I posted last week a whizzy picture demonstrating the academic career pathway to research funding. This has now been turned into new pages on the blog for each stage of an academics career in research. The pages highlight the type of funding that you can aim for, what training and development is available to support this (through the RKEDF), and further resources that will support you in applying for external funding. As well as the main summary page, there is a page for students, research fellows, senior research fellows, associate professors, and professors.
Have a look at what’s available through each stage of an academics career. Links to these pages are also available in the Research Lifecycle – Your research strategy section and in the Research Toolkit.
If you have any queries about how to get started with your research strategy then please contact your RKEO Research Facilitator.
Academic Career Pathway to Research Funding
Explore career and funding options with the MRC’s Interactive Career Framework










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