On behalf of the UK Space Agency, the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) invites applications from early career researchers/technical professionals to participate in a Collaboration and Creative Ideas Lab. This call, released on 8 July, 2025, is open to early career researchers and early career technical professionals working in academia, industry or other research institutions based in the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to experience the process of building collaborative relationships, generating new ideas, and proposing concepts involving EO instruments and anchored in addressing scientific, societal and business needs.
The Lab will take the form of a series of professionally facilitated online workshop sessions, culminating with the drafting of a proposal pitch and the opportunity to receive feedback on it, with the view to having ideas ready to develop further in the future. Participants will form teams with other workshop participants to develop their concepts. Project teams will receive guidance throughout the process from experienced mentors.
The Lab workshop sessions will run in October 2025, with a participant briefing and kick-off on 26 September (see full schedule below). The closing date for applications to participate in the Lab is noon on Friday, 8 August, 2025. By applying you will be committing to be available for the briefing and all of the Lab workshop sessions. It is anticipated that the review of participant applications will be completed by mid-August 2025, with applicants notified shortly afterwards. Please note that attendance of the Lab does not guarantee future project funding.
The CEOI has the objective to realise an excellent, internationally competitive national Earth observation instrument and technology research and development programme. This Lab will contribute to this aim by providing training through experience to early career researchers/professionals, who may go on to lead exciting EO technology and applications developments in the future.
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