Data Fellowships 2026
The Data Fellowships for summer 2026 are now open.
2026 deadlines and key dates:
- Wednesday, 11 March, 12-1pm, Arthur Lewis Building G30/31: CV session by the Careers Service (slides attached)
- Wednesday, 18 March, 12-1pm, Arthur Lewis Building G30/31: Confidence session by Tatjana Kecojevic
- Monday, 13 April: Closing date for Student Applications
- Wednesday, 6 May, 12-1pm, Arthur Lewis Building G30/31: Interview session by the Careers Service
- Mid April - Mid May: Shortlisting and interviews
- June: Data training days for selected students (Mandatory)
- July and August: Data Fellow placements (lasting no more than eight weeks).
Find out more information on how to apply.
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- Project #1 - Respect: Quantitative & Qualitative data analysis trends of Respect’s helplines for perpetrators and male victims of domestic abuse
- Project #2 - The Ditchley Foundation: Bridging Divides With Graph Networks
- Project #3 - Resolve Poverty: Interpreting ‘cash-first’ under the new Crisis and Resilience Fund
- Project #4 - Open Kitchen MCR CIC: Exploring the social, economic and cultural impact of Open Kitchen's community work
- Project #5 - Salford CVS: Using data to understand the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector in Salford and Greater Manchester
- Project #8 - Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Contextualising Greater Manchester’s Innovation Performance
- Project #9 - Greater Manchester Combined Authority: Using EPC data to inform the decarbonisation of domestic buildings in Greater Manchester
- Project #10 - Manchester City Council: Community Cohesion Metrics
- Project #17 - Manchester City Council: Performance, Research and Intelligence KPI Framework
- Project #11 - HM Prison and Probation Service Creating Future Opportunities: How effective is the interaction between the CFO Programme and Persons Convicted of Sexual Offences (PCOSOs) within the prison environment?
- Project #12 - HM Prison and Probation Service Creating Future Opportunities: How effective is the CFO Activity Hub provision in supporting Persons Convicted of Sexual Offences (PCOSOs), particularly in relation to its service offer and its influence on their attendance?
- Project #13 - Institute for Public Policy Research: Fixing Council Tax: Fair Property Tax and Sustainable Local Funding
- Project #14 - Institute for Public Policy Research North: State of the North 2026
- Project #15 - Northern Powerhouse Partnership: Post-Pandemic Rail Travel Patterns in the North of England: Trends, Structural Change and Economic Implications
- Project #18 - CLES: Community wealth building summer project 2026