The Early Career Researcher Institute (ECRI), part of Imperial Talent, brings together Graduate School staff and Postdoc and Fellows Development Centre staff to form a single institute for early career researchers and those who support them.

Established in October 2024, ECRI delivers inclusive and comprehensive support for Imperial’s community of early career researchers (postgraduate research students to research staff).    

ECRI aims to create a collaborative and dynamic research environment that drives discovery and addresses the urgent challenges of the 21st century.  The institute will support Imperial in creating a healthy, supportive and productive research environment for early career researchers.  We will invest in research and enterprise-focused learning and development opportunities, resources and facilities to deliver an exceptional experience.  

Building on existing excellence, a key part of the work of ECRI will be to:

  • advance the higher education sector’s approach to enabling a healthy, supportive and productive research environment and the development of early career researchers.
  • collaborate with experts across Imperial, as well as external partners, to deliver a world-leading environment and add value to research teams across the university.
  • work in partnership with wider Imperial specialist teams, to advocate for early career researchers as well as to deliver opportunities for individuals to develop the skills needed for a broad range of careers within academia and beyond.  

ECRI staff are always working with key stakeholders across Imperial and externally to enhance the support provided.  We welcome input from the Imperial community and if you have an idea, or would like to contribute, please get in touch by emailing ecri@imperial.ac.uk. 

We are working hard to develop a new website for ECRI, but for the interim, you can access all our provision by clicking on the relevant links: