social Research Foundation First Book Grant (01 November 2024)
• British Academy Small Research Grant (06 November 2024)
• British Academy ODA Global Innovation Fellowship (06 November 2024)
• Leverhulme Trust International Fellowships (07 November 2024)
• Leverhulme Research Fellowships (07 November 2024)
• British Academy Senior Research Fellowship (13 November 2024)
• Isaac Newton Trust match-funding for Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships (15 November 2024)
• British Academy Innovation Fellowships - Route B Policy-led (Digital Society) (20 November 2024)
• British Academy Academic Research Project (22 November 2024)
• Wellcome Trust Career Development Award (26 November 2024)
• ODA Global Innovation Fellowships: C40 (27 November 2024)
• ODA Global Innovation Fellowships: South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA) (27 November 2024)
• British Academy Innovation Fellowships Scheme 2024-2025 -- Route B: Policy led (FCDO) (27 November 2024)
• British Academy Global Innovation Fellowships: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (27 November 2024)
• Wellcome Trust Discovery Award (03 December 2024)
• BA International Writing Workshops (25 January 2025)
• Wellcome Trust Early Career Award (25 February 2025)

 

Internal Funding

• Large Grant Contribution Fund (rolling deadline; minimum 4 weeks before funder deadline)
• REF Impact Fund (rolling deadline)
• All Council Harmonised IAA Impact Starter Fund Call 2022-2026 (rolling deadline)
• AI-deas funding call for education and cultural heritage (07 October 2024)
• Cambridge-LMU Strategic Partnership: Call for Proposals in Teaching and Research (20 October 2024)
• CRASSH Events & Initiatives Funding (21 October 2024)
• RD Enhanced Funding Scheme (28 October 2024)
• Postgraduate Researcher Development Researcher-Led Events Funding (28 October 2024)
• Cambridge Humanities Research Grants (11 November 2024)
• Improving Research Community Builder Award (14 January 2025)

 

Training / Other

• Accelerate Programme AI Clinic (internal) ongoing
• UK Parliament Knowledge Exchange Unit newsletter (UK Parliament) ongoing
• Postdoc Academy Professional Development Programme (Postdoc Academy) various dates
• Postdoc Academy Cross-Institutional Courses and Events (Postdoc Academy) various dates
• Invitation to new Research Grant Application/Contracts System for Academic Staff in Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Non-Schools (internal) 04 October 2024
• SYNC 1.0 BETA: new talent accelerator programme (Cambridge Enterprise) 09 October 2024
• Ideas to Reality Workshops (Cambridge Enterprise) 15 October 2024 and 19 November 2024
• Department of Work and Pension Area of Interest Workshop (CSaP) 16 October 2024
• Designing a Digital Research Project (CDH) 17 October 2024
• TV Festival (AHRC + TV Foundation) 06 November 2024
• Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement (internal) 08 November 2024)

 

 

World Values Survey 2025 to 2027

Summary: The aim of this funding opportunity is to ensure continuity of data collection and participation of Great Britain in the World Values Survey (WVS) to meet the needs of the social science research and user community. ESRC’s objectives for the successful applicant will be to:

• produce high-quality data meeting the needs of the UK and international research and policy communities, building on the existing cross-national and time series data, and ensure those communities have timely access to the data
• collaborate across the WVS association to deliver UK interests on data collection, facilitating high quality international research on life in Great Britain and enabling the UK research community to fully utilise WVS data
• promote the value and potential of the data to the UK research and user community as well as the wider public laying the foundation for potential future engagement activities

Award: Up to £1,027,780 FEC. ESRC is expecting up to around £800,000 of this funding to be spent on data collections, depending on the chosen methodology. Funding is available from 1 February 2025 to 31 July 2027

Deadline: 12 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

UKRI DRI: Championing knowledge exchange for UK computational science

Summary: Through this funding opportunity, the UKRI DRI programme aims to enhance the application of large-scale computational science knowledge and broaden the engagement and participation of a diverse user base in computational science practices, while showcasing UK strengths internationally, to ensure more people benefit from scientific advancements.

The objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• ensure co-ordination of the existing large-scale compute software community as well as integrating new communities in computational research
• ensure effective knowledge exchange across the communities
• provide leadership and maximise the opportunities for collaboration between national and international initiatives

Award: Up to £1,875,000 FEC, UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC at £1.5 million. The award duration is three years.

Deadline: 12 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

UKRI DRI: digital research infrastructure skills hubs for accelerated compute

Summary: Through this funding opportunity, the UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) programme aim to support the development of career pathways for digital RTPs, through bespoke training, development of strong professional skills and building capability in the UK, enabling world-leading computational science and development for accelerated compute.

The objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• enable, ensure and future-proof the skills development for digital RTPs in accelerated and large-scale compute, including development of a robust training curriculum and formalised recognition
• enable, ensure and future-proof career pathways for digital RTPs in accelerated compute
• ensure that current and future UK Compute investments are utilised fully and optimally
• provide a talent pipeline that can bridge the gap between data, software and hardware development and optimisation
• foster engagement with UK and international initiatives that deliver or use digital research infrastructure, or both, for the benefit of computational science

For the purposes of this funding opportunity, digital RTP is intended to be an inclusive umbrella term which includes several job titles such as research software engineers, infrastructure engineers, data stewards, DevOps, SysOps, computational researchers, systems administrators, and technical support for digital research infrastructures.

Award: Up to £3.75 million FEC, UKRI will fund 80% of the FEC. The award duration is three years.

Deadline: 12 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) partnership 2024

Summary: The DUT partnership focuses on three critical urban sectors (and their interrelationships) which are laid out in its roadmap as Transition Pathways. 

 

Since urban transition issues are intrinsically interconnected, proposals that address topics from more than one Transition Pathway are encouraged. However, each proposal needs to choose one topic in a Transition Pathway that is closest to their subject as a guide. The proposal will be evaluated against the scope of its main Transition Pathway. Crosscutting characteristics will be considered in the assessment.

To make our cities more liveable, inclusive and climate-neutral, the focus is set on 15-minute neighbourhoods that recognise different urban contexts. The focus lies on knowledge creation, transferability and implementation. Multiple, diverging pathways are necessary for reaching sustainable mobility and transport in different contexts, applying place-sensitive approaches.

 

This funding opportunity aims to motivate efforts to extend beyond typical scenarios, encouraging projects that enhance experimentation and practical application. It seeks to address challenging obstacles in implementing the 15-minute City concept, and related fields of policy for urban mobility transitions.

 

It underscores the need to acknowledge diverse starting points for cities and adaptability among various social groups. It emphasises the significance of considering lifestyles, inclusiveness, social cohesion and social justice within the proposed ideas and proposals.

Award: £400,000.

Deadline: 14 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) 2024-2025 Round 4

Summary: The KTP partnership brings new skills and the latest academic thinking into the business partner to deliver a specific, strategic innovation project. The knowledge base partner recruits the ‘associate’ to work on the project. The associate has the opportunity to lead a strategic development within the business, developing new skills and gaining valuable experience.

 

Guidance on how to apply for a KTP is available.

 

Each application must be led by a knowledge base, working with a business partner and supported by a knowledge transfer adviser.

 

Award: £8,500 per month. Projects must be between 12 and 36 months.

Funder Deadline: 04 December 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Tina Basi

 

AHRC Collaborate with Researchers in Luxembourg: round three

Summary: This funding opportunity funds work with researchers in Luxembourg. Collaborative work is governed by an agreement between UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR).

 

You can submit collaborative research proposals in any area of arts and humanities within the remit of both Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and FNR.

Award: Between £300,000 and £1.5 million fEC for the UK hosted element of the project. AHRC will fund 80% fEC. The maximum duration of this award is five years.

Funder Deadline: 10 December 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

UKRI-NSF-SBE lead agency: round three

Summary: Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and US National Science Foundation, Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences Directorate (NSF-SBE).

 

Projects should aim to:

• enable arts and humanities researchers to establish or enhance effective working relationships with fellow researchers (both within and beyond the arts and humanities, and within and beyond the UK), as well as practitioners, and the wide range of individuals and organisations who may benefit from their research
• provide opportunities for less experienced researchers to develop their expertise and their careers by working collaboratively with senior researchers on well-defined projects and by leading projects themselves
• maximise the value of research outcomes by promoting their communication and dissemination with individuals and organisations outside academia and, where appropriate, to facilitate the knowledge transfer of those outcomes to both the research community and other contexts where they will make a difference

We’re looking for researchers with applications for well-defined collaborative research projects. However, you may include elements of individual research if you can show how this will add value.

 

Award: Between £300,000 and £1.5 million fEC for the UK hosted element of the project. AHRC will fund 80% fEC. The maximum duration of this award is five years.

Funder Deadline: 10 December 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

AHRC Working with Brazilian Researchers

Summary: Apply for funding to work with overseas researchers in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.

Submit a collaborative research grant application within the remit of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

 

Projects should aim to:

• enable arts and humanities researchers to establish or enhance effective working relationships with fellow researchers (both within and beyond the arts and humanities, and within and beyond the UK), as well as practitioners, and the wide range of individuals and organisations who may benefit from their research
• provide opportunities for less experienced researchers to develop their expertise and their careers by working collaboratively with senior researchers on well-defined projects and by leading projects themselves
• maximise the value of research outcomes by promoting their communication and dissemination with individuals and organisations outside academia and, where appropriate, to facilitate the knowledge transfer of those outcomes to both the research community and other contexts where they will make a difference

We’re looking for researchers with applications for well-defined collaborative research projects. However, you may include elements of individual research if you can show how this will add value.

 

Award: Between £300,000 and £1.5 million fEC for the UK hosted element of the project. AHRC will fund 80% fEC. The maximum duration of this award is five years.

Funder Deadline: 10 December 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

AHRC responsive mode: standard research grant: round six

Summary: Projects should aim to:

• enable arts and humanities researchers to establish or enhance effective working relationships with fellow researchers (both within and beyond the arts and humanities, and within and beyond the UK), as well as practitioners, and the wide range of individuals and organisations who may benefit from their research
• provide opportunities for less experienced researchers to develop their expertise and their careers by working collaboratively with senior researchers on well-defined projects and by leading projects themselves
• maximise the value of research outcomes by promoting their communication and dissemination with individuals and organisations outside academia and, where appropriate, to facilitate the knowledge transfer of those outcomes to both the research community and other contexts where they will make a difference

We’re looking for researchers with applications for well-defined collaborative research projects. However, you may include elements of individual research if you can show how this will add value.

 

Award: Between £300,000 and £1.5 million fEC for the UK hosted element of the project. AHRC will fund 80% fEC. The maximum duration of this award is five years.

Funder Deadline: 10 December 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Synthesising research on envisioning governance systems that work: Stream two 

Summary: ESRC, AHRC, SSHRC and CIHR have partnered on this funding opportunity to support research that will foster a deeper understanding of the state of knowledge about the global challenge of envisioning governance systems that work. 

 

Stream two

Stream two is reserved for applications jointly submitted by two applicants, one based in Canada and the other in the UK, who are associated with eligible institutions in their respective countries. Up to 27 projects may be jointly funded by SSHRC, ESRC and AHRC. Projects are not required to cover both AHRC and ESRC remits but must be relevant to at least one council’s remit.

The resulting knowledge syntheses will:

 

• identify roles that the academic, public, private and not-for-profit sectors could play in promoting more inclusive and equitable societies
• inform the development of effective tools and technologies, robust policies, and sustainable practices required to support the path toward a diverse and inclusive future for all
• Knowledge syntheses are comprehensive analyses of literature and other forms of knowledge on a particular question or issue. All types of knowledge synthesis approaches, tools and protocols, such as scoping reviews, systematic reviews and narrative syntheses, are encouraged under this funding opportunity.

 

Knowledge synthesis grants are not intended to support original research. Rather, they are intended to support the synthesis of existing research knowledge and identify knowledge gaps. This funding opportunity is particularly focused on the state of research produced over the past 10 years.

 

Award: Funding is available for one-year projects. The UK-Canada teams can apply for up to C$ 30,000 from SSHRC and ESRC or AHRC. Budgets cannot exceed a maximum 60% and 40% split across the two agencies (for example, 18,000 Canadian dollars (CA$) and £10,517 or £7,011 and CA$ 12,000). ESRC or AHRC will fund 80% of the UK budget’s full economic cost.

Funder Deadline: 12 December 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Transforming global evidence: AI-driven evidence synthesis for policymaking

Summary:  This funding opportunity aims to support the development of a transformative global infrastructure capable of providing the latest, relevant, high-quality evidence to national and international policymakers to address key policy challenges and accelerate delivery of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will harness the potential of AI and build the capability of researchers to produce faster, more relevant and more cost-effective evidence syntheses. The opportunity also aims to accelerate the use of evidence to inform decision-making by policymakers, including through capacity strengthening.

Award: Up to a maximum of £11.5 million FEC; ESRC will fund up to £9.2 million. The project will start by 1 September 2025 and fund for five years.

Funder Deadline: 12 December 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA)

Summary: This Locally Unlocking Culture through Inclusive Access (LUCIA) programme aims to empower communities across the UK to have the agency and opportunity to enable growth and address equitable access to culture. It will do this by funding partnerships which amplify seldom heard voices; which respect diverse cultural identities; and which facilitate creative expression, in order that innovative solutions can be found to widen community participation in culture across the UK.

 

The LUCIA programme objectives are:

 

• to develop collaborative research networks to actively engage local communities in widening access to cultural expression
• to understand local cultural complexities, barriers and enablers, with a view to improving wellbeing in communities throughout the UK
• to converge data and learning from a range of local and regional models to inform the spread and adoption of collaborative cultural policy across the UK
• The programme will fund networks comprised of community practitioners, researchers and policymakers for 12 months, to explore opportunities for widening cultural access and expression within UK communities.

 

It is expected that each network will engage with their research organisation’s public engagement team throughout the application process, to ensure that public engagement is prioritised throughout activities planned.

 

Applications should demonstrate equitable co-creation and co-production with community partners and people with expertise by experience, and clearly identify any barriers to access for those participants.

 

Award: Up to £100,000 FEC funded at 80%. Project duration is up to 12 months. Projects must begin by 1 April 2026.

Funder Deadline: 10 April 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Horizon Europe Update: UK Eligibility Update

Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 (and previous years)

Successful UK applicants to calls under the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 (and previous years) will be funded under the UKRI Guarantee Funding. This Guarantee Funding has recently been extended to cover successful applications made by UK-based businesses and researchers to calls under the Horizon Europe 2021, 2022 or 2023 work programmes. 

 

Horizon Europe 2024 Work Programme Calls

Successful UK applicants will be funded by the EU, under the Horizon Europe Programme.

Updates on Association: Please visit the Research Operation Office’s EU pages. 

 

Horizon Europe Main Work Programme

This PDF offers further details on calls relevant to SAHSS.  This list is not exhaustive so please refer the Horizon Europe Portal for full details. UKRO also have some very useful Factsheets that outline the thematic clusters that make up the three pillars of research support offered.

 

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

  

Highlighted notices:

 

Zero-pollution cities 

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Cities are concerned by various types of pollution, including air, water, soil and noise pollution, and their negative impacts on human health and the environment. Many of these pollutants emanate from the same sources as greenhouse gas emissions being tackled in the context of the EU Mission Climate-Neutral Smart Cities, so it is clear there are potential environmental co-benefits from reducing GHG emissions. Applicants should propose projects that deliver better and innovative local measures against pollution through, among others, improved knowledge on the exposures of citizens to pollution and improved health impact assessments and strategies to reduce health impacts related to air, water, soil and/or noise pollution. 

Deadline: 10 February 2025

 

Rethinking urban spaces towards climate neutrality

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With our cities being overly populated and dense, the scarcity of urban public space requires smart urban design, planning, management and prioritisation in urban space allocation to different uses, amenities, and services. From the reallocation of the urban public space to more sustainable forms of transport and energy generation and use, intermodal hubs, and interchanges to the dynamic management of the street profile and curb side, and the integration of suburban/peripheral areas in the general urban fabric and patterns, current and future research should aim to make urban public spaces more liveable while enabling better a connectivity, accessibility, social interaction, inclusion and transit in the context of a changing climate.

 

The proposal should address the question on how to deal with limited urban public space and conflicting demands for it between transport and other users, considering social and climate goals and the need to shift towards more energy efficient and sustainable modes of transport, decarbonisation of the heating and cooling infrastructures.

Deadline: 10 February 2025

 

HSS-relevant topics in the Work Programme 2023-2025

This document is designed to help potential proposers find SSH-related topics across the different parts of Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-25.

 

To assist SSH researchers in identifying funding opportunities, the European Commission (EC) has established a search engine within its online Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal. Certain topics with substantial SSH aspects have been “flagged” by the EC as SSH-relevant, and the search engine offers the option to quickly search for the specific priority ‘Socio-economic science and humanities’. It also allows for keyword and full-text search. 

 

ERC Synergy Grant

Summary: The aim is to provide support for a small group of two to four Principal Investigators to jointly address ambitious research problems that could not be addressed by the individual Principal Investigators and their teams working alone. Synergy projects should enable substantial advances at the frontiers of knowledge, stemming, for example, from the cross-fertilization of scientific fields, from new productive lines of enquiry, or new methods and techniques, including unconventional approaches and investigations at the interface between established disciplines. The transformative research funded by Synergy Grants should have the potential of becoming a benchmark on a global scale.

 

Award: A maximum of € 10 million for a period of 6 years (pro rata for projects of shorter duration). An additional € 4 million can be requested in the proposal in total to cover eligible 'start-up' costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving an ERC grant and/or the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities.

Deadline: 06 November 2023

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

ERC Consolidator Grant

Summary: The ERC Consolidator Grant is for researchers of any nationality with 7-12 years of experience since completion of their PhD. This programme is for PIs who will consolidate their own independent research team or programme. PIs must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their research proposal.

Award: up to € 2 million for a period of 5 years. An additional € 1 million can be requested to cover start-up costs, the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities.

Deadline: 14 January 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

BA ODA Research Management Capacity Strengthening

Summary: The primary intended outcome of this programme is to enhance the capabilities of institutions in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam and/or Least Developed Countries and UK-based institutions to overcome systemic barriers of working across borders and to embed the resulting best practise within the institutions to support sustained, equitable, international research collaboration. Emphasis is placed on activities that enable sustainable change that continues well beyond the life of the award in institutions, including the development and implementation of policy frameworks or training programmes, for both UK and overseas institutions bearing in mind that these are likely to need to reach beyond research offices. It is understood that needs of partner institutions might differ, and projects should reflect this.

 

Awards are expected to involve significant time devoted to dialogue and communication between the institutions involved so that links can be built and enhanced, ways of working can be adapted, and best practice can be reached for all those involved in supporting future research projects. The Academy views the involvement of financial, HR and legal functions within institutions as key to the success of any award given the significant challenges that these areas can cause in the running of international research projects. Awards that are only aiming to bring together respective research offices will be considered insufficient and not be supported.

 

Awards of 18-24 months in duration are available. Projects must begin in March 2025.

 

Award: Up to £50,000. Funding can be used to support networking, workshop and other event-related costs, as well as travel and related expenses. Staffing costs are eligible up to £7,500 per institution involved, with a maximum of £30,000 that can be utilised for this purpose.

Deadline: 30 October 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

Independent Social Research Foundation First Book Grant

Summary: The Independent Social Research Foundation wishes to support recent PhD graduates in their effort to turn their PhD thesis into a publishable book.

Researchers may apply from across the social sciences and the humanities. The awards are intended to provide a research stipend (to cover living costs) for a period of up to twelve months, plus appropriate research expenses.

 

A final publication contract need not be in place at the time of application. However, applicants should have developed a specific publication plan, and describe any of their preliminary inquiries to publishers

 

Candidates must have been awarded their PhD and should be within three years of PhD award at the time of application (career breaks, such as periods of medical leave, parental leave, or caring commitments, will be taken into account), and should not already hold a permanent salaried position within academia.

 

The ISRF is looking for innovative research that breaks with existing explanatory frameworks so as to address afresh empirical problems with no currently adequate theory or investigative methodology. Innovation may also come from controversial theoretical approaches motivated by critical challenge of incumbent theories. Interdisciplinarity in the generation of new investigative initiatives may be achieved by combining, cross-fertilising, and so transforming empirical methods and theoretical insights from the social sciences. Projects ranging across the breadth of the social scientific disciplines and interdisciplinary research fields are welcome, and relevant applications from scholars working within the humanities are also encouraged.

 

Award: Up to the limit of £35,000, of which no more than £28,750 may be allocated to the cost-of-living stipend. Project duration is 12 months.

Funder Deadline: 01 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

British Academy Small Research Grants

Summary: All applications should demonstrate that Academy funds are sought for a clearly defined, discrete piece of research, which will have an identifiable outcome on completion of the Academy-funded component of the research.

Award: Up to £10,000 for projects between 1 and 24 months in duration.

Funder Deadline: 06 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

British Academy ODA Global Innovation Fellowships

Summary: The objective of the ODA (Official Development Assistance) Global Innovation Fellowships is to provide opportunities to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to develop their skills, networks and careers in the creative and cultural, public, private and policy sectors to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions. Through the ODA Global Innovation Fellowships, researchers in the SHAPE community will be supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, so enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skills development.

Applications are invited in any of the following areas:

 

• Environment, sustainability and nature
• Transformative technologies
• Health and wellbeing
• Cities and urbanisation
• Global order, geopolitics and international affairs

 

Award: These Fellowships are offered as awards for up to £150,000 for 12 months in duration (with Full Economic Costing at 80%).

Funder Deadline: 06 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Leverhulme Trust International Fellowships

Summary: The BA/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships are intended to enable established scholars, needing relief from teaching and administration, to have the time to bring to completion a significant piece of research, through sustained period of leave for one year.

Award: These awards are not covered under the Full Economic Costing (FEC) regime. The only costs payable will be the salary of a replacement lecturer, who should normally be at an early career stage and appointed at the usual starting salary for first-time appointments, together with associated employers’ costs of NI and USS (and London Allowance where applicable); and limited research expenses up to a maximum of £5,000.

Deadline: 07 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowships

Summary: Research Fellowships are open to experienced researchers, particularly those who are or have been prevented by routine duties from completing a programme of original research. Priority will be given to applicants whose teaching and administrative duties have significantly impacted their ability to undertake research in the three years prior to their application.

Award: The maximum value of a Fellowship is £70,000

Deadline: 07 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

British Academy Senior Research Fellowships

Summary: The BA/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships are intended to enable established scholars, needing relief from teaching and administration, to have the time to bring to completion a significant piece of research, through sustained period of leave for one year.

Award: These awards are not covered under the Full Economic Costing (FEC) regime. The only costs payable will be the salary of a replacement lecturer, who should normally be at an early career stage and appointed at the usual starting salary for first-time appointments, together with associated employers’ costs of NI and USS (and London Allowance where applicable); and limited research expenses up to a maximum of £5,000.

Deadline: 13 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Isaac Newton Trust match-funding competition for Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships

Summary: The Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships (LECF) is a prestigious national competition for early career researchers, normally no more than 4 years after submitting their doctoral dissertation. The Leverhulme Trust will provide 50% of the salary costs up to a limit of £28k per annum for each year of a 3 year fellowship. The Fellow's host institution has to find matching funds (and any shortfall in costs) and must provide a letter guaranteeing salary costs not covered by the Leverhulme Trust as a requirement for entry to the national competition.

Award: The Isaac Newton Trust’s basic offer is to match the Leverhulme’s offer of 50% salary + on-costs up to a maximum of £28k in any one year.

Deadline: 15 November 2024 is the deadline for departments to put forward two candidates for the match-funding competition. Please note that departments are expected to run their own shortlisting selection process in advance of the 15 November Isaac Newton Trust's deadline. Late submissions from departments will not be considered. 

Research Facilitation Contact: administrator@newtontrust.cam.ac.uk

 

British Academy Innovation Fellowships - Route B Policy-led (Digital Society)

Summary: This scheme provides funding and support for established early-career and mid-career researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences (the SHAPE disciplines) to partner with organisations and businesses in the creative and cultural, public, private, commercial, or policy sectors that have a base in the UK, to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions that are relevant to the UK. Through the Innovation Fellowships, our researchers in the SHAPE community are supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skills development.

 

This call will enable researchers to partner with a range of central government departments or independent regulators for 12 months. Successful applicants will work within specific policy areas set out by their chosen partner. These policy areas broadly correlate to the British Academy’s own Digital Society policy programme, which covers similar themes.

 

The Academy and the partners invite applications for Fellowships in any of the following areas:

 

• AI, Intellectual Property (IP) and the Creative Industries (DCMS).
• Fostering economic growth across the UK through digital innovation in DCMS sectors (DCMS).
• The effect of regulating AI on business and consumer adoption (DSIT - AIPD).
• Government’s approach to AI safety (DSIT - AISI).
• AI Regulation and Auditing (DRCF).
• How AI impacts on public trust about information (Ofcom).

Award: Up to £120,000 FEC funded at 80%. The Lead Applicant must commit between 0.4 and 0.8 FTE time to the Fellowship.

Deadline: 20 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

British Academy Academic Research Project

Summary: Funding is now available for new Academy Research Projects. The scheme funded new projects in 2014 and 2022 and now has additional funds to support new projects. Typically, projects supported through this programme obtain small-scale core funding and the kitemark of recognition that enables them to approach other funders with the Academy's endorsement of quality.

The Academy Research Projects are intended to offer the kitemarking of academic excellence to ambitious long-term projects which aim to produce primary resources for research which will be accessible to the research community for collective benefit and fundamental works of scholarship, rather than to produce interpretative works or monographs.

 

Award: Funds are available to facilitate initial project planning and development; to support the direct costs of research; and to enable the advancement of research through workshops or visits by or to partner scholars. Applicants may seek support for any combination of eligible activity and cost up to the overall limit of £5,000 per annum. Projects can be up to five years in duration.

Deadline: 22 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Wellcome Trust Career Development Awards

Summary: This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.

Award: Provides a salary for the grantholder (if required) and research expenses. Please request for level and duration of funding that's justifiable for your proposed research.

Funder Deadline: 26 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

ODA Global Innovation Fellowships: C40

Summary: The objective of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Global Innovation Fellowships is to provide opportunities to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to develop their skills, networks and careers in the creative and cultural, public, private and policy sectors to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions. Through the ODA Global Innovation Fellowships, researchers in the SHAPE community will be supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, so enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skills development.

 

This is the first call for this ODA strand of the programme, offering opportunities for ODA Global Innovation Fellowship award holders to embed themselves with C40, in their South Africa office.

Applications are invited in any of the following areas:

 

• Cities, Climate & Housing
• Cities, Climate & Health
• Cities and a Green & Just Transition

Award: Up to £150,000 for 12 months in duration (with Full Economic Costing at 80%).

Funder Deadline: 27 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

ODA Global Fellowship: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

Summary: SAIIA is an independent public policy think tank advancing a well-governed, peaceful, economically sustainable and globally engaged Africa. Their work spans foreign policy, governance, the environment, economic policy and social development, linking local experiences with global debates, and provides local and regional decision-makers with independent, evidence-based options for Africa’s future development.

 

The aim is to have a mutually beneficial partnership between the fellowship award holder and SAIIA, with each able to take advantage of fresh perspectives and expand their networks and reach. It will enable the award holder to strengthen and create new links across policy and academia, enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, and the opportunity to develop new approaches and solutions to policy challenges through providing a different perspective.

 

Applications are invited in any of the following areas:

 

• Democracy and governance in Africa.
• Climate Finance.
• Critical Minerals.
• Re-imagining Democracy through Transformative Foresight and Complexity Thinking.

Awards are for a period of 12 months.

 

Award: Up to £150,000 (with Full Economic Costing at 80%)

Funder Deadline: 27 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

British Academy Innovation Fellowship Scheme 2024-2025 -- Route B: Policy led

Summary: The Innovation Fellowships scheme will provide funding and support for established early-career and mid-career researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences to partner with organisations and business in the creative, cultural, public, private and policy sectors, to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions. Through the Innovation Fellowships, our researchers in the SHAPE community will be supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, so enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skills development.

 

The Academy and the FCDO invite applications for Fellowships in any of the following areas:

• India
• The politics of energy transition and climate change in Africa
• The role of technology in shaping citizen-state relations in Africa

 

Award: Up to £120,000 for a period of 12 months. Awards are expected to commence no earlier than 1 January 2025 and no later than 31 March 2025. 

Funder Deadline: 27 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Global Innovation Fellowships: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Summary: The objective of the Global Innovation Fellowships is to provide opportunities to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to develop their skills, networks and careers in the creative and cultural, public, private and policy sectors to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions. Through the Global Innovation Fellowships, researchers in the SHAPE community will be supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, so enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skills development.

 

The aim is to have a mutually beneficial partnership between the fellowship award holder and Carnegie with each able to take advantage of fresh perspectives and expand their networks and reach. It will enable the award holder to strengthen and create new links across policy and academia, enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, and the opportunity to develop new approaches and solutions to policy challenges through providing a different perspective. 

 

Applications are invited in any of the following five areas:

• Sustainability, Climate and Geopolitics.
• Technology and International Affairs.
• Democracy, Conflict & Governance.
• Global Order and Institutions.
• Nuclear Policy.
• Political Economy and Trade.

 

Award: Global Innovation Fellowships are expected to commence by September 2025. An earlier start date of March or April 2025 may be possible, in this case the applicant will need to explain how they will plan and manage their relocation on this faster timeline. The Academy is offering up to two one-year fellowships hosted in Carnegie’s offices in the USA (Washington DC or California). These are offered as awards for up to £150,000 for 12 months in duration (with Full Economic Costing at 80%). 

Funder Deadline: 27 November 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Wellcome Trust Discovery Awards

Summary: This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. The award usually lasts for 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, such as humanities and social science.

Award: Limit not specified. It is expected that the PI requests an amount that is appropriate to the project.

Funder Deadline: 03 December 2024

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

BA International Writing Workshops

Summary: The intention of the Writing Workshops is to cultivate professional networks and mentorship and provide access for early career researchers in developing countries to the academic requirements of journals, including international journals, and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to publish in these journals.

Award: Awards are set at a maximum of £30,000. Funding must be used in the direct delivery of the workshops, and can cover travel and related expenses, subsistence costs, clerical assistance and consumables, childcare support (including for participants), networking, meeting and/or conference costs.

Funder Deadline: 25 January 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Elizabeth Penner

 

Wellcome Trust Early-Career Awards

Summary: This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. The researcher will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. By the end of the aware, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme. Project duration is usually 5 years, but may be less for some disciplines and longer if held on a part-time basis.

Award: £400,000

Deadline: 25 February 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik

 

Large Grant Contribution Fund

Summary: Research grant applications for funding over £1 million for AHSS subject areas can request financial contributions from this fund. Funding may be requested for activities that are complementary to the external funding and contributions from Departments / Schools / Non-school institutions. Activities that add value in the following areas are particularly encouraged: widening participation and inclusion; improving partnerships locally / nationally / internationally; capacity and capability building; working with less advantaged partners. Leveraging funding for existing grant awards is not in the remit of this fund. All applications must include one or more external partners and only applications led by Cambridge PIs are eligible.

Award: Up to 10% of the award value. PI buyout and equipment are not eligible costs for request.

Deadline: Minimum 4 weeks before funder deadline.

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Anna Cieslik and Rpc@admin.cam.ac.uk

 

REF Impact Funding

Summary: Internal funding is available from the Research Strategy Office to support the development of the University’s REF impact submission. It is expected that successful applications will fund impact activities that may feed into potential impact case studies only where no other monies are available. Applications will be reviewed by the Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team. 

 

Submissions may include (but are not restricted to):

• Support for gathering feedback from public engagement activities
• Economic health monitoring
• Surveying/engaging with research users to evaluate impact
• Independent evaluation of impacts
• Resource to collate citations in policy documents

Award: Up to £10,000.

Deadline: Rolling basis

Research Facilitation Contact: Please contact your relevant member of the Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team.

 

All Council Harmonised IAA Impact Starter Fund Call 2024-2025

Summary: Impact Starter funding will be available on a rolling basis to fund short-term projects of up to three months duration. Projects are expected to be short, cost-effective ways of kick-starting impact creation from research findings. The Impact Starter Fund will only consider projects that do not qualify for other IAA funding calls

Award: Varies

Deadline: Rolling basis

Research Facilitation Contact: Dr Lucy Sheerman

 

AI-deas funding call for education and cultural heritage

Summary: We are delighted to announce a new AI-deas funding call for education and cultural heritage supported by ai@cam and the Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery. The full call announcement is available here.

 

Through this call we are looking for innovative ideas exploring AI in the education and cultural heritage sectors. Activities could include engaging with underrepresented communities to understand how AI could serve their needs; co-design/prototyping of AI tools with practitioners; research to create AI systems to meet the needs of those working in these sectors or other innovative ideas! Applications are open to PhD students and staff across the University of Cambridge in any discipline.

 

The deadline for expressions of interest is 17:00, Monday 7 October.

 

Award: Funding is flexible. Feedback received through these expressions of interest will support in shaping the function and form of the funding call, which will offer a total of £150,000 to supported projects.

Deadline: 07 October 2024

Contact: accelerate-science@cst.cam.ac.uk

 

Cambridge-LMU Strategic Partnership: Call for Proposals in Teaching and Research

Summary: The University of Cambridge and the LMU Munich are delighted to announce the first call of the second funding period 2025-2029.

 

The overall aim of the partnership is to explore and support an array of activities that will continue to cement a meaningful and productive partnership between two of Europe’s leading universities. The partnership, and this call, covers all disciplines.

 

The deadline is 20 October for projects of 1-2 years’ duration, to begin on 1 January 2025

 

Award: Between €10,000 and €40,000.

Deadline: 20 October 2024

Contact: Ingrid Hobbis, Strategic Partnerships Office, Ingrid.hobbis@admin.cam.ac.uk

 

CRASSH Events & Initiatives Funding

Summary: CRASSH offers support to postgraduate students, postdocs, and academic staff employed by the University of Cambridge or one of its Colleges to run a wide range of events and creative initiatives. We invite you to apply for funding and logistical support for any activity that will foster the exchange of ideas across disciplines and cultures, forge new collaborations between researchers and other participants, bring academic research to wider publics, or explore the connections between research and artistic practice.

 

Funding of up to £1000 is available for one-day events, £2000 for two-day events, and £1000 for other kinds of initiative. In-kind logistical support will be provided in the form of assistance with the planning and running of events, administration, and publicity. Events and initiatives will be selected for support by a cross-School panel. Successful proposals will form part of CRASSH’s dynamic programme for 2024-2025.

 

Award: Up to £1000 is available for one-day events, £2000 for two-day events, and £1000 for other kinds of initiative.

Deadline: 21 October 2024

Contact: events@crassh.cam.ac.uk

 

RD Enhanced Funding

Summary: This fund is intended to enable Schools, Faculties and Departments to deliver Researcher Development events and programmes for their PhD students and postdocs.  The application round for this Term is now open and can be found here: Enhanced Funding Application. 

 

You can read more about the RD Enhanced Funding scheme, guidance and application process on our website. Please note:

• NEW: Nominal funding for catering may be requested: £3 per participant up to a maximum of £150 per event
• A copy of the application questions can be viewed on our website 
• Successful applicants will have 12 months to spend awarded funds. 
• Individual researchers are not eligible to apply for Enhanced Funding 
• A short evaluation will be requested from all successful applicants (more information and evaluation form you can find on the website).

 

Award: Varies

Deadline: 28 October 2024

Contact: Dr Sonja Tomašković at st560@cam.ac.uk

 

Postgraduate Researcher Development: Researcher-Led Events Funding

Summary: This scheme funds postgraduate research students across the University to set up and run research events such as conferences and symposia. The aim is to facilitate research activities within the Schools and the development of research culture while providing an opportunity for students to develop invaluable skills through organising these events.

 

Award: Up to £500

Deadline: 28 October 2024

Contact: Dr Sonja Tomašković at st560@cam.ac.uk

 

Cambridge Humanities Research Grants

Summary: The Cambridge Humanities Research Grants scheme (CHRG) supports research in the arts, humanities and social sciences across the University. The scheme welcomes applications from any independent researcher holding a current contract of employment at the point of application.

 

The Scheme is designed to enable researchers to conduct small-scale research activities, of the highest quality, that will enable them to bid successfully for larger-scale funding from external sponsors, and/or to generate publications, and/or to contribute materially in other ways towards the research objectives of their home institution.

 

Applications may be made at any time in the year, for the next available gathered field, with outcomes known approximately six weeks later.

 

Award: Tier 1 up to £1,500; Tier 2 between £1,500 and £20,000; Tier 3 between £1,000 and £10,000.

Deadline: 11 November 2024

Contact: GrantsAHSS@admin.cam.ac.uk

 

Improving Research Community Builder Award

Summary: The Improving Research Community Builder Award will support Pre-PhDs, PhDs, and Postdoctoral Researchers who want to host local events focused on improving research practices and culture at their universities. These events can be diverse, and we will consider many different initiative, regardless of whether they are small and preliminary, or already well established. For example, you can apply for the award to pay for snacks during a casual monthly journal club, host coffee get-togethers, or a larger lecture series.

Award: Between £200 and £800

Deadline: 14 January 2025

Research Facilitation Contact: For enquiries, email dmh-group@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk.

 

Accelerate Programme AI Clinic

Ongoing

Have you thought about using AI in your research but aren’t sure how to get started? Or are you already using AI and have run into challenges with implementation? Our AI Clinic is here to help.

 

The Accelerate Programme, based in the Department of Computer Science and Technology runs an AI Clinic to support all staff and students with using AI in their research. No matter your level of experience with AI, we invite you to come and talk to our team who can offer free advice and support. We support projects at all stages - from ideation, grant writing and data gathering, through to software issues and publication. Get in touch via our form or accelerate-mle@cst.cam.ac.uk to connect with a member of our team of experts.

 

UK Parliamentary Knowledge Exchange Newsletter

The UK Parliament Knowledge Exchange Unit support the exchange of information and expertise between researchers and the UK Parliament. Working with higher education and beyond, we facilitate and strengthen this exchange of knowledge in a variety of ways.

 

Resources and support offered:

 

• A first point of contact for any researcher wishing to work with or find out more about UK Parliament.
• Online training through our series of webinars for researchers and knowledge mobilisers.
• Weekly round-up email of opportunities for the research community to engage with UK Parliament.
• @UKParl_Research Twitter feed, bringing together opportunities, information and advice for researchers and a platform to interact with teams across UK Parliament.
• Online resources about why and how to engage with UK Parliament.
• Facilitation of academic fellowships and other placement opportunities. 

 

Postdoc Academy Professional Development Programme

The Postdoc Academy is bringing you a wide range of great opportunities to develop yourself personally and professionally this term. As well as the new events and tailored courses highlighted below, we have our regular programme packed with masterclasses and workshops, from research project management to writing bids for funding.

 

Find out more here.

 

Postdoc Academy Cross-Institutional Courses and Events

Join postdocs from across the UK to build your network and develop your skills

 

In addition to our programme of training workshops, we also provide several cross-institutional courses and events that you can apply to join. This term, you have the opportunity to build your virtual networks, get mentoring from experienced academics, and develop your leadership skills. Apply by the deadlines below

 

Networking and Profile Building. Apply by 04 October 2024

Virtual Academic Speed Mentoring. Apply by noon 08 October 2024

Resilient Leadership in Action. Apply by noon 09 October 2024

 

Invitation to new Research Grant Application/Contracts System for academic staff in AHSS and non-Schools

04 October 2024, 12pm on Teams (link below)

 

The University is in the process of adopting Worktribe as a new research grant interface, in the first instance for grant applications and contracts. Once implemented over Michaelmas 2024/25, Worktribe provides the interface for communication and documentation between Principal Investigators, Departments and Research Office, and replaces the outdated costing tool X5 with improved and expanded functionality throughout the whole grant lifecycle.

 

You are invited to join a Teams sessions on Friday 4 October 2024, 12pm to introduce you to the benefits that Worktribe offers to academic staff, how to access the system and related guidance as well as address questions you might have.

 

The roll-out has already started in the School of Technology. The Worktribe roll-out will be

 

• Friday 25th October for Non-Schools such as the Fitzwilliam Museum and University Library;
• Monday 11th November for the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences;
• Friday 22 November 2024 for the School of Arts and Humanities.

 

SYNC 1.0 BETA: new talent accelerator programme

SYNC is the new University of Cambridge pathway for entrepreneurially-minded students, PhDs, researchers, and recent alumni to meet, form co-founding teams, and launch new startups.

SYNC 1.0 BETA, starting this autumn, is a free programme aimed at individuals who wish to solve humanity’s greatest challenges through the use of AI and other emerging software technologies. Whether you’re an expert software developer or have the drive to found companies that apply software solutions to global problems, this programme is for you.

 

We offer:

• £2,000 programme stipend.
• Part-time programme, can be completed alongside studies or research, three evenings per week.
• Each co-founder team is matched with a dedicated Entrepreneur-in-Residence.
• Free office space during programme hours.
• Access to Start 2.0. accelerator workshops, founder stories and community
• Access to more than 180 world class experts from the Founders at the University of Cambridge Community.
• Access to Cambridge Enterprise Ventures’ 100+ list of co-investors with curated intros where appropriate.
• Investment of £20,000 and match funding of an additional £30,000 in selected startups.

 

Eligibility: This programme is open to anyone with any affiliation with the University of Cambridge in the last two years. That can be current or recent undergraduates, post-graduates, post-doctorates, staff or dropouts.

Key dates:

Deadline for applications: 9th October 2024

Interviews: October 2024

Programme timings and commitment:

• Sprint 1: 18th November – 13th December 2024
• Sprint 2: 6th January – 14th February 2025
• Sprint 3: 17th February - 23rd May 2025

 

Sprint One and Two take place over a total of 10 weeks and require up to three evenings per week (17:30-20:00).

 

Sprint Three takes place over a total of 14 weeks and requires up to 3hrs of flexible contact time per week.

 

SYNC 1.0 BETA applications are open now. If you know someone who might be a good fit, please ask them to apply here or get in touch with connor@founders.cam.ac.uk for more information.

 

Ideas to Reality Programme

Part of the University, Cambridge Enterprise works with you to help turn your ideas into reality for the benefit of society.

 

The following workshops are currently being offered to current postgraduate students and staff based at the University:

 

Venture Building 101, 15 October 2024, 13:00 – 17:30 (including lunch) 

Commercialisation 101, 15 October 2024, 9:00 – 14:00 (including lunch) 

Research Tools 101, 19 November 2024, 13:00 – 17:30 (including lunch)

Consultancy 101, 19 November 2024, 9:30 – 14:00 (including lunch)

 

Register to attend here.

 

Department of Work and Pension Area of Interest Workshop

16 October 2024, 13:00 to 14:30, online

 

CSaP is organising an online workshop with the Department of Work and Pensions to discuss their updated Areas of Research Interests(ARI) on the 16th of October. We have senior academics from Cambridge, UCL and Northumbria along with several DWP officials presenting at this event which aims to support evidence-based policymaking and to strengthen DWP's ongoing engagement with the academic community. The objective of the workshop is to disseminate relevant research findings to support evidence-based policymaking and to foster DWP’s ongoing engagement with the external research community.

 

Can I please request you to circulate the event with researchers at AHSS and your internal network? Doctoral students are welcome to attend as well. 

 

For more details and registration: Department for Work and Pensions ARI Workshop Tickets, Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM | Eventbrite

 

Please reach out to Kavya at k.neeba@jbs.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions.

 

Designing a Digital Research Project

17 October 2024, 9:30 to 10:30, online

This CDH Basics session explores the lifecycle of a digital research project across the stages of design, data capture, transformation, analysis, presentation and preservation. It introduces tactics for embedding ethical research principles and practices at each stage of the research process.

 

• Introduction to the digital project life cycle
• Ethics by design and EDI-informed data processing
• Data and metadata – definitions
• Basics of data curation (good practice in file naming, version control)
• Understanding files and folders

 

Target audience

CDH Basics sessions are open to the University of Cambridge staff and graduate students who want to learn and apply digital methods and use digital tools in their research. We also welcome Open-Oxford-Cambridge DTP students.

 

TV Festival

06 November, 2024

Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion St, London WC1R 4RL

 

Are you an academic interested in how you could work with or in the TV industry? Or are you looking for access to the latest academic research for your TV production? This is the event where we bring you all together.

 

Created in partnership between The TV Foundation and the AHRC, AHTV is a programme of sessions, panels, speed meetings and round-table discussions designed to bring together academics and the TV industry to foster relationships and improve understanding between the two. Each year we tackle different issues and angles on our theme of research in television, whether it is the role of academic research in your genre or the latest insights from commissioners.

 

Register here.

 

Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement

Presented by the Vice Chancellor and the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, these awards have been updated for 2024 with a focus on the processes and partnerships required to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement with, research.

 

Find out more about our 2023 winners here. For information on applying and online application forms please visit the Cambridge Awards application and guidance webpage.  

 

The closing date for applications is Friday 8 November 2024 at 5pm.

 

Award winners will be announced live at our award ceremony which will take place from 3pm on Monday 3 February 2025 in the Combination Room in Old Schools. All applicants and their guests will be invited.

 

Any questions, please email us at PublicEngagement@admin.cam.ac.uk and if you would like to chat through the award process or project with a member of the team, please book a PE drop in session