For Fellows, Bye-Fellows and CRAs, involvement with the Summer Research Programme could, for example, enable you to run a pilot project for a research grant application, enhance the knowledge of your Department, or support a discrete section of an existing project for which you are Principal Investigator. This project could also develop students who may wish to continue to research degrees under your supervision.
The first phase of the scheme gives King’s Fellows and CRAs the chance to submit a project for a student to carry out a particular piece of research. A good project should:
· provide a high-impact learning opportunity for the student in developing research skills and awareness, preferably providing an authentic experience of a range of steps in the research process
· make a valuable contribution to the research of the supervisor and to University research in general
· allow the student to learn more about an academic career while gaining skills that are useful for any career path.
Students will then be able to apply for the project and you will be consulted about each applicant’s suitability for the project before any decisions are made. It is anticipated that these decisions will have been made by the end of March.
When applications for supervisor-led projects open, students can also propose a programme of research of their own devising to be supervised by a King’s Fellow, College Research Associate or University Faculty member. We encourage supervisors to reach out to students who they think might be particularly interested in or would benefit from such summer projects.
Please note some changes to the 2025 Summer Research Programme
To create a more cohesive feel to the summer research programme, we are asking that all projects start on 30 June , 7 July or 14 July 2025 and that there are no breaks longer than 2 weeks in the middle of projects.
We are planning some personal and professional development sessions to run once every other week in the morning during the summer for all students on the Summer Research Programme. Please do make sure that your project won't be affected detrimentally if the student is attending these sessions roughly every other week.
