Open to candidates intending to conduct research in any of the physical or biological sciences, in mathematics, in applied science, or in any branch of engineering*. The ultimate objective is to contribute to the knowledge base required for a healthy and innovative national culture. Around eight awards are made each year.
*Engineers proposing research which addresses the primary infrastructure needs of modern society should apply for a Brunel Fellowship.
Do you have 3 years or less post-doctoral research experience and want to conduct innovative research of your own instigation?
Fellowships are held from 1 October in the year of award for a period of typically 3 years, and offers cannot be deferred to a later year.
Illuminating the mechanistic basis of virus-like gene transfer between bacteria
John Innes Centre
Ecosystem engineers, resilience, and climate change through Earth history
University of Southampton
Stimuli-responsive liquid crystal host materials for energy upconversion systems
University of Cambridge
Antiferromagnetic materials for fast and energy-efficient computing
University of Cambridge
Novel Imaging Elucidates Hunting Behaviours of Giant ‘Sea Dragons’
University of Bristol
Undoing Quantum Operations using Integrated Photonics Technologies (UQIPT)
University of Bristol
How does evolution break functional barriers to fine-tune adaptation?
University of St Andrews
Transition-Metal Main-Group Cooperativity: A Strategy for Catalytic Transformations with Ammonia
University College London