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Other Opportunities

Here we list some further opportunities to engage with policy and build your knowledge of interdisciplinary best practice at the University of Oxford.

• Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN)

  OPEN connects researchers across the University with opportunities to engage with the policymaking community locally, nationally and internationally.

• The Oxford Networks for the Environment (ONE)

  Oxford has research networks dedicated to Biodiversity, Climate, Energy, Water and the Future of Food. They enable research activities and interdisciplinary collaboration to find solutions to these complex, converging challenges.

• TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities)

  Although based in the Humanities division, TORCH is a hub for intellectual collaboration and cross-disciplinary research projects. It supports and promotes research activity that transcends disciplinary and institutional boundaries.

• Public Engagement with Research Training

  This central website consolidates information on Public Engagement with Research training across all Oxford divisions and externally, as well as how to get involved with the “new to PER at Oxford” buddy scheme.

• Oxford’s Researcher Hub

  Launched to coincide with Oxford becoming a signatory to the Concordat for Researcher Development in April 2021 it facilitates collaboration among all staff engaged in or supporting research, make existing opportunities more accessible and to create new opportunities for personal and professional advancement.

• The Oxford DTP in Environmental Research (The NERC DTP)

  Up to 20 fully funded places per year are available for this world-class training environment for research students across the breadth and at the frontiers of environmental research, which spans the breadth of the Natural Environment Research Council’s ‘Discovery Science’ remit.

• The Oxford Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP

  An inclusive and innovative four-year graduate training programme, which aims to equip a new generation of researchers with the skills, insight and knowledge needed to tackle the most important challenges in bioscience research.

• Oxford’s Careers Service

  Not just for students, the Careers Service offers career development support to research staff through 1:1 advice by phone or online appointment, and through researcher-specific programmes and workshops.