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An LCAL Associate is a researcher who, whilst not a Co-Investigator, has a formalised connection to the Centre. An Associate will benefit from access to the LCAL network and invitations to events and activities, including those open only to Associates.

Researchers of all career stages and from all disciplines are welcome to apply to be an LCAL Associate. This includes postdoctoral researchers, staff on fixed term contracts, staff on teaching-only contracts as well as non-academics (e.g. industry, policy or third sector partners) with a clearly linked interest in LCAL’s research.

LCAL Associates should have research interests closely aligned with those of the Centre. We hope that Associates will help to raise the profile of LCAL within different disciplinary contexts, including by highlighting LCAL opportunities and activities to members of their academic departments or research networks.

We hope that LCAL Associate will actively participate in the thriving research environment of the Centre as appropriate for their career stage, for example: by attending or leading LCAL events, co-supervising PhD students, collaborating on grant applications, contributing to mentoring programmes, or representing LCAL at events.

LCAL Associate status is awarded by the LCAL Director, Louise Amoore, on the advice of the LCAL Management Group, which includes an ECR representative, and with agreement from the core LCAL staff team. Decisions to award Associate status are made quarterly in March, June, September and December, considering all applications submitted in the previous quarter.

Applications should be submitted via this Microsoft Forms link. In addition to a short justification for why they wish to become an Associate, applicants will need to include the name of a core LCAL member who supports their application.

Successful applications will demonstrate a clear fit with one or more LCAL thematic programmes, as well as a genuine commitment to contribute to the Centre’s activities.

Download the LCAL Associates information as a PDF: LCAL Associates