Sara Shinton
@sarashinton.bsky.social
Research Culture, Leadership, FLFs .... and some knitting, swearing and occasional cancer references.
Putting together your Round 11 FLF application? Come and join me and UKRI and FLFs to talk about the scheme, what opportunities it offers and how it's assessed... in person and online places available www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-lea...
Future Leaders Fellowships Information Event with UKRI
Join us for a deep dive into the world of Future Leaders Fellowships (FLFs) with UKRI.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Putting together your Round 11 FLF application? Come and join me and UKRI and FLFs to talk about the scheme, what opportunities it offers and how it's assessed... in person and online places available www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-lea...
En route to Milton Keynes & the OU for the launch of their Research Capability Hub. I'm there as the link to Scotland, via UoE so if you are a social scientist developing research skills training & would like this to reach a wider audience, supported by the OU's unique expertise, more here rch.ac.uk
RCH
rch.ac.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:41 AM
En route to Milton Keynes & the OU for the launch of their Research Capability Hub. I'm there as the link to Scotland, via UoE so if you are a social scientist developing research skills training & would like this to reach a wider audience, supported by the OU's unique expertise, more here rch.ac.uk
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🚨 Premiere alert! Episode 2 of our series Future Makers is out now.
We’re showing how research and innovation are really improving people’s lives.
This episode explores how innovators are tackling microplastics in everyday products like paint and skincare: youtu.be/5MSU239d5QM?...
We’re showing how research and innovation are really improving people’s lives.
This episode explores how innovators are tackling microplastics in everyday products like paint and skincare: youtu.be/5MSU239d5QM?...
Nature’s fix to microplastics l Future Makers Ep 2
YouTube video by UKRI Stories
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January 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM
🚨 Premiere alert! Episode 2 of our series Future Makers is out now.
We’re showing how research and innovation are really improving people’s lives.
This episode explores how innovators are tackling microplastics in everyday products like paint and skincare: youtu.be/5MSU239d5QM?...
We’re showing how research and innovation are really improving people’s lives.
This episode explores how innovators are tackling microplastics in everyday products like paint and skincare: youtu.be/5MSU239d5QM?...
Best enjoyed with a bingo card for you to complete according to your own experiences. HOUSE! katharinehubbard.blog/2026/01/20/t... @katharinehubbard.bsky.social
Toxic people failing upwards: Universities must do better
Today* I am angry. Yet another person I know who exhibits toxic behaviour in the workplace has been ‘failed upwards’. This is a well known phenomenon whereby individuals are not sacked for poor beh…
katharinehubbard.blog
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Best enjoyed with a bingo card for you to complete according to your own experiences. HOUSE! katharinehubbard.blog/2026/01/20/t... @katharinehubbard.bsky.social
Heard about PATHWAYS? It's the UKRI leadership development programme that we deliver alongside the FLF Development Network pathways.flfdevnet.com Open to UKRI/RC project leads on awards intended to develop leadership capability and/or research independence. Apply by Feb 20th please!
FLF Development Network - PATHWAYS Programme
PATHWAYS Pathways is a national UKRI funded programme designed to support the next generation of research and innovation leaders in the UK, for Project Leads funded by UKRI as an additional post-award...
pathways.flfdevnet.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Heard about PATHWAYS? It's the UKRI leadership development programme that we deliver alongside the FLF Development Network pathways.flfdevnet.com Open to UKRI/RC project leads on awards intended to develop leadership capability and/or research independence. Apply by Feb 20th please!
…and if it’s the FLF specifically, there’s more on www.flfdevnet.com/resources/en...
January 17, 2026 at 8:15 AM
…and if it’s the FLF specifically, there’s more on www.flfdevnet.com/resources/en...
If you or someone you know is working on their UKRI FLF reviewer response, this is a brain dump from me based on questions over the rounds. Not perfect (done & available > perfect) but will respond to any comments to improve.
blogs.ed.ac.uk/breakingboun...
@samaspinall.bsky.social #FLF
blogs.ed.ac.uk/breakingboun...
@samaspinall.bsky.social #FLF
Respond, don’t Rebut – Breaking Boundaries – Broadening Perspectives on Research Leadership
blogs.ed.ac.uk
January 17, 2026 at 8:13 AM
If you or someone you know is working on their UKRI FLF reviewer response, this is a brain dump from me based on questions over the rounds. Not perfect (done & available > perfect) but will respond to any comments to improve.
blogs.ed.ac.uk/breakingboun...
@samaspinall.bsky.social #FLF
blogs.ed.ac.uk/breakingboun...
@samaspinall.bsky.social #FLF
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Are you an early career researcher looking for research training in history and related disciplines? You might be eligible for an IHR bursary of up to £500 to help cover the cost of one of our fantastic short courses! Deadline for applications is 31 Jan 2026. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
Research Training and Short Courses
We deliver high-quality training programmes and unique learning opportunities to a wide community of historians of all career stages and historical interests.
www.history.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Are you an early career researcher looking for research training in history and related disciplines? You might be eligible for an IHR bursary of up to £500 to help cover the cost of one of our fantastic short courses! Deadline for applications is 31 Jan 2026. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
Giving this another plug - Please share with anyone who has Round 9 UKRI FLF Interview in May. I've shared some of the learning from my role as a roving panel member - includes a slide deck if you're briefing interviewees or convening mock panels. Good Luck! www.flfdevnet.com/2025/04/16/i...
Interview panel insights for round 9 FLF applicants - Future Leaders Fellows Development Network
This blog is aimed at Round 9 FLF applicants who have been invited to interview and colleagues supporting their preparation. As well as walking through the interview process and suggesting strategies ...
www.flfdevnet.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Giving this another plug - Please share with anyone who has Round 9 UKRI FLF Interview in May. I've shared some of the learning from my role as a roving panel member - includes a slide deck if you're briefing interviewees or convening mock panels. Good Luck! www.flfdevnet.com/2025/04/16/i...
Preparing for your Round 9 UKRI FLF Interview in a few weeks? Or supporting someone? I've shared some of the learning from my role as a roving panel member - includes a slide deck if you're briefing interviewees or convening mock panels. Good Luck! www.flfdevnet.com/2025/04/16/i...
April 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Preparing for your Round 9 UKRI FLF Interview in a few weeks? Or supporting someone? I've shared some of the learning from my role as a roving panel member - includes a slide deck if you're briefing interviewees or convening mock panels. Good Luck! www.flfdevnet.com/2025/04/16/i...
I'm especially keen to hear from anyone who can't draw on existing institutional knowledge of the scheme (existing FLFs or panel members) - what will help lift the lid on the interviews?
Invited for a Future Leaders Fellowship interview?
Need some help preparing?
I'm putting together something today to support applicants and those who are helping to prepare them.
Post your questions here (or message me.)
Easiest format for me is a short video - brief doc could follow.
Need some help preparing?
I'm putting together something today to support applicants and those who are helping to prepare them.
Post your questions here (or message me.)
Easiest format for me is a short video - brief doc could follow.
April 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I'm especially keen to hear from anyone who can't draw on existing institutional knowledge of the scheme (existing FLFs or panel members) - what will help lift the lid on the interviews?
Invited for a Future Leaders Fellowship interview?
Need some help preparing?
I'm putting together something today to support applicants and those who are helping to prepare them.
Post your questions here (or message me.)
Easiest format for me is a short video - brief doc could follow.
Need some help preparing?
I'm putting together something today to support applicants and those who are helping to prepare them.
Post your questions here (or message me.)
Easiest format for me is a short video - brief doc could follow.
April 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Invited for a Future Leaders Fellowship interview?
Need some help preparing?
I'm putting together something today to support applicants and those who are helping to prepare them.
Post your questions here (or message me.)
Easiest format for me is a short video - brief doc could follow.
Need some help preparing?
I'm putting together something today to support applicants and those who are helping to prepare them.
Post your questions here (or message me.)
Easiest format for me is a short video - brief doc could follow.
Reposted by Sara Shinton
Last year, PPLS proudly hosted the regional heat of the Ethics Cup, a debating competition that challenges high school students to thoughtfully discuss complex ethical issues. We are pleased to announce that the search for competitors to take part next year is now open. Learn more: edin.ac/4ikFcPR
The Search for the Philosophers of Tomorrow
For the second year running the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences hosted a regional heat of the Ethics Cup, featuring high schools from Scotland and northeast England.
edin.ac
March 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Last year, PPLS proudly hosted the regional heat of the Ethics Cup, a debating competition that challenges high school students to thoughtfully discuss complex ethical issues. We are pleased to announce that the search for competitors to take part next year is now open. Learn more: edin.ac/4ikFcPR
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EDICa aims this internship to offer someone from an under-represented group a taste of working in research. Here, our Prof @jeminanapier.bsky.social signs in #BSL the job vacancy. #Accessibility #DeafSky #Internship #Research
youtu.be/mSuK-KiOMHQ
youtu.be/mSuK-KiOMHQ
March 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
EDICa aims this internship to offer someone from an under-represented group a taste of working in research. Here, our Prof @jeminanapier.bsky.social signs in #BSL the job vacancy. #Accessibility #DeafSky #Internship #Research
youtu.be/mSuK-KiOMHQ
youtu.be/mSuK-KiOMHQ
One for my @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social colleagues. This year's Researcher Realities online conference is happening on 11th March 2025, 9:30-16:45. Programme and booking details here: institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk/research-rol... Many themes relevant to research professionals - all welcome
a picture of yoda with the words may the wisdom be with you below him
ALT: a picture of yoda with the words may the wisdom be with you below him
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February 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
One for my @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social colleagues. This year's Researcher Realities online conference is happening on 11th March 2025, 9:30-16:45. Programme and booking details here: institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk/research-rol... Many themes relevant to research professionals - all welcome
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UK Reproducibility Network has joined BlueSky! #AcademicSky #OpenResearch
January 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
UK Reproducibility Network has joined BlueSky! #AcademicSky #OpenResearch
Gave some advice yesterday on how to respond to #reviewers to #proposals and was encouraging people to contact mentors with experience of the specific call to sense check responses. But aware not everyone has this pool to hand, so a few of the headlines from conversation. Please chip in.
January 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Gave some advice yesterday on how to respond to #reviewers to #proposals and was encouraging people to contact mentors with experience of the specific call to sense check responses. But aware not everyone has this pool to hand, so a few of the headlines from conversation. Please chip in.
Thank you ACRC (usher.ed.ac.uk/advanced-car...) for the invitation to your annual retreat in the Traitors castle (sort of). Spoke about life after a PhD and drew heavily on recent blog to pour in optimism about what's ahead. www.linkedin.com/pulse/jumpin...
Jumping off the springboard: How a postdoc catapulted me to career success
This blog supports the presentation I gave at the MVM Postdoctoral Symposium in November 2024. It includes perspectives on why I feel my time as a postdoc was a strong positive influence on the career...
www.linkedin.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Thank you ACRC (usher.ed.ac.uk/advanced-car...) for the invitation to your annual retreat in the Traitors castle (sort of). Spoke about life after a PhD and drew heavily on recent blog to pour in optimism about what's ahead. www.linkedin.com/pulse/jumpin...
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UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships
£260k, 2 years
"How AI is changing the research landscape, including what metascientific, ethical, epistemic, and socioeconomic questions this raises
How governments, industry, and funding organisations should respond"
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
£260k, 2 years
"How AI is changing the research landscape, including what metascientific, ethical, epistemic, and socioeconomic questions this raises
How governments, industry, and funding organisations should respond"
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Pre-announcement: UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships
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, ethic...
www.ukri.org
January 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships
£260k, 2 years
"How AI is changing the research landscape, including what metascientific, ethical, epistemic, and socioeconomic questions this raises
How governments, industry, and funding organisations should respond"
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
£260k, 2 years
"How AI is changing the research landscape, including what metascientific, ethical, epistemic, and socioeconomic questions this raises
How governments, industry, and funding organisations should respond"
www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Even more delighted to have the privilege of running this. Inspired by the generosity, wisdom and commitment in this group.
Delighted to be attending the UKRI’s Research Leadership Symposia on behalf of @behaviourresuk.bsky.social and @ucl-targ.bsky.social connecting with experts across the sciences (it’s cold up north)
January 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Even more delighted to have the privilege of running this. Inspired by the generosity, wisdom and commitment in this group.
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This starter pack is the beginning of a collection of people who run major @ukri.org and civil service projects across the sciences and humanities- follow us and let me know if you want to join us!
go.bsky.app/3HUp1di
go.bsky.app/3HUp1di
January 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This starter pack is the beginning of a collection of people who run major @ukri.org and civil service projects across the sciences and humanities- follow us and let me know if you want to join us!
go.bsky.app/3HUp1di
go.bsky.app/3HUp1di
Back here as I remember the power of connection after a week spent with research leaders. Hopefully this one won’t be spoilt by a knock-off Bond villain…
January 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Back here as I remember the power of connection after a week spent with research leaders. Hopefully this one won’t be spoilt by a knock-off Bond villain…
Favourite listen of the moment - Paper Cuts. Miranda Sawyer’s giggle brightens my day 😆 open.spotify.com/show/3zCCphE...
December 5, 2023 at 7:44 PM
Favourite listen of the moment - Paper Cuts. Miranda Sawyer’s giggle brightens my day 😆 open.spotify.com/show/3zCCphE...
Great to see the Round 7 FLFs announced yesterday. Can't wait to meet them and hopefully be part of their exciting adventures. www.ukri.org/news/75-new-...
December 5, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Great to see the Round 7 FLFs announced yesterday. Can't wait to meet them and hopefully be part of their exciting adventures. www.ukri.org/news/75-new-...