Resources
Check out these carefully selected resources designed to support doctoral and early-career researchers engage beyond academia and transform ideas into action.
If there’s a resource you’d like to see here, drop us an email at DBAA@exeter.ac.uk.
Closing soon
These are time-limited opportunities, so make sure you get involved soon! This list will be updated regularly, so check back often to stay up to date.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships
These Postdoctoral Fellowships target researchers holding a PhD who wish to gain experience in other countries, disciplines and non-academic sectors. To build bridges between academic and non-academic sectors, researchers can receive additional support to carry out a placement of up to six months in a non-academic organisation based in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country.
The call will close on the 10th September 2025
UKRI Policy Internships scheme
Opportunity for UKRI-funded doctoral students to undertake a three-month placement at an influential policy organisation. The aim of the scheme is to embed students in an environment with the potential to convert research into policy.
This call will close on the 8th of September 2025
For all researchers
These resources are always available, and are a great source of information, training, and support for PGRs and ECRs in a whole range of disciplines. Be sure to check them out!
Konfer – the UK’s smart-matching innovation tool connecting universities and businesses
The Konfer portal, from the National Centre for Universities and Business, helps researchers find industry collaborations, discover new research and funding opportunities, develop compelling business cases for research projects and identify experts to discuss new ideas.
Nature Masterclasses – Networking for researchers
‘Networking for Researchers’ covers the key elements needed to acquire or perfect effective professional networking skills for researchers. Discover how building a professional network will benefit your research and career, and learn the skills to build and maintain connections.
Research impact at the UK Parliament
Everything you need to know about how to engage with Parliament as a researcher. Parliament is keen to hear from researchers from different career stages, disciplines, institutions and backgrounds.
Prosper – The power of networking
Tasks, resources and information from Prosper introducing the power of networking, what it is, the evidence for why it works and its core components.
Innovate UK – Business Connect
Innovate UK Business Connect provides researchers with the opportunity to become directly linked to, or collaborate with, key industry stakeholders who are actively seeking the most innovative solutions to help them achieve their full potential.
Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) – Developing partnerships & projects between universities and policy partners
A template for those wanting to co-produce and co-develop projects and partnerships between academia and policy.
