ECRI offers a bespoke programme for fellows to support your professional and personal development as you progress in your career.

Independent research fellows at Imperial are members of research staff who have successfully applied for funding to include their salary (for example, Imperial College Research Fellows, UKRI Future Leader Fellows, Royal Society University Research Fellows, BBSRC Future Leaders, EPSRC Early Career Fellows, Wellcome Early-Career Awardees, MRC New Investigator Research Grant holders, etc. This list is not exhaustive. For any eligibility queries please contact ecri@imperial. ac.uk.)

Support for current and prospective fellows

Welcome to Imperial

Explore the broad range of support and development opportunities we offer fellows at Imperial and access an induction checklist.

Support for current fellows

Develop your leadership skills:
Resilient Leadership in Action 
Leadership Coaching for fellows
The Academic’s Success Guide

Create routes for collaboration and exchange:
Imperial Fellows’ Leadership Network
ECRI Writing Sessions

For upcoming courses, please see below.  

Career paths

Make use of ECRI support as you plan your career:

Academic careers including fellowships and lectureships

Roles outside academic research