OppsLink

Searchable Consulting Opportunities for LSE Academics

OppsLink Overview

OppsLink is a platform that connects academic experts, PhD students, (early career) researchers and alumni with funded consulting opportunities. These range from UK and local government to the European Commission and international organisations. It offers a searchable database of current tenders that are open for applications.

The projects span a wide range of disciplines and research areas, often involving complex challenges that require individual academic input or collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. If you see a project you like, please do express interest and we’ll follow up.

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Ireland Department of Education and Youth
The Review of School Leadership and System Governance Project Unit, in the Department of Education and Youth, is seeking research services in the policy planning area of School Governance. The core research services required are in the form of desk-based research and qualitative research. This research has four overarching aims: Describe the current school governance system in Ireland; identify and analyse key challenges in Ireland’s school governance system; compare and contextualise Ireland’s school governance system using international models for comparison; engage stakeholders to explore potential solutions to key identified challenges.
Education and Skills Research, Evaluation and Surveys
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The Trust seeks an experienced strategic improvement partner to co-design, mobilise and embed a Trust-wide Quality Management System (QMS) and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) operating model. The programme must The programme must establish and embed an Integrated Accountability Framework, ensuring clear ownership, line of sight and accountability for quality, safety, operational performance and improvement from Board to ward.
Organisations and Management Consulting Media, Communications and Creative
Rother District Council
Rother District Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Consultant to produce a Green and Blue Infrastructure Framework (including Open Space Standards) Study. The study will be a key piece of technical evidence informing the preparation of the Council’s new Local Plan (2025-2042). Its primary purpose is to provide the robust, quantitative justification required to set planning standards for open space provision, accessibility, and quality, and to spatially define the strategic green and blue infrastructure network. This will directly underpin the delivery of specific emerging planning policies. Full details are available in the tender pack.
Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Transport Environment and Energy Research, Evaluation and Surveys
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation
This project is to provide a facility / methodology whereby Nest employers and connectors can be accessed easily and quickly for research, mostly around usability and customer experience research.
Research, Evaluation and Surveys