Fellows 

Our Early Career Fellows build on the success of our Early Career Stage activities and recognise the value that ECR bring to our community.

Applications for Fellows are competitive and come with a range of career development and financial benefits. 

• £250 per year to attend conferences, training or lab visits  
• Fund for the cohort to cover the costs of inviting visitors or incoming lab exchange visits 
• Funding for the cohort to deliver a flagship symposium or series of seminars
• Annual retreat with tailored training 
• Fellowship and application writing support 
• Access to industry and academic visitors related to interdisciplinary topics 

While we are committed to offering all PhD students high-quality interdisciplinary training, network opportunities and wider student experience through our network, our experience is that interdisciplinary ECRS need more tailored support.  Please use the link below to apply for the scheme. 

How to Apply 

Please complete the form below. These applications will be assessed by the BSI Executive Committee against the assessment criteria below. 

Application Deadline: 9 November 2026 

BSI Early Career Stage Fellows - Register your interest  – Fill in form

Assessment Criteria 

• Fit to Biophysical Sciences Institute Research themes - all ECR must be aligned to the BSI. 
• Interdisciplinarity of research. 
• Enthusiasm for collaboration. 

In addition to the criteria above, we will select Fellows ensuring a spread of disciplines and departments. 

Previous ECR Committee Members

The strength of the Biophysical Sciences Institute stems from our vibrant community of interdisciplinary academics and researchers. Over the ten years that our ECR network has been active, it has been led by a number of talented early career researchers. These committee members have spanned disciplines and career stages ranging from undergraduates through to academics in the first few years of their first academic position. 

• Dorothea Barnes, Natural Sciences
• Will Brittain, Department of Chemistry 
• Ermando Canga, Department of Biosciences
• Katherine Deck, Department of Chemistry
• Nathan Gavin,  Department of Engineering
• Sarah Goodband, Department of Physics
• Matthew Grobbelaar, Department of Chemistry
• Ruth McTiernan (ECR Chair), Department of Physics
• Libbi Moon (ECR Chair), Department of Biosciences
• Liz Morris, BSI, Co-Director, Department of Biosciences
• Alex Newbold, Department of Physics 
• Julia Pryde, Department of Biosciences
• Will Trewby (ECR Chair), Department of Physics