Early Career Network

About Us

• Who runs the Early Career Network? 
• What kind of Early Career Network activities can I get involved in?

Resources for Early Career Researchers

ECR Development and Advice

Early Career Researchers: Careers and Skills Development 
https://www.ukri.org/what-we-do/developing-people-and-skills/ahrc/early-career-researchers-career-and-skills-development/ 

Carvalho. E (2023). Dos and do-Overs for Early Career Researchers. Times Higher Education. [Online] https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/dos-and-doovers-reflections-life-early-career-researcher 

Methods Schools

 
ECPR Summer and Winter Methods School - https://ecpr.eu/Events/EventTypeDetails.aspx?EventTypeID=5 
Essex Summer School - https://essexsummerschool.com/ 

Engagement 

Luke, S., & Dommett, K. (2024). Top Tips for Academics Engaging with the Media. Political Insight, 15(2), 24-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/20419058241260786

Bowman. D. and Hepplewhite. M. (2024). From Research to Policy: A 5-Step Guide to Effective Engagement with Policymakers and increased visibility of research. [Online]                            https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/from-research-to-policy-a-5-step-guide-to-effective-engagement-with-policymakers-and-increased-visibility-of-research/ 

How to engage with the UK Parliament                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/research-impact-at-the-uk-parliament/training-and-events/online-training-for-researchers/parliament-for-early-career-researchers-online-training-session/ 

Publishing and Blogs 

Hepplewhite. M. and Luke. S. (2024). Academic Publishing Guidance for Early Career Scholars: Insights from Editors' Roundtable. [Online]                                                                    blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/academic-publishing-guidance-for-early-career-scholars-insights-from-an-editors-roundtable/ 

Oxford Politics Blog (2014). Academic Blogging. [Online] Available at: https://blog.politics.ox.ac.uk/academic-blogging-political-analysis-digital-age/ 

LSE Blog - Academic Blogging. [Online] Available at: https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/services/knowledge-exchange-and-impact/kei-guide/academic-blogging 

McCloskey-Gholikhany. J. To Blog or not to Blog... UACES. [Online]  https://www.uaces.org/resources/articles/academic-blogging-career 

LSE Guide to publishing and scholarly communication - https://www.lse.ac.uk/library/assets/documents/guide-to-publishing-and-scholarly-comms.pdf 

Blog Opportunities 

LSE Blogs - https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/ 
LSE offers a range of research blogs (i.e. British Politics and European Politics) that you can write about your research or a paper that you have just published. 

PSA Blog 
​Pitch your ideas to comms@psa.ac.uk

UK in a Changing Europe - https://ukandeu.ac.uk/analysis/ 
You can write a blog about anything that relates to UK-EU relations.