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Vanguard Science Society

Partner with Vanguard Science

Work with us to develop, and discover, the scientific leaders who will shape the future of your field.

Why partner with us

Talent

Early access to exceptional people

Meet ambitious scientists and engineers early in their careers, through projects, mentoring and events.

Insight

Real projects, fresh thinking

Set challenges for members to work on, and gain independent perspectives from some of the most capable early-career scientists in your field.

Development

Develop your own leaders

Your senior people mentor members, and your rising leaders can join the programme to build the same capabilities.

Influence

Shape the next generation

Help define the skills the next generation of scientific leaders needs, and see that investment returned across your sector.

Visibility

Recognition where it matters

Recognition across the programme, the annual summit, and a science platform followed by more than three million people.

Purpose

Responsible innovation

Support a community built on scientific integrity and on bringing research to the people it can help.

Ways to partner

Every partnership is tailored. We will propose a format that fits your goals.

Founding Partner

Shape the Society from the start

A small number of organisations helping to shape Vanguard Science from its first cohort, with strategic input, recognition across every programme and the closest working relationship with members.

Programme Partner

Support a part of the programme

Support a defined part of the programme, such as a masterclass series, a challenge brief or the annual summit.

Chapter Partner

Support talent locally

Support chapters at particular universities or in a region, and connect directly with local scientific talent.

Our commitments

What partners can expect from us.

  1. 01Independence. Partners do not influence admission, assessment or what we publish. That is what makes our members' achievements credible.
  2. 02Integrity. We report what a partnership achieves honestly, without overstating results.
  3. 03Clarity. Terms, deliverables and measures of success are agreed in writing at the start.

Partnerships are open to organisations in

  • Pharmaceuticals and life sciences
  • Technology and engineering
  • Energy and climate
  • Investment
  • Universities and research institutes
  • Government and public bodies

Start a conversation

Write to us and we will arrange a call to explore what a partnership could look like.