Broadening Horizons Mentoring Programme

Broadening Horizons is a cross-sector mentoring programme designed to support, develop and empower early-career researchers who are interested in translational research. Returning for a fourth year, this successful programme is now jointly funded by Cancer Research Horizons and Wellcome. 

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The aim of Broadening Horizons is to support early career researchers with their professional development and raise awareness of the skills and mindset needed to translate discoveries into practical application. It does this by connecting mentees with mentors from industry, policy and the third sector. The programme gives mentees exposure to opportunities in translating research and provides tools, knowledge and guidance.  

 

Since launch, Broadening Horizons has supported 500 individuals from 87 rganisations, and we are delighted to be welcoming our third cohort in May 2025. 

Who are the mentees and mentors? 

Mentees:  

UK and RoI early career researchers which includes post-doctoral and junior group leaders within the first few years of independence and/or on their first permanent, open-ended or long-term rolling contract.

At the current time, this programme is not intended for PhD students.      

 

Mentors:  

We welcome mentors with diverse backgrounds across health and life research from those at organisations developing health-related innovations (e.g. therapeutics, vaccines, medical devices, digital health products) to those in public health, the arts, humanities, social sciences, and bioethics. 

Mentors should have an interest in mentoring early-career researchers from academic institutions and have a PhD or equivalent experience to participate in the programme.

Programme dates

  • Discovering translation. In-person: 21st May 2025

  • Purposeful communication. Virtual: July 25

  • Overcoming barriers. Virtual: September 2025

  • The power of resilience. Virtual: November 25

  • Becoming a decision maker. In-person: February 26

  • "If you want to translate your work from the lab to industry, a network is the key... the bigger the network the higher the chances of success."

    A mentee

  • "My mentor played an important role in supporting and achieving my goals."

    A mentee

How to be a part of this programme…

The Broadening Horizons programme welcomes both organisations
and individual participants. 

Mentors with significant experience in translating research and
that hold a PhD or equivalent expertise please click here

Early-career researchers - express their interest directly by clicking here

For more information or to sign up for the programme, contact the Broadening Horizons team: broadeninghorizons@moving-ahead.org