With more than 200 PhD placements since 2016, alumni share how the scheme has shaped their research, skills and careers
PhD students on placement with the Open Innovation Team work on live policy projects, contribute to real commissions and develop skills in communicating evidence beyond academia.
Participants gain experience they can take back into research or into future roles across the public, private and third sectors.
Hear directly from PhD students about what they worked on, what they learned and how the placement influenced their next steps.
Enrico Pfeifer
Research Fellow in Epidemiology, UCL
Read Enrico’s blog about his experience
Ibrahim Ince
DPhil Researcher in Anthropology, Oxford
Read Ibrahim’s blog about his experience
We regularly host PhD students from a wide range of disciplines and universities.