Past Pairing Scheme cohorts

Find out more about our 2026 cohort:

• Four days inside Government | Reflections from the Royal Society Policy Pairing Scheme | Usher Institute
• LSTM researcher swaps roles with civil servant in Royal Society Pairing Scheme | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
• Building bridges at Westminster | University of Strathclyde
• Letter from Westminster Rt Hon Caroline Nokes paired with Dr Asieh Salehi Fathabadi Pairing Scheme 2026 | Romsey Advertiser
• Zöe Franklin MP for Guildford paired with Dr Andre Gerber Pairing Scheme 2026 | European Centre for Environment & Human Health
• Dr Asieh Salehi Fathabadi paired with Rt Hon Caroline Nokes MP | LinkedIn
• Matt Dafforne civil servant paired with Dr Astrid Hauge-Evans | LinkedIn
• Dr Anna Conzatti paired with Jayne Kirkham MP | LinkedIn
• Dr Bahareh Kamranzad paired with the Department for Transport | LinkedIn
• Maria Wyard civil servant paired with Dr Kerry Millington | LinkedIn
• Dr Lewis Blackburn paired with Abtisam Mohamed MP and Dr Laura Bellingham | LinkedIn
• Dr Sadie Boniface paired with the Government Office for Science | LinkedIn
• Dr Ilke Guntan paired Dr Tanu Soni | LinkedIn
• Dr Robert Oliver paired with Abtisam Mohamed | LinkedIn
• Dr Selin Kudret paired with George Freeman FRSA FRGS MP | LinkedIn

Find out more about our 2025 cohort:

• Trading places: Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones’ reciprocal visit to UCL to build links between science and policy | UCL
• Partners in pollution: The power of science-policy pairing | Air Quality News
• Going behind the scenes at Westminster – Talking Teesside
• Bridging science and policy: a week at Westminster | Institute for Regeneration and Repair | Institute for Regeneration and Repair
• From the Lab to Legislation: How Scientists Can Engage with Policy | Loughborough University Policy Unit | Loughborough University
• My experience: The Royal Society Pairing Scheme - European Centre for Environment and Human Health | ECEHH
• Cornwall MP paired with Exeter academic in research and policy exchange scheme - News
• Bridging Minds: Exploring AI Adoption Through the Royal Society Pairing Scheme | Loughborough University Policy Unit | Loughborough University
• Trading places: New MPs, civil servants, and scientists swap roles for Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2025 | University of Surrey
• How science is used in policymaking | BPS
• My Week in Westminster at the Royal Society Pairing Scheme | Psychology Today
• Trading places: a week shadowing politicians to build links between science and government policy | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society

Find out more about our 2024 cohort:

• My Week in Westminster at the Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2024, by Dr Georgina Starling
• Building bridges between science and policy through the Royal Society Pairing Scheme, by Plymouth Marine Laboratory
• Essex physics expert visits Parliament for Royal Society Pairing Scheme, by University of Essex
• Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2024, by Government Science and Engineering Profession

Find out more about our 2023 cohort:

• In the thick of it: lessons from Westminster about how to shape policy with science, by Dr Matthew Hannon
• Breakfast with Bim Afolami – MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, by Dr Britta Stordal
• Bridging the Gap: Royal Society Pairing Scheme Fosters Collaboration Between Researchers and Civil Servants, by Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine and Mr Rodolfo Barradas
• Dementia researcher works with local MP to develop policy impact, by Dr Maura Malpett