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A new research centre will focus on prevention, victim recovery, supply chains and law enforcement to help put an end to modern slavery.

Five established research centres, previously funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), have been awarded the new ESRC ‘Legacy Centre Status’ and funding of just under £500,000 (£100,000 each – funded at 100% fEC) under a new funding model for centres designed to maximise the impact of their achievements and longer term sustainability.

We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2019 Delivery Plan. The ESRC Delivery Plan is part of a family of plans published today by UKRI’s nine constituent councils. 

ESRC is pleased to announce the finalists for the Celebrating Impact Prize 2019.

The urban boom in Cambodia's Phnom Penh is literally built on 'blood bricks' – an industry relying on a form of modern slavery, with a multigenerational workforce of adults and children trapped in debt bondage.

Research in Burkina Faso exploring water management stimulated villagers' negotiation for fair access to local reservoirs.

Refugees who resettle in Britain after fleeing violence and torture face huge long-term inequalities including over work and education, according to a new report.

New guidelines use the latest research on ageing and memory to help people living with dementia find their way around unfamiliar environments.

The 2019 Festival call is now open for applications. You can request up to receive up to £1,000 in funding, to organise a public engagement event. To be eligible your event must be held in the Festival week, which runs from 2-9 November 2019.

Working with groups of girls aged 11-16 from schools across the North East, the ESRC-supported Girl-Kind project creates a space for girls to explore their own selves, relationships and contemporary representations of girlhood, with workshops leading up to UN’s International Day of the Girl Child.