Research Visitor Programme at the Bonavero Institute

The Research Visitor Programme encourages mid-career and senior scholars, judges, practitioners, post-doctoral researchers and policy-makers engaged in the field of human rights law to visit the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. You can read about some of our most recent visitors' experiences here. Please note there is a fee associated with this scheme and these are detailed further within the programme guidelines.

The programme is designed for visitors who plan a period of self-directed study to spend time at the Institute to undertake research. Graduate students, whether at doctoral or master’s level, are not eligible for this programme, and we suggest you look at the University of Oxford’s website detailing the recognised student scheme. For early career scholars, practitioners and post-doctoral researchers we also have a specific non-stipendiary ‘Early Career Fellowship Programme’.

Research Visitors to the Institute will have the opportunity to participate in many of the activities of the Institute and are encouraged to contribute to the collegial research environment.  Research Visitors will be entitled to make use of the University’s research facilities and libraries, and to attend seminars and lectures and other academic gatherings open to the university community. Institute Research Visitors who wish to apply for Mansfield College Senior Common Room (SCR) membership should notify the Programmes Administrator and be aware that any decision on this is for the College to decide upon and not the Bonavero Institute, and that they are limited in the number of Visiting SCR members they are able to accept at any one time.

Before applying to this scheme, you will need to establish a ‘sponsor’ within the Faculty of Law or Institute who will support your visit. Staff contact details can be found here.