CamPo: a partnership between Cambridge and Sciences Po

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The CamPo programme stems from the Cambridge-Sciences Po Research Partnership, a flagship initiative that started in 2017 in the fields of the humanities and the social sciences, with cross-school collaboration becoming an important element of the initiative.

The CamPo collaboration has now expanded beyond the humanities and the social sciences, with examples of projects from the School of Arts and Humanities, Technology and Physical Sciences and extended to other disciplines including but not limited to Architecture, Geography and Business. This important cross-school dimension of the CamPo scheme will be further developed in the next funding Phase with the aim to develop other innovative projects in relevant cross-disciplinary fields and of mutual benefit.

A new round of applications for proposals in 2026 will open in Michaelmas. Interested candidates can apply online to the relevant research streams using the forms below (links will become live on 15 September 2025):

Collaborative Research

Faculty Exchange

PhD Exchange

Proposals are invited broadly across the humanities and social sciences for the following activities:

  • research seminars and scoping workshops;
  • pilot or small scale collaborative projects;
  • short-term visits by faculty;
  • short-term hosting of visiting professors;
  • mid-term PhD student exchanges.

Projects would be expected to deliver, or show demonstrable progress towards a range of academic publications and public policy contributions stemming from the various research collaboration efforts; successful follow-on applications for large scale research funding that includes Cambridge and Sciences Po as leading members of a wider consortium or as co-investigators; a sustainable Anglo-French collaborative relationship in their specific area.

Proposals including ambitions for inter-institutional collaboration on postgraduate and postdoctoral training programmes, e.g. joint seminars, co-supervision or collaborative opportunities, would be welcomed.

Please review scheme notes of the current year for reference:

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You also read case studies of previous successful CamPo projects: 

CamPo provides a framework for joint forms of educational innovation that can be replicated in other fields and elsewhere across Cambridge University.

CamPo is currently an integral part of Cambridge University’s internationalization strategy. In a post-Brexit environment, such close educational and research-based collaborations with leading European universities will become crucial conduits of shared knowledge and expertise. They will provide pathways for Cambridge University to access the wider European higher education environment.

Interested researchers are invited to discuss their ideas with either Prof Claire Colomb (UCAM); or Prof Colin Hay (Sciences Po).