DSIT Fellowship — Cohort 4
Supports technology experts joining DSIT through fellowship placements that pair policy experience with hands-on innovation.
The DSIT Fellowship Cohort 4 (2026/2027) is an annual secondment programme run by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology that places 25 mid-to-late-career science and technology experts into DSIT policy teams for twelve months, working two to three days per week. The programme operates as a zero-cost secondment for employing organisations: the Fellow's salary continues through their…
Secondment of mid-to-late-career science and technology experts into DSIT policy teams across six thematic areas: Science Ecosystem, Artificial Intelligence, Data, Economics, International, and Horizon Scanning.
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