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Now, a new report by 28 world-leading dementia experts reveals that 40 per cent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 ‘risk factors’ throughout life – from obesity and diabetes to primary and secondary education for all children.

Understanding the reasons for vulnerability to COVID-19 and the differential social, cultural and economic impacts of the pandemic on minority ethnic groups. 

Four researchers have been awarded fellowships to support international climate negotiations ahead of the 26th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) through the provision and interpretation of scientific evidence.

UK Research and Innovation has awarded £3 million to support six research networks that will investigate solutions to air pollution.

Today, the ESRC launches an open consultation to inform our Review of the PhD in the Social Sciences. The aim of the review is to ensure our training is fit for the future, supporting a diverse population of students and continues to represent the state of the art internationally - providing the skills and capabilities needed by current and future employers.

Please refer to specific ESRC call guidance for any intended submissions post 6 July.

UK Research and Innovation has announced changes to requirements on ‘Pathways to Impact’. Applicants are no longer be required to provide a ‘Pathways to Impact’ plan or complete an ‘Impact Summary’ within all grant proposals.

In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, leading UK economists have joined forces to create a website that seeks to answer policy-makers’ and interested members of the public’s questions about the coronavirus crisis and our recovery from it.

Council members play a critical role in UKRI’s strategy development and governance, working with their Executive Chair to deliver their council's aims and objectives and to support UKRI's overall mission.

The ESRC has today published Fit for the Future: Research Leadership Matters, a report on research leadership in the social sciences by Professor Matthew Flinders.