Call for DRI Knowledge Exchange Fellows

The Computational Abilities Knowledge Exchange (CAKE) project aims to facilitate knowledge exchange (KE) and sustainable collaboration across the full range of UK Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) communities.

CAKE KE Fellows will be part of the CAKE network and will be expected to learn more about undertaking KE and to assemble and exchange best practices, and thus enhance knowledge exchange in the DRI and computational science domain. Fellows will also be offered the opportunity to help shape and lead the DRI KE community.

If you are passionate about knowledge exchange in your DRI subcommunity - and you have an idea for a specific intervention to improve it - then this is your chance to become one of up to five KE Fellows in the very first DRI KE Fellowship cohort!

Fellowships run for twelve months from the respective cohort kick-off date. After the Fellowship term, Fellows will be invited to continue to be involved in the CAKE network as mentors, reviewers and other roles.

What we offer

• £4000 Fellowship money for travel, events and other activities as part of your Fellowship.
• Peer-support within your cohort and the wider KE network.
• Mentoring by the CAKE leadership team.
• Regular meet-ups and invitations to CAKE workshops.

What we expect

• A well-defined project with a clear objective that promotes and facilitates knowledge exchange in the UK DRI community.
• A clear and actionable plan for the project.
• Active engagement in the KE network and with the CAKE leadership team.
• Regular attendance of the monthly KE meet-ups.
• Attendance of both in-person and virtual CAKE events.
• Contributions to the KE knowledge base through surveys, reports and blog posts.
• Half-yearly reports on the process of your fellowship project.

Application

Applications must be submitted before 19 May 2026. Applicants must be from UK institutions which are eligible for UKRI funding.

Find out more about our current knowledge exchange fellows and their projects.