Applications are invited for fellowships funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Network Plus ‘Shifting Global Polarities: Russia, China, and Eurasia in Transition’.
The initiative brings together a network of leading expertise and centres of excellence from across the UK and overseas to address gaps and needs in research during a period of major societal, geopolitical, and environmental transformation spanning Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central, East & Pacific Asia.
The funding, awarded by UKRI as part of their Building a Secure and Resilient World strategic theme, aims to advance innovative new partnerships within academic and policy circles linked to a range of urgent thematic areas including social upheaval, geopolitics and security, environmental crisis, human rights, Russia-China relations, and post-conflict reconstruction. The network’s activities aim to assist understanding and identification of global risks and help inform better decision-making.
Partners include the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Oxford, together with the Institute of Development Studies and the Royal United Services Institute in the UK. Overseas, partners include Colgate University in the USA; the Ukrainian Catholic University; OSCE Academy Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan; National Taiwan University; Helsinki University in Finland; and Hokkaido University in Japan.
Early career academics who received their PhD within the last eight years or professionals with up to ten years of experience, are eligible. Applicants must apply by 5pm (UK time) on January 17, 2025.
More information can be found in the following documents:
Polarities and Regions Network Plus: Fellowships
Polarities and Regions Network Plus: Research Projects
Application forms can be found below:
Fellowship application form
Research Project application form
