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Picturing better lives

01 October 2018 News

Our fifth annual photographic competition ‘Better Lives’ asks 14 to 18-year-olds to explore creatively the relevance of studying different aspects of society to improving lives.  At work, in school or college, at home and within our communities, social science affects us all every day and the competition provides an opportunity to investigate this in detail:   

Addressing major societal challenges by harnessing government data

27 September 2018 News

Combined data from across government and hundreds of UK public bodies will be used to improve healthcare, education, business growth and the fight against crime by making it available to world-leading research teams. The Administrative Data Research Partnership will maximise the potential of administrative data as a resource for high-quality innovative research in the UK.

New UKRI system needs community input on Horizon 2020 grants

27 September 2018 News

A new system is being rolled out today as a first step towards supporting the continuity of funding for UK organisations which have been awarded grants from the European Union’s flagship programme for science and innovation, Horizon 2020. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is asking recipients of Horizon 2020 grants to input basic information about their awards into a bespoke portal.