When young graduates choose to study politics and pursue careers in its varied fields, they are too often faced with obstacles such as not having enough experience, lacking a certain level of degree or simply the challenges of the competitive nature of securing a career in the field. At IDRN, we seek to elevate the young people and graduates with a passion for writing, who are rigorous in their research expertise and driven in helping us to rethink and regenerate Europe for future generations.

One of the top questions we get from prospective research fellows, partners and donors is where did this idea come from? Let’s start at January 2020 graduation day arrived, we discussed our future goals including interests in pursuing Doctoral degrees, potential professions and the anticipation of integrating into our respective research fields. Cue a global health crisis and all possibility of realising those goals seemed to disappear with the snap of a finger. During the countless video calls that happened following government lockdowns and the uncertainty of the virus, we, along with a former course mate from our postgraduate studies, discussed our frustrations with the job market and reminisced over our love of writing. In one, IDRN was born.