Townhall meeting: AHRC-RLUK Professional Practice Fellowship Scheme

**Please note this event is aimed at a UK audience**

Please note that applicants to this scheme must be employed by an academic or research library that belongs to a recognised UK Higher Education Institution (HEI), Independent Research Organisation (IRO), or is a member of Research Libraries UK (RLUK)

This Townhall will provide an opportunity for AHRC and RLUK to provide further details about the Professional Practice Fellowship scheme, the forthcoming application process, and the scheme’s eligibility and assessment criteria. It will also provide colleagues with an opportunity to ask questions about the scheme and hear further details about what application support will be offered.

Joining details

This meeting will be held via Zoom. Joining information will be sent to attendees the day before the meeting. Please check your junk folder if no email is received.

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Details of the scheme are contained within the pre-call announcement, available on the RLUK website. Delegates are strongly advised to familiarise themselves with these documents ahead of this townhall meeting.

Speakers at the townhall include:

• Tao Tao Chang, Head of Research Infrastructure, AHRC
• Matt Greenhall, Deputy Executive Director, Research Libraries UK

The scheme is a direct response to the findings of a collaborative scoping study, undertaken by RLUK in partnership with the AHRC and Evidence Base, across January-June 2021. The scoping study explored the role, and potential role, of research and academic libraries as partners in, and leaders of, academic and scholarly research. The scoping study made a series of far reaching recommendations, including the need for direct investment in the research capacity and capabilities of libraries. This scheme is a direct response to this recommendation.

The full report, its findings, and recommendations can be viewed here.