This scheme gives UK Civil Servants the opportunity to connect with UK based research scientists and grow your professional network.
Applications for civil servants wishing to take part in the next scheme will open towards the end of the year.
If you would like information on this year's scheme, please email public.affairs@royalsociety.org.
I hugely enjoyed my experience of the scheme. It was really interesting to explain my own work and to get a sense for how the work of government is seen through researchers.
This annual scheme gives UK Civil Servants the opportunity to be paired with a talented UK-based research scientist for a week in Westminster in March 2023. Taking part will help you to expand networks, improve your knowledge of the research landscape and understand how the research community can support you in your day-to-day work.
This scheme is open to Civil Servants of any grade across government and includes a program of sessions and workshops to learn more about the processes of parliament and the science research and advice landscape.
The scheme consists of a week in Westminster which will take place from Monday 13 March 2023.
You can use your allocated learning and development days to take part in the scheme.
By the end of the scheme you will:
The Royal Society pairing scheme is open to applications from scientists across all science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics (STEMM) disciplines working in academia or industry. To be eligible for the scheme, the scientists are required to have at least two years postdoctoral research experience or equivalent research experience in industry.
We also recognise that a great deal of research is interdisciplinary in nature, therefore we also consider applications from social or behavioural scientists who utilise or have an overlap with STEMM disciplines.
You can use your allocated learning and development days to take part in the scheme.
If you would like any further information about the Royal Society Pairing scheme please email public.affairs@royalsociety.org.
This scheme, jointly provided by the Royal Society and the Civil Service Government Science and Engineering and Policy professions, gives policymakers and research scientists an opportunity to experience each others' worlds.