ECR opportunities | SPRITE+ Hub

Early Career Researcher opportunities

Explore our calendar of events and opportunities aimed at Early Career Researcher training and development.

Current opportunities

Call for proposals: run your own SPRITE+ funded Innovation Forum

We are delighted to invite applications for funding of up to £5,000 for collaborative Innovation Fora.

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SPRITE+ Lunch and Learn

Join us every third Wednesday of the month at 1:00pm (GMT) for a lightning 20 minute talk from an Industry or Academic expert followed by 10 minutes of Q&A.

Call for proposals: run your own SPRITE+ funded event

We're giving you the opportunity to run your own event, funded by us for up to £1500.

Upcoming events

21 Apr 2026, 13:30 – 16:00
Immersive Technologies in Journalism: Risks, Trust and Ethical Challenges
Online
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A SPRITE+ and JournoTECH workshop examining how immersive technologies reshape journalism, trust, ethics and misinformation.
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16 days to the event
07 May 2026, 10:00 – 17:00
SPRITE+ 2026 AIM Day: XR-TIPSS
etc.venues Chancery Lane, London
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etc.venues Chancery Lane, London
Join us at etc.venues in London for our annual AIM (Academic-Industry Meeting) Day to explore how emerging Extended and Virtual Reality technologies intersect with Trust, Identity, Privacy, Safety, and Security.
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28 days to the event
19 May 2026, 10:00 – 16:00
Early Careers Professional AI Ethics Event
Online
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This SPRITE+ funded event introduces the ECR Network and the AI Ethics Project by FRACTAI, bringing together like-minded individuals passionate about responsible innovation.
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29 days to the event
20 May 2026, 13:00 – 13:30
Digital Addiction: Balancing Technology’s Benefits amid the Digital Addiction Debate
Online
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Online
Join us for this online talk with Prof. John McAlaney to explore how we find the balance between what technology can provide us and the dangers of what has been called 'digital addiction'.
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43 days to the event
03 Jun 2026, 12:30 – 01 Jul 2026, 16:30
SPRITE+ | CRANE 2026 Sandpit: AI and TIPSS
Online | In-person in Oxford
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Online | In-person in Oxford
SPRITE+ and CRANE are pleased to invite Members and Expert Fellows to apply to attend a blended sandpit on AI and TIPSS. Up to a total of £224k of combined SPRITE+ and CRANE funding will be made available to fund up to four interdisciplinary projects arising from this sandpit.
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