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Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information:
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Former Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @claregs.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social on how investing in networks and seeking connections can set you up for success.
Tune into episode 3 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR on networking and mentors in academia.
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Tune into episode 3 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR on networking and mentors in academia.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Former Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @claregs.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social on how investing in networks and seeking connections can set you up for success.
Tune into episode 3 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR on networking and mentors in academia.
🎬 youtu.be/AdtU1Q1TOdo?...
Tune into episode 3 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR on networking and mentors in academia.
🎬 youtu.be/AdtU1Q1TOdo?...
The Trust is pleased to invest £1.9 million in enhancing skills and knowledge of UK academic staff and students through its Visiting Professorships scheme. A complete listing of awards made across 2025 are available on the Trust’s website: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2025-vi...
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The Trust is pleased to invest £1.9 million in enhancing skills and knowledge of UK academic staff and students through its Visiting Professorships scheme. A complete listing of awards made across 2025 are available on the Trust’s website: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2025-vi...
The Trust's Major Research Fellowships scheme enables experienced researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a piece of original research. For more details and to apply, visit: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/major-resear... Deadline: 8 May 2026
February 3, 2026 at 9:55 AM
The Trust's Major Research Fellowships scheme enables experienced researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a piece of original research. For more details and to apply, visit: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/major-resear... Deadline: 8 May 2026
Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
What advice would you give to someone putting together a funding proposal?
Tune into this funding-focused episode of #ConfessionsOfAnECR where Professor @annavignoles.bsky.social demystifies the steps to an effective proposal and what funders are really looking for.
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Tune into this funding-focused episode of #ConfessionsOfAnECR where Professor @annavignoles.bsky.social demystifies the steps to an effective proposal and what funders are really looking for.
🎬 youtu.be/AjyHKRjC-v4?...
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
What advice would you give to someone putting together a funding proposal?
Tune into this funding-focused episode of #ConfessionsOfAnECR where Professor @annavignoles.bsky.social demystifies the steps to an effective proposal and what funders are really looking for.
🎬 youtu.be/AjyHKRjC-v4?...
Tune into this funding-focused episode of #ConfessionsOfAnECR where Professor @annavignoles.bsky.social demystifies the steps to an effective proposal and what funders are really looking for.
🎬 youtu.be/AjyHKRjC-v4?...
Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by the @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
January 30, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by the @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Applying for funding and grants are a continual part of academic life.
Hear from Dr Pavan Mano @kingsinterhums.bsky.social as he unpacks his real-life experiences with funding throughout his career in Ep 2 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Dr Leonie Smith.
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Hear from Dr Pavan Mano @kingsinterhums.bsky.social as he unpacks his real-life experiences with funding throughout his career in Ep 2 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Dr Leonie Smith.
🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjyH...
January 30, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Applying for funding and grants are a continual part of academic life.
Hear from Dr Pavan Mano @kingsinterhums.bsky.social as he unpacks his real-life experiences with funding throughout his career in Ep 2 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Dr Leonie Smith.
🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjyH...
Hear from Dr Pavan Mano @kingsinterhums.bsky.social as he unpacks his real-life experiences with funding throughout his career in Ep 2 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Dr Leonie Smith.
🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjyH...
The Trust is thrilled to support the latest cohort of our triennial Research Leadership Awards scheme. Topics awarded include transformative use of hydrogen spin echo to study antimatter gravity and community land ownership and sustainable development in Europe. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2025-re...
January 28, 2026 at 10:12 AM
The Trust is thrilled to support the latest cohort of our triennial Research Leadership Awards scheme. Topics awarded include transformative use of hydrogen spin echo to study antimatter gravity and community land ownership and sustainable development in Europe. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/2025-re...
Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
January 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Visit the 🎙️ hub for more information: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
What advice would you give to a researcher at the beginning of their academic journey?
‘Don’t be afraid to carve your own path’ says @deseonu.bsky.social in to Ep 1 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR
Watch now on the @britishacademy.bsky.social YouTube channel: bit.ly/4r7rYts
‘Don’t be afraid to carve your own path’ says @deseonu.bsky.social in to Ep 1 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR
Watch now on the @britishacademy.bsky.social YouTube channel: bit.ly/4r7rYts
January 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM
What advice would you give to a researcher at the beginning of their academic journey?
‘Don’t be afraid to carve your own path’ says @deseonu.bsky.social in to Ep 1 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR
Watch now on the @britishacademy.bsky.social YouTube channel: bit.ly/4r7rYts
‘Don’t be afraid to carve your own path’ says @deseonu.bsky.social in to Ep 1 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR
Watch now on the @britishacademy.bsky.social YouTube channel: bit.ly/4r7rYts
Research has instrumental value in real world outcomes and intrinsic value in pursuing knowledge for its own sake.
@annavignoles.bsky.social on why research matters, tune in to this @expeditions.bsky.social 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/anna-v...
#EducationDay
@annavignoles.bsky.social on why research matters, tune in to this @expeditions.bsky.social 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/anna-v...
#EducationDay
January 23, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Research has instrumental value in real world outcomes and intrinsic value in pursuing knowledge for its own sake.
@annavignoles.bsky.social on why research matters, tune in to this @expeditions.bsky.social 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/anna-v...
#EducationDay
@annavignoles.bsky.social on why research matters, tune in to this @expeditions.bsky.social 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/anna-v...
#EducationDay
Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
Visit the podcast hub for more information: 🎙️ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Visit the podcast hub for more information: 🎙️ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust.
Visit the podcast hub for more information: 🎙️ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
Visit the podcast hub for more information: 🎙️ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...
What makes an Early Career Researcher in today’s ever-changing academic landscape? Hear from Dr Ayşe Burçin Başkurt and @deseonu.bsky.social on finding your voice and defining your academic journey in Ep 1 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR
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January 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
What makes an Early Career Researcher in today’s ever-changing academic landscape? Hear from Dr Ayşe Burçin Başkurt and @deseonu.bsky.social on finding your voice and defining your academic journey in Ep 1 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR
🎬 youtu.be/KomUWcQtFvQ?...
🎬 youtu.be/KomUWcQtFvQ?...
From ultra-high field brain imaging of imagination and its absence to spatial belonging: students’ inclusion and exclusion in higher education, the Trust Board awards £16.5 million for high-quality, innovative research. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/RPG-Nov...
January 19, 2026 at 11:51 AM
From ultra-high field brain imaging of imagination and its absence to spatial belonging: students’ inclusion and exclusion in higher education, the Trust Board awards £16.5 million for high-quality, innovative research. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/RPG-Nov...
The Trust's Early Career Fellowships offer a three-year salaried post for researchers at the beginning of their academic career to undertake a significant piece of research. Interested? Apply here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career... Closing date: 19 February 2026, 4pm
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The Trust's Early Career Fellowships offer a three-year salaried post for researchers at the beginning of their academic career to undertake a significant piece of research. Interested? Apply here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career... Closing date: 19 February 2026, 4pm
From the contribution of the Global South to the development of human rights to making history: writing Scotland’s post-reformation, the Trust Board awards twenty-seven fellowships for research in the humanities and social sciences. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/major-r...
January 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
From the contribution of the Global South to the development of human rights to making history: writing Scotland’s post-reformation, the Trust Board awards twenty-seven fellowships for research in the humanities and social sciences. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/major-r...
Nominations are now open for the Trust’s Philip Leverhulme Prizes, which are awarded in six broad subject areas and worth £100,000 each for two to three years.
Deadline: Wednesday 14 May 2026, 4pm.
🔗 For more details, visit: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/philip-lever...
Deadline: Wednesday 14 May 2026, 4pm.
🔗 For more details, visit: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/philip-lever...
January 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Nominations are now open for the Trust’s Philip Leverhulme Prizes, which are awarded in six broad subject areas and worth £100,000 each for two to three years.
Deadline: Wednesday 14 May 2026, 4pm.
🔗 For more details, visit: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/philip-lever...
Deadline: Wednesday 14 May 2026, 4pm.
🔗 For more details, visit: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/philip-lever...
Published today, Professor Daisy Fancourt's new book #ArtCure reveals the life-changing power of the arts.
🔗Tune in for more details: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/arts-h...
@expeditions.bsky.social @ucl-sbb.bsky.social
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@expeditions.bsky.social @ucl-sbb.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Published today, Professor Daisy Fancourt's new book #ArtCure reveals the life-changing power of the arts.
🔗Tune in for more details: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/arts-h...
@expeditions.bsky.social @ucl-sbb.bsky.social
🔗Tune in for more details: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/arts-h...
@expeditions.bsky.social @ucl-sbb.bsky.social
A quick reminder of the Trust's current open funding rounds and schemes opening in January! Read more and apply: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/schemes-at-a...
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A quick reminder of the Trust's current open funding rounds and schemes opening in January! Read more and apply: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/schemes-at-a...
From the announcement of the Leverhulme Centenary Awards to fantastic collaborations with @britishacademy.bsky.social @acadsocsciences.bsky.social and @expeditions.bsky.social it's been a memorable anniversary for the Trust.
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
From the announcement of the Leverhulme Centenary Awards to fantastic collaborations with @britishacademy.bsky.social @acadsocsciences.bsky.social and @expeditions.bsky.social it's been a memorable anniversary for the Trust.
Last month, the Trust was delighted to host an event in collaboration with @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15 @conwayhall.bsky.social on the topic: the value of knowledge in an age of disinformation.
In case you missed it, watch the talks here: www.youtube.com/@5x15stories3
In case you missed it, watch the talks here: www.youtube.com/@5x15stories3
December 5, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Last month, the Trust was delighted to host an event in collaboration with @expeditions.bsky.social and 5x15 @conwayhall.bsky.social on the topic: the value of knowledge in an age of disinformation.
In case you missed it, watch the talks here: www.youtube.com/@5x15stories3
In case you missed it, watch the talks here: www.youtube.com/@5x15stories3
“Economic power is something that China really does want to exercise globally”
In the final episode of S9 of The We Society, Prof Rana Mitter @belfercenter.bsky.social discusses modern China’s global role and the future of US–China relations, with Will Hutton: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/mitter
In the final episode of S9 of The We Society, Prof Rana Mitter @belfercenter.bsky.social discusses modern China’s global role and the future of US–China relations, with Will Hutton: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/mitter
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“Economic power is something that China really does want to exercise globally”
In the final episode of S9 of The We Society, Prof Rana Mitter @belfercenter.bsky.social discusses modern China’s global role and the future of US–China relations, with Will Hutton: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/mitter
In the final episode of S9 of The We Society, Prof Rana Mitter @belfercenter.bsky.social discusses modern China’s global role and the future of US–China relations, with Will Hutton: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/mitter
TRANSFORM – Equipping the next generation of researchers @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social to integrate methods and perspectives from different academic and practice fields to address current and future #sustainability challenges.
Watch the whole 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/transf...
Watch the whole 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/transf...
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
TRANSFORM – Equipping the next generation of researchers @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social to integrate methods and perspectives from different academic and practice fields to address current and future #sustainability challenges.
Watch the whole 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/transf...
Watch the whole 🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/transf...
The Philip Leverhulme Prize Collection, created in partnership with @expeditions.bsky.social www.joinexpeditions.com/partners/lev...
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The Philip Leverhulme Prize Collection, created in partnership with @expeditions.bsky.social www.joinexpeditions.com/partners/lev...