UKRI ESRC funds world-leading research, data and training in the economic and social sciences. We are part of UK Research and Innovation (
@UKRI_News
).
We are delighted to have appointed Professor Alison Park
@parkali
as interim Executive Chair of ESRC. Prof Park joined ESRC as Director of Research in January 2019. Prior to joining ESRC she was Professor of Social Research and Director of
@CLOSER_UK
.
Applications to participate in our Festival of Social Science 2018 (3-10 Nov) are now open! Reach new audiences and celebrate
#socialsciences
- learn more about the
#esrcfestival
and how to get involved:
Research funding is going through a period of rapid change, including the introduction of a number of new research funds.
These funds offer significant opportunities for social science. Find out how you can get involved:
#ThisIsSocialScience
Research funding is going through a period of rapid change, including the introduction of a number of new research funds.
These funds offer significant opportunities for social science. Find out how you can get involved:
#ThisIsSocialScience
Thanks to everyone who helped make our 2018 Festival of Social Science such a success, including our event organisers and attendees. We hope you all enjoyed
#esrcfestival
!
There's still time to go to a Festival of Social Science event! There's lots of free events taking place today and tomorrow across the UK. Find an
#esrcfestival
event near you:
#ThisIsSocialScience
Research funding is going through a period of rapid change, including the introduction of a number of new research funds.
These funds offer significant opportunities for social science. Find out how you can get involved:
#ThisIsSocialScience
Introducing ESRC's new Executive Chair, Mr Stian Westlake.
Currently CEO of
@RoyalStatSoc
, Stian will be responsible for ensuring world-leading UK social science directly addresses society's biggest issues
We look forward to welcoming him in late spring /1
Following our response to the Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences, we're implementing a revised vision for postgraduate training .
Over the next five years, ESRC will invest in 15 doctoral training partnerships spanning 89 institutions.
More:
Winner of the Outstanding International Impact category: Prof
@Kathy_Rastle
@RoyalHolloway
, whose research on how children learn to read has led to better-informed discussions and teaching strategies around the world
#ImpactPrize
As part of the Festival of Social Science, we’re running hundreds of free events across the UK. We have something for everyone with events for children, young people and adults available in person and online. Learn more:
We are thrilled to announce 32 research organisations have been awarded new Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funding!
Each university will receive a share of £40m to maximise the impact of their social science research over the next 5 years - 1/8
Our Festival of Social Science runs from 3-10 November and includes over 300 free events across the UK. See what events are taking place near you:
#esrcfestival
#ThisIsSocialScience
Six new research centres have been awarded £49m. This is a funding boost for research into critical social and economic challenges -
@UKRI_News
@beisgovuk
1/4
Applications to participate in our Festival of Social Science 2019 (2-9 November) are now open! Celebrate social science and reach new audiences.
Learn more about the
#ESRCFestival
and how to get involved:
The winner of the Outstanding Business and Enterprise Impact award is ‘Entrepreneurial Responses to the Pandemic: Supporting Microbusinesses and Promoting Inclusion’. Congratulations!
@monderram
@AstonUniversity
Our week-long Festival of Social Science starts tomorrow! There's over 300 free events taking place across the UK. Have fun if you're going to an event, and good luck to all our organisers. Find an
#esrcfestival
event near you:
#ThisIsSocialScience
Calling ESRC researchers!
The
@royalsociety
pairing scheme partners 30 research scientists with UK parliamentarians and civil servants. The scheme is open to social scientists and can make a real impact. Find out more and apply at - . Closes 7 April 2019
High quality data is vital to social science research. We're investing a further £100M in longitudinal study
@usociety
and £37.5M in
@UKDataService
.
Boosting the UK's social science data infrastructure supports research to improve people's lives. More:
The new ADR UK (Administrative Data Research UK) website is now live: 🎇
@adr_uk
is an ESRC-funded investment that will transform the way researchers access public sector data, to enable new insights into UK society.
The winner of the Outstanding Societal Impact award is ‘Improving lives affected by violence in ‘post conflict’ Colombia through the participatory development of a local Strategy for Peace in Buenaventura’. Congratulations!
@SimonRushton8
@sheffielduni
#ImpactPrize
Addressing major societal challenges by harnessing government data - the Administrative Data Research Partnership will maximise the potential of administrative data as a resource for high-quality innovative research:
#ADRP
#ThisIsSocialScience
Our Festival of Social Science runs from 3-10 November and includes over 300 free events across the UK. See what events are taking place near you:
#esrcfestival
#ThisIsSocialScience
Our Festival of Social Science runs from 3-10 November and includes over 300 free events across the UK. See what events are taking place near you:
#esrcfestival
#ThisIsSocialScience
Winners of the Panel Choice award, which recognises finalists whose work shows great promise: Prof Emla Fitzsimons and Dr Praveetha Patalay
@UCL
, whose research helped bring adolescent mental health issues to national attention
#ImpactPrize
@FitzsimonsEmla
@PravPatalay
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new web hub for academic researchers: 'Research Impact at the UK Parliament':
#RIUKP
#impact
#getinvolved
Check out
@JennyKitzinger
from
@cardiffuni
, a finalist in the ESRC Celebrating
#ImpactPrize
2021. Ahead of the awards ceremony on 18 November at 4.30pm, watch a teaser of their short film.
Want to watch the ceremony live? Learn more -
The ability to learn a language does not decline with age, according to new research by the University of York, funded by ESRC. The study found that older people with healthy brains are as skilled as teenagers in picking up foreign or unfamiliar words -
Our week-long Festival of Social Science runs from 2-9 November. There's over 450 free events taking place across the UK.
Find an
#ESRCFestival
event near you:
Winner of the Outstanding Societal Impact category: Prof
@YvonneJewkes
from
@UniOfBath
, whose research on the effects of prison architecture has led to rehabilitation-focused designs in several new women’s prisons
#ImpactPrize
We're supporting new research to boost environmental resilience, wellbeing, and sustainability.
🌊 £14.8M Resilient Coastal Communities & Seas with
@UKRI_News
@ahrcpress
@NERCscience
&
@DefraGovUK
🏡 £9.5M Place-based Sustainability Research
More:
The UK Household Longitudinal Study
@usociety
has ten years of data! Covering health, education, employment, family & more, the study has built a rich picture of UK family life for researchers & organisations to explore. More: (1/3)
Throughout 2019 we will be using the
#ESRCBetterLives
hashtag to showcase outstanding social science research and demonstrate how social science is relevant to everyone. Our Better Lives theme for January is 'Crime and justice'. What social science research has inspired you?
NEWS: Two newly-appointed fellows will investigate effective ways for the UK's best research to feed into policy. The Areas of Research Interest fellowships are a partnership between ESRC and the Government Office for Science.
Read more:
Here's the latest
#ESRCblog
: Bringing social science into the forefront of interdisciplinary research – a reflection of my time at the ESRC by
@TonyMcEnery
Funding opportunity: on behalf of UKRI, we are pleased to invite proposals for a new Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) call under the theme of equitable resilience! Apply by 17 April 2019. More information here -
#esrcfunding
The
#ESRCFestival
is back! Running from 22 October to 13 November, the festival celebrates social science and promotes knowledge of UK social science research to new and existing audiences. Learn more -
Congratulations to
@BristolUni
’s Prof Rachel Murray, winner of the Outstanding International
#ImpactPrize
for 2023! Research led by her has helped ensure that victims of human rights violations in Africa are delivered due justice and this research has had life-changing impacts.
We are recruiting members to join our Strategic Advisory Network. Applications are welcome from academics (including early career researchers), and professionals from the public, private and third sectors. Apply by 1 Feb: … …
The winner of the Outstanding Early Career Impact award is ‘Influencing policy and debate on end-of-life considerations for onshore renewables’. Congratulations!
@RebeccaWindemer
@cardiffuni
#ImpactPrize
The winner of ‘The John Hills Impact Prize 2022’ category of the
#ImpactPrize
is Professor Heather Joshi from
@IOE_London
@CLScohorts
! Congratulations Heather and to our brilliant runners up
The
@UKRI_News
Policy Internships Scheme provides an opportunity for PhD students funded by the research councils to work for three months in highly impactful organisations:
#esrcphd
#phdchat
Today we’re launching an open consultation to inform our Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences.
We want to capture views from a diverse range of stakeholders on the strengths and limitations of current doctoral study.
To participate:
Pre-call announcement: We're launching an open competition for an International Public Policy Observatory, to support policymakers in developing effective strategies for recovery from COVID-19's social, economic and public health impacts
Learn more:
Are you an early career researcher who's looking for new ways to engage with your audience? You could apply to organise an ESRC Festival of Social Science event in November:
#esrcfestival
#ECRchat
Research on Research Awards:
@wellcometrust
call for researchers who use interdisciplinary methods to understand & improve how research is funded, practiced & evaluated. Deadline 30 May:
#ResearchOnResearch
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new web hub for academic researchers: 'Research Impact at the UK Parliament':
#RIUKP
#impact
#getinvolved
Starting a new academic year and wondering how to make a policy impact in Parliament?
@SarahFoxen
of
@POST_UK
shares some useful tips and advice in this new
#esrcblog
Last year we launched a review of the PHD in social sciences - today we are publishing the findings which highlight the strengths and areas for potential change in our approach. Learn more-
We are recruiting members to join our Strategic Advisory Network. Applications are welcome from academics (including early career researchers), and professionals from the public, private and third sectors. Apply by 1 Feb: …
Huge congratulations to ESRC's Mental Health Leadership Fellow, Professor
@L_Arseneault
on her election to Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
@acmedsci
!
New
#ESRCfunding
call! We're pleased to announce the ESRC-Alan Turing Institute Joint Fellowship Scheme 2018 - aimed at driving forward the development and application of cutting-edge data science to study major societal challenges:
We’re expanding the UK’s behavioural research capacity by investing £17m in
@BehaviourRes_UK
and a new Centre for Doctoral Training and Research Excellence in Understanding Behaviours, to address major societal challenges:
The Festival of Social Science is going digital this year, so you can sign up for more events than ever before!
There’s over 300 free
#ESRCFestival
events to choose from, covering a wide range of topics and interests.
Find out more:
"Social science can be key to turning much research and innovation into effective action that improves outcomes" - our new CEO
@jenkrubin
explains her goals for the ESRC:
#esrcblog