Develop your academic career
Make the most of our resources to develop your academic career. Use our tips to maximise the impact of your published articles, discover opportunities to get involved in the publishing process, great experience for anyone thinking about becoming a journal editor in the future, and find our which Royal Society grants are available to early career researchers.
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Royal Society Publishing Early Career Researcher Advisory Panel
Are you interested in shaping the future of scientific communication? Apply to join our new ECR…
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Biology Letters ECR Competition
Open for entries to early career researchers until 30 April 2025.
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Notes and Records Essay Award
Open for entries to early career researchers until 28 February 2025.
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Helen Eaton
In Publishing
3 min read
Promoting your latest paper, and tracking your results
The Royal Society Publishing team have collated its top ten tips for promoting your published…
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Publishing Editorial Team
In Publishing
8 min read
Who’s who in scientific publishing?
Subject Editors, Publishing Editors, Editorial Board Members – there are so many different roles…
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Dr Kate Hendry
In Publishing
5 min read
My Guest Editor experience: Q&A with Dr Kate Hendry
Dr Kate Hendry, Guest Editor of the Philosophical Transactions A theme issue ‘The marine system of…
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STEM Research career roadmap
The STEM Research career roadmap website is a free, essential tool to help users navigate a…
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Résumé for Researchers
Aiming to support the evaluation of individuals’ varied contributions to research.
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Shalene Singh-Shepherd
In Publishing
5 min read
The power of peer networking for improving STEM faculty job applications
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Scientific and policy meetings
Explore the range of scientific meetings and conferences held by the Royal Society, with…
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University Research Fellowship
This scheme is for outstanding scientists who are in the early stages of their research career and…
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Newton International Fellowships
This fellowship is for non-UK scientists who are at an early stage of their research career and…
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Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
This scheme offers a recognised first step into an independent research career for outstanding…
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Career Development Fellowship
This scheme provides the most talented early career scientists from underrepresented groups in…
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Royal Society Rising Star Africa Prize
Rising Star Africa Prize: to recognise early-career research scientists based in Africa who are…
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The UK Young Academy
The Royal Society is a partner academy of the first UK-wide national Young Academy - a network of…