Atomic Anxiety in the New Nuclear Age

Are you interested in researching and having impact in nuclear arms control and disarmament? Do you want to join a community of scholars and practitioners exploring innovative ideas in the field of nuclear politics?

If so, we are now welcoming applications for our 2025 Fellows Scheme for researchers in academia and beyond. If you are an early-career researcher or practitioner in the field of nuclear arms control and disarmament, we would love to hear from you.

The Fellows Scheme seeks to bring together early-career experts in a welcoming online space to discuss and develop their work on arms control and disarmament. The goal is to help both fellows and established experts advance innovative thinking and practice in the field, with the aim of contributing to high impact research to help policy innovation and change.

Fellows will be expected to contribute to the project blog and attend a series of monthly online events throughout 2025. These events will be shaped by the needs and interests of the Fellows, and offer opportunities to present their work, expand their professional networks, gain insights from established experts, and advance their research and careers in nuclear arms control and disarmament.

Fellows will also contribute to the project seminar series and will be invited to participate in the Atomic Anxiety in the New Nuclear Age workshop in 2025, and future events.

This is an initiative launched as part of Dr Rhys Crilley’s UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship – Atomic Anxiety in the New Nuclear Age – which focuses on understanding why nuclear weapons remain a persistent feature of global politics and critically assessing how arms control and disarmament efforts can reduce the risk of nuclear war. The Fellows Scheme will be designed and led by the fellows themselves, and supported by the Atomic Anxiety in the New Nuclear Age team of Dr Rhys Crilley and Dr Carolina Pantoliano. The Fellows Scheme is non-residential and non-remunerated.

How to apply

To apply, prospective fellows should complete and submit the short application form: https://forms.office.com/e/Pnu5kL34Db

Apply by 13 December 2024. Successful applicants will be notified by 20 December 2024. The first online Fellows meeting will be held in January 2025.

If you have questions about the Fellows Scheme or the application process please contact Dr Rhys Crilley rhys.crilley@glasgow.ac.uk and Dr Carolina Pantoliano carolina.pantolianopanico@glasgow.ac.uk