Ukri Future Leader Fellowship

1 week ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time
Newcastle University's Selection and Support Exercise for Round 8 of the UKRI Future Leader Fellowships is now open.

Details of the Scheme are at:

Future Leaders Fellowships:
round - UKRI


The scheme is open to early career researchers and innovators from across business, universities, and other organisations, and welcomes applicants from around the world.

Awards are for an ambitious programme of research and to support career development for up to four years, with the ability to extend for a further three years, to focus and continue your development.

There is no lower or upper limit on the funding that can be requested. UKRI wants to fund the best fellows no matter what their background.

The Future Leaders Fellowships scheme has been developed with unprecedented levels of flexibility to support applicants from a wide range of experiences, disciplines and sectors.

The timeline that we need to follow for our internal selection and support is given below. We apologise for the short timeframes of the internal selection, designed to avoid the Easter period.

This is due to the timing of the funder call and our need to give our chosen applicants as long as possible to work on their proposals.

What is happening? When?
Information meeting for interested applicants Friday 24th February, 11:00 - 12:30
Host Academic Unit approval must be given
(Please see below. We do not need to see confirmation of this)

Wednesday 22nd March, 16:00 UK time
Internal submission deadline for expressions of interest
from interested applicants (details of what is needed are below)

Wednesday 22nd March, 16:00 UK time
Internal selection panel meeting Friday 31st March
Communication of panel decisions to interested applicants End of week of 3rd April
Research Funding Development Team will support selected
applicants. A pril onwards
UKRI full proposal deadline for Newcastle University's
selected applicants (note that there is no outline stage) 4th July, 16:00 UK time

A title of the proposed fellowship.
Identification of which Research Council remit(s) the proposed fellowship aligns to.
A statement on your primary area of research or innovation (up to 200 characters).
A statement on the research focus of the fellowship proposal (up to 2000 characters).
A detailed description of the 7-year programme of research (up to 4000 characters total).

This should consist of a detailed description of the 4 year programme (3000 characters) and a description of activities envisaged in years characters).

A description as to why the FLF is suitable for you, how will this fellowship change and develop your career and where you see yourself at the end (up to 1000 characters).

Describe how you have previously demonstrated leadership skills, what steps you will take to become a Future Leader and what support you will arrange for this (up to 1000 characters).

An outline of any independent funding obtained to develop your 'transition to independence' and, if holding a tenured Faculty position, what full-time equivalent research time you have had in that post as well as any funding obtained to develop independence

Please note:
if successful, academic Fellows' full working time will be committed to the Fellowships.

Academic Fellows would not be expected to be spending more than around six hours a week (pro-rated for part-time Fellows) on other commitments (or up to two sessions a week for Clinical Fellows) during the first two years of the Fellowship.

These 'extra' activities must enhance your career development.
For administrative purposes only and to ensure you receive the appropriate support for the development of your fellowship proposal could you please answer the following questions:
Does Newcastle University own the preliminary research results, data, process or technology (Background IP) that you wish to use as a basis for the research programme in the fellowship? [Yes/No]
Does any element of the research programme involve NHS staff, NHS patients or NHS premises? [Yes/No]
A Curriculum Vitae of up to 2 pages.


Given the timings and timeframes we are all working with, we have tried to keep the information required to a minimum, whilst also giving our academic panel sufficient information to make an informed decision.


Your submission will be considered by an academic panel Chaired by our PVC for Research and Innovation, and including our Deans of Research and Innovation for each Faculty, our Dean of Research Culture and Strategy and our NUAcT fellowship programme lead.

Your submission will be considered against the same assessment criteria as will be used by UKRI (

Future Leaders Fellowships:
round - UKRI ).

Applications should be submitted through the Newcastle University recruitment portal by

Wednesday 22nd March, 16:00 UK time.

Please attach the above information as follows:
Items 1 to 9 as a single PDF in numerical order in the 'Cover letter' field;
Item 10 in the 'CV ' field.

  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLEThis post is externally funded to support research and development on a UKRI (UK Research and Innovation)-funded Responsible AI UK Keystone project, "PROBabLE Futures - Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures'". The primary role of this position is to manage the schedule, project plan, deliverables, risks, finances, workload,...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLEThis post is externally funded to support research and development on a UKRI (UK Research and Innovation)-funded Responsible AI UK Keystone project, "PROBabLE Futures - Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures'". The primary role of this position is to manage the schedule, project plan, deliverables, risks, finances, workload,...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLEThis post is externally funded to support research and development on a UKRI (UK Research and Innovation)-funded Responsible AI UK Keystone project, "PROBabLE Futures - Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures'". The primary role of this position is to manage the schedule, project plan, deliverables, risks, finances, workload,...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Northumbria University Full time

    This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. Job Description ABOUT THE ROLE This post is externally funded to support research and development on a UKRI (UK Research and Innovation)-funded Responsible AI UK Keystone project, "PROBabLE Futures - Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures'"....


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

    We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.SalaryResearch Associate: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum.Senior...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

    We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.SalaryResearch Associate: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum.Senior...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

    We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.SalaryResearch Associate: £33,966 to £44,263 per annum.Senior...

  • Faculty Fellow

    3 weeks ago


    Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

    We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.The RoleThe Faculty of Medical Sciences is committed to developing...

  • Faculty Fellow

    1 month ago


    Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

    We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.The RoleThe Faculty of Medical Sciences is committed to developing...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

    Award Summary100% Home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance £18, UKRI rate)OverviewInterested in social change? This PhD will explore how design and digital technologies can contribute to social justice endeavours and transformative futures. The PhD will contribute to research in social justice-oriented design and transformative...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

    Award Summary100% Home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance £18, UKRI rate)OverviewInterested in social change? This PhD will explore how design and digital technologies can contribute to social justice endeavours and transformative futures. The PhD will contribute to research in social justice-oriented design and transformative...

  • Faculty Fellow

    1 week ago


    Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time £10,000

    Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you. The Role The Faculty of Medical...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Northumbria University Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLE Working as part of multi-disciplinary teams, you will support the Principal Investigator in delivery of research activity on the the UKRI-funded Responsible AI UK Keystone research project "PROBabLE Futures Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures", undertaking personal and collaborative quantitative and qualitative research...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Northumbria University Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLEWorking as part of multi-disciplinary teams, you will support the Principal Investigator in delivery of research activity on the the UKRI-funded Responsible AI UK Keystone research project "PROBabLE Futures - Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures", undertaking personal and collaborative quantitative and qualitative research...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

    We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.The roleYour research and teaching will focus on political...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

    We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.The roleYour research and teaching will focus on political...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Northumbria University Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLEWorking as part of a team, you will support the Principal Investigator in delivery of research activity around gene cloning, recombinant protein expression / production and purification, and subsequent biochemical characterisation.For further detail please see the job descriptionResearch Assistant Senior Research AssistantThe role is fixed term...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLEWorking as part of multi-disciplinary teams, you will support the Principal Investigator in delivery of research activity on the the UKRI-funded Responsible AI UK Keystone research project "PROBabLE Futures - Probabilistic AI Systems in Law Enforcement Futures", undertaking personal and collaborative quantitative and qualitative research...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLENorthumbria University's Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Citizen-Centred AI (CCAI) is one of 12 new UKRI-funded CDTs which aim to train the next generation of UK researchers in the applications and implications of AI. Drawing on the university's research expertise in areas including Digital Civics, AI, Ethics & Law and Interaction Design,...


  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLENorthumbria University's Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Citizen-Centred AI (CCAI) is one of 12 new UKRI-funded CDTs which aim to train the next generation of UK researchers in the applications and implications of AI. Drawing on the university's research expertise in areas including Digital Civics, AI, Ethics & Law and Interaction Design,...