UKRI Policy Fellowship DCMS Future of Online Regulation UKRI Policy Fellowship
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: Sch of Politics & International Relation
Abstract
Each fellowship will last up to 18 months to cover:
a 3-month inception phase for set up activity
a 12-month placement with the host organisation
an impact phase lasting up to 3 months
Fellows will co-design projects and activities with their host and produce analysis to inform government decision-making across a range of policy priorities. Fellows will also engage across the host organisation, building effective working relationships and supporting wider knowledge exchange with researchers.
This will be supported through their embedded role within the host organisation, including line management support.
a 3-month inception phase for set up activity
a 12-month placement with the host organisation
an impact phase lasting up to 3 months
Fellows will co-design projects and activities with their host and produce analysis to inform government decision-making across a range of policy priorities. Fellows will also engage across the host organisation, building effective working relationships and supporting wider knowledge exchange with researchers.
This will be supported through their embedded role within the host organisation, including line management support.
Organisations
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES/Y003861/1 | 22/01/2024 | 30/07/2024 | £119,852 | ||
| ES/Y003861/2 | Transfer | ES/Y003861/1 | 31/07/2024 | 30/03/2025 | £79,421 |
| ES/Y003861/3 | Transfer | ES/Y003861/2 | 30/03/2025 | 30/12/2025 | £32,715 |
| Description | My methodological insight into how to design likelihood estimation exercises has been widely used within the Department I have been seconded to, as well as in think tanks working in this area. Moreover, I have been invited to design an executive style education course teaching these methodologies to civil servants and industry Risk managers. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2024 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | Contribution to call for evidence for the Report of the High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | New course for policy makers and industry professionals |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Participation in the Metascience Sandpit |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Response to EU AI Act - Code of Practice (second draft) |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.lcfi.ac.uk/news-events/blog/post/feedback-on-the-general-purpose-ai-code-of-practice |
| Description | Sumitted evidence to HoL AI in Weapon Systems Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/646/ai-in-weapon-systems-committee/publications/ |
| Description | Benchmarking LLM agents on real-world tasks: Reproducibility |
| Amount | $174,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | Open Philanthropy Project |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 03/2024 |
| End | 06/2025 |
| Description | LLM Code Reviewer For Research Papers |
| Amount | $135,000 (USD) |
| Funding ID | G-2024-22652 |
| Organisation | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 11/2024 |
| End | 11/2025 |
| Description | Opportunities and Potential Risks of AI in Supporting Evaluation |
| Amount | £170,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2025 |
| End | 04/2026 |
| Description | Real-time monitoring for Synthetic Media Prevalence |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2025 |
| End | 05/2025 |
| Description | Meeting policymakers and industry experts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 1-2-1 meetings with senior civil servants in DBT, FCDO, DWP, DSIT, Counterterrorism Policing. 1-2-1 meetings with policy officers at Alan Turing Institute, Open Philanthropy, Centre for the Governance of AI, Future of Life Institute, Metaculus, Google. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024,2025 |
| URL | https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/alexandru-marcoci/ |
| Description | Presentation on science advising |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I gave a presentation on science advising to a group of science advisers to the government of Lithuania |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Presentation to policy makers on managing long-term risks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I gave a presentation at DBT on forecasting long term risks and methodologies for doing risk estimation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Workshop Policy/Academia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I organised a panel with academics and policymakers to explore the impact of AI technologies on biological risk at the University of Cambridge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.cser.ac.uk/events/cccr-2024/ |