The Early Career Researcher Institute (ECRI) aims to deliver key strategic development needs for our early career researchers (ECRs). Key objectives for ECRI over the coming period include:
- Becoming a “centralised hub for ECR development and support and through physical space, becoming a focal point for connecting ECRs
- Facilitating improvements to PhD supervision, incorporated and contributing to best practice internationally through engagement with national and international bodies, funders and industry
- Developing ECR provision through a new governance structure, ensuring a strategically-led rich and inclusive learning and development offer for ECRs and that all Imperial ECRs have key underpinning technical and commercial skills
- Developing strong centralised links with former research staff, to complement the university’s work with student alumni
- Reviewing the staff-student boundary, looking for opportunities to “level-up” support
- Strengthening the national and international impact of Imperial’s staff and research students